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MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. There may be building works during your visit. Learn more
Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places.
Barbecue snags and voting explained.
Your guide to the voting method we use in Australia.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
Hear audio descriptions of political cartoons from Behind the Lines exhibitions.
The Museum of Australian Democracy acknowledges Australia's First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We respectfully acknowledge the role that First Nations people continue to play in shaping Australia's democracy. We also acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the region in which MoAD is located.
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