The Sun-Herald
The Sun-Herald is an Australian newspaper published on Sundays in Sydney. It is the Sunday counterpart of The Sydney Morning Herald.
The Sun-Herald is an Australian newspaper published on Sundays in Sydney. It is the Sunday counterpart of The Sydney Morning Herald.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
Your guide to how often voters go to the polls.
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.
A 1937 referendum asked Australians if the Commonwealth should regulate air travel.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
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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