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These activity ideas support caring for the local environment, decision making and being you.
Join a brand-new Civics and Citizenship program for regional classrooms.
The 1946 referendum led to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme and the beginnings of universal healthcare.
Can board games teach us about democracy and how it works?
A 1937 referendum asked Australians if the Commonwealth should regulate air travel.
The Women's Social and Political Union took extreme actions to advance the cause of women's suffrage.
What does it mean to be Australian?
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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