Finding our heart
Learn about First Nations culture, history and traditions.
Finding our heart, by Thomas Mayor with illustrations by Blak Douglas, encourages us all to understand the past so that we can create a shared future.
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Finding our heart, by Thomas Mayor with illustrations by Blak Douglas, encourages us all to understand the past so that we can create a shared future.
Compare the symbols and kinds of clothing worn by historical figures.
How researcher Campbell Rhodes tackled answering a deceptively simple question.
A look at the extensive career of a Hansard reporter.
In the 1951 referendum, Australia voted no on banning Communist ideology by the barest of margins.
The unique, original furnishings of Old Parliament House.
How Australian voters rejected conscription during the First World War.
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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