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What happens when a Prime Minister dies while still holding office?
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
Old Parliament House was the home of Australia's government from 1927 to 1988.
Use these affirmation cards to help students build their growth mindset.
Investigate the five key areas of civic engagement.
Support students to create their own podcast episode, news report or radio segment.
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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