The Australia Institute
The Australia Institute is one of the country’s most influential public policy think tanks.
The Australia Institute is one of the country’s most influential public policy think tanks.
Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
The Gurindji strike and its legacy explained.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
Deep dive into stories about Old Parliament House, Australian history and democracy.
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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