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.
In the 1951 referendum, Australia voted no on banning Communist ideology by the barest of margins.
Milestones on the journey to an election.
Learn about Georgie Stone and Rebekah Robertson, advocates for the rights of trans people.
Behind the scenes of a federal election.
Help students build connections with the animals and plants around them.
Understand plastic waste as an issue, discuss sustainability and empower student voice and agency.
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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