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A look at how royal commissions are designed to work in Australia.
How Canberra prepared for the 1954 royal visit.
Learn about Adela Pankhurst’s suffrage activism and her mistakes.
Explore the steps we’ve taken to build a uniquely Australian democratic system.
Explore what it means to be an Australian citizen.
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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