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    Thu 25 May 2017
    Libby Stewart

    Yes: the Ongoing Story of the 1967 Referendum

    This week there’s a major anniversary in Indigenous history that not enough Australians know about. The Museum of Australian Democracy is recognising this anniversary in a new exhibition – Yes: the ongoing story of the 1967 Referendum – and asks prominent Australians how they feel about the referendum today.

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    Thu 18 May 2017
    Libby Stewart

    International Museum Day 2017

    International Museum Day 2017 is based around the theme ‘Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums.’ Like all museums, sometimes at MoAD we need to talk about difficult subjects, and we use the power of the items in our collection to help us do that.

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    Tue 28 Mar 2017
    Libby Stewart

    Neville Bonner’s birthplace

    On this day in 1922 Australia’s first federal Indigenous parliamentarian, Neville Bonner, was born ‘under a lone palm tree’ on Ukerebagh Island, Tweed Heads, NSW.

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    Thu 23 Feb 2017
    Stephanie Pfennigwerth

    Charley’s Choice: The breastplate of Charley, King of Burran

    An object now in display in our Designing Democracy gallery documents one man’s life-or-death decision on Australia’s pastoral frontier.

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    Fri 23 Dec 2016

    A life recorded on bark – Senator Neville Bonner

    For those teachers and students who have done our Who’s the Boss program, you may have come across the trailblazing Senator Neville Bonner. In this program we celebrate Neville who, as Australia’s first Indigenous Senator, entered federal parliament in 1971; just 9 years after Indigenous Australians got the right to vote. Early this year, our knowledge of and connection with Neville was made even richer by his son Alfred’s donation of a bark painting depicting Neville’s life.

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    Mon 4 Jul 2016
    Libby Stewart

    Artists and activists: The Ongoing Adventures of X and Ray

    To celebrate NAIDOC week, Libby has written a post about Indigenous artist Lin Onus and his series of works, The Ongoing Adventures of X and Ray.

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    Mon 30 May 2016
    Libby Stewart

    National Reconciliation Week: Neville Bonner’s worry for his children

    A post about the life and work of Neville Bonner and how the museum remembers his contribution.

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    Wed 27 Apr 2016
    Paul Daley

    Driving Mr Menzies

    Alf Stafford, a Gamilaroi and Darug man, joined the Commonwealth Transport Department in 1937. Over a 35 career, Stafford drove countless politicians, among them opposition leaders and 11 prime ministers, including Robert Menzies during his two stints as prime minister.

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