The Museum of Australian Democracy acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.
The museum respectfully acknowledges the role that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to play in shaping Australia’s democracy.
xClosePrime Ministerial Chiefs of Staff have gone from backroom figures largely unknown to the public to making the headlines of the national media. They have even been described as ‘the hidden face of power’. But what is their actual role?
