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                                    The Advertiser has been published in Adelaide since 1858, originally named the The South Australian Advertiser.
 
Common terms explained.
 
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
 
Everything you need to know about the 1975 dismissal.
 
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
 
The vote tallying process in Australian federal elections explained.
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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