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Barbecue snags and voting explained.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
In 1999 Australia voted no to replacing the Queen as our head of state with a president.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
The powers and duties of the governor-general 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. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased people.
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