Campbell Rhodes is MoAD's Copyright and Research Coordinator.
These items in the Museum's collection dig deeper into one of the more famous stories in Australian history.
The twelfth Speaker of the House of Representatives, Archie Galbraith Cameron, is renowned for his colourful personality and autocratic, abrasive style of managing the affairs of the House.
Australia's democracy is not static. Over the years, the way Australians have chosen their elected leaders has been constantly evolving.
In 1936, the Commonwealth government approved a memorial to the recently deceased King George V.
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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