Finding our heart
Learn about First Nations culture, history and traditions.
Finding our heart, by Thomas Mayor with illustrations by Blak Douglas, encourages us all to understand the past so that we can create a shared future.

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Finding our heart, by Thomas Mayor with illustrations by Blak Douglas, encourages us all to understand the past so that we can create a shared future.
Use Andy Geppert's picture books to explore values and learning dispositions.
Learn about Stella Young, writer, comedian, television presenter and disability advocate.
On this tour discover how Old Parliament House became a home away from home for its politicians.
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
Think about ways we can show we care for others.
One writer's thoughts on the Apology to Indigenous Australians.
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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