Ideas and resources
The Museum of Australian Democracy has many useful resources online including 110 documents which played a key role in the foundation of Australian democracy and an online timeline outlining milestones and figures that influenced the development of democratic ideas, laws and institutions.
Here are some ideas, including some suggestions from our collection to help you get started. This list is not intended to be comprehensive or in any way compulsory. Where relevant we have included links to information on our website.
- League of Nations
- Eureka Stockade:
- Nelson Mandela
- Women’s Rights:
- Magna Carta
- Indigenous Australia:
- Deforestation and Climate Change
- Immigration Restriction Act
- Freedom of Speech
- Compulsory voting
- The Harvester Judgement:
- Petrov Affair