Australian Prime Ministers Centre Summer Scholarships announced
The Australian Prime Ministers Centre is delighted to announce the Summer Scholarships recipients for 2011-12 are Hannah Altern, Guy Betts and Bethany Peddlesden-Phillips.
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“To the activists!” – a toast with a ‘Pacific Port’ bottle from Brunswick
I’m not sure why I kept the empty old port bottle, with the label describing it as “Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Port”. It goes back a long way: to my years growing up in Brunswick, Melbourne, and to my father’s involvement in the local branch of the Australian Labor Party.
New Prime Facts now available
Our Prime Facts series of short information leaflets has proved a highly popular feature of the museum and its website. The series is constantly expanding; in addition to covering the 27 people who have been Prime Minister, there are fact sheets on Australia’s system of government, elections, Deputy Prime Ministers, Governors-General, the Prime Ministers’ wives and more.
Recent research on Australia’s prime ministers
Each year the Australian Prime Ministers Centre supports a number of research projects into the history, origins, traditions and practice of Australian democracy, with a focus on Australia’s prime ministers.
From the Oral History collection: Wallace Brown
In this oral history excerpt, veteran journalist, Wallace ‘Wal’ Brown, recalls how Prime Minister Robert Menzies gave him a scoop – without saying a word!
The Lodge
The recent decision that Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, will need to vacate the Lodge while urgent renovations are undertaken reminds us that the PM’s official Canberra residence is as old as Old Parliament House, home of the museum and jewel in its collection.
Parliament trail online
The Museum of Australian Democracy has just released a brand new trail on Exploring Democracy. The Parliament trail uses 24 sites around Australia and the world to explore the growth of parliamentary government in Australia, and the role of parliament in relation to both the legislative and the executive branches of government.
From the Oral History collection: Elizabeth Scott
Elizabeth (‘Lizzy’) Scott was the hairdresser in the provisional Parliament House from 1978 to 1988, when the parliament moved to its permanent building. She continued her role in the new Parliament House until 2002.
Politics in the Blood? Family History at the Australian Prime Ministers Centre
Probably the most common type of enquiry received by the research staff at the Australian Prime Ministers Centre are family history enquiries. If there is a parliamentarian in your family tree, we can help you find out about their political career.
Divisive agents of the prime minister or an innocent supper club?
An unusual aspect of the museum’s Killen collection is a large group of ties, selected from several hundred in his wardrobe when Lady Benise Killen donated Sir James’ memorabilia to the museum.
Museum of Australian Democracy Survey 2011: Key findings
The following key findings have been distilled from our initial analysis of the Pure Profile Democracy Survey results and listed in order of position in the survey.
The Pank-A-Squith board game
The museum has recently acquired an exciting new object which will help us tell the story of how women in Britain acquired the vote.
‘Upon the people themselves’: a Special Constable’s truncheon and armband
A Special Constable’s truncheon and armband in the museum’s collection reminds us of a time of widespread civil unrest in Australia.
Women, Leadership and Democracy in Australia
On 1-2 December 2011 the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, together with the University of Melbourne, will host a national conference on Women, Leadership and Democracy in Australia.
Votes for Women: A recently acquired example of Suffragette Jewellery
A recently acquired example of Suffragette Jewellery
Professor Marilyn Lake to investigate the international history of Australian democracy
In 2007, Professor Marilyn Lake was awarded an Australian Prime Ministers Centre Research Fellowship. In this short article, Professor Lake, one of our inaugural Australian Prime Ministers Centre Research Fellows, reports on her latest work.
Women, Leadership and Democracy in Australia
1-2 December 2011 Old Parliament House, Canberra A national conference hosted by The University of Melbourne and the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.
Dr Lyndon Megarrity, an APMC Fellow for 2010, reflects on his recent research trip to Canberra
‘In the hype surrounding the digitisation of archives, it is sometimes forgotten how enjoyable it can be to see and read original documents.’
Rosa Luxembourg’s pamphlet Sozial-Reform oder Revolution?
The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House has recently acquired a rare pamphlet by the Polish Marxist Rosa Luxembourg for its research collection.
APMC collection goes online!
The APMC catalogue has been uploaded to Trove, the National Library’s discovery service that enables you to search online across hundreds of Australian collections.