http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/ The latest from the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House blog en-us Symphony http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/ben-chifley-and-the-bathurst-football-club/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:18:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/ben-chifley-and-the-bathurst-football-club/ A recent addition to our collection is this photo, taken in 1911, of the Bathurst Football Club rugby union team, including future prime minister of Australia J. B. Chifley. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/the-last-prime-minister-to-serve-in-the-house/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:12:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/the-last-prime-minister-to-serve-in-the-house/ The last prime minister to serve in the House - the Hon RJL Hawke AC - in the exhibition Australian Democracy - More than 2000 Years in the Making. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/win-a-500-toysrus-voucher-these-school-holidays/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/win-a-500-toysrus-voucher-these-school-holidays/ Update: Congratulations to Ethan from Dunlop ACT, aged 7, who won our January promotion of a $500 voucher to Toys R Us from the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Congratulations Ethan! http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/2009-national-history-challenge-winners/ Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/2009-national-history-challenge-winners/ The awards for the winners of the 2009 National History Challenge were presented on 24 November, 2009. The Australian Prime Ministers Centre at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House sponsored a special category in this year’s challenge: ‘Australian Prime Ministers: Triumph over Adversity’. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/getting-it-together-from-colonies-to-federation/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/getting-it-together-from-colonies-to-federation/ Now available for free download, Getting it Together: From Colonies to Federation, is a resource for students to actively discover and explore the story of Federation: the social and political journey that led the people of six separate colonies to agree on a Constitution which brought the nation of Australia and its federal parliament into being in 1901. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/the-dismissal-34th-anniversary/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:18:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/the-dismissal-34th-anniversary/ On 15 November, the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House will be holding the second of our interactive role playing tours, reconstructing the final hours of the Whitlam government by retracing the steps of the key players. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/australian-prime-ministers-centre-fellowships-for-2009-2010-announced/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:34:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/australian-prime-ministers-centre-fellowships-for-2009-2010-announced/ On 13 October 2009 Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig, Cabinet Secretary and Special Minister of State, announced the recipients of 9 Australian Prime Ministers Centre Fellowships for 2009-2010. Now in its third year, the APMC Research and Scholarship Program is proving to be a valuable—and popular—initiative. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/twenty-years-in-the-making-the-museum-of-australian-democracy/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/twenty-years-in-the-making-the-museum-of-australian-democracy/ The idea of a Museum of Australian Democracy was one which was developed over more than 20 years and many people had a hand in bringing the idea of such an institution to fruition. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/70th-anniversary-of-australias-entry-into-the-second-world-war/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/70th-anniversary-of-australias-entry-into-the-second-world-war/ As Australia went onto a war footing, seventy years ago the Australian Parliament readied itself for action. Today, the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House remembers the beginning of the Second World War. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/passing-of-noted-author-and-journalist-fred-brenchley/ Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:39:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/passing-of-noted-author-and-journalist-fred-brenchley/ The museum has lost a significant contributor to its recent history. Fred Brenchley, who died Saturday 29 August, joined the Governing Council of what was then known as Old Parliament House, in 2005. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/the-federation-arches-a-photographic-album/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/the-federation-arches-a-photographic-album/ We’ve recently acquired an important item for our collection. The photo album, ‘Views of Sydney’, is a handsome leather-bound volume of photographs, largely of Federation arches, taken in Sydney and Melbourne in 1901. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/getting-it-together-colonies-to-federation-coming-soon/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:02:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/getting-it-together-colonies-to-federation-coming-soon/ http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/how-are-you-involved-in-your-democracy/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:34:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/how-are-you-involved-in-your-democracy/ Democracy isn’t something we have, it’s something we do. This is the premise behind the new exhibition Living Democracy: The Power of the People. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/weekend-of-celebrations-as-museum-of-australian-democracy-launched/ Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/weekend-of-celebrations-as-museum-of-australian-democracy-launched/ The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House opened on the weekend of 9 May 2009. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/well-known-australians-revealed-to-debate-the-topic-most-on-australia-s-mind/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/well-known-australians-revealed-to-debate-the-topic-most-on-australia-s-mind/ Steve Cannane, Tracey Spicer, Jeffery Robertson and Bianca Dye will be debating Does ‘work/life balance’ exist for Australians today? http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/opening-of-the-museum-of-australian-democracy-at-old-parliament-house/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/opening-of-the-museum-of-australian-democracy-at-old-parliament-house/ The official opening of the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House will be from 11.00am – 11.30am on 9 May on the front steps of Old Parliament House. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/the-abcs-national-interest-takes-a-tour-through-the-new-museum/ Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:23:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/the-abcs-national-interest-takes-a-tour-through-the-new-museum/ http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/new-voting-begins-in-the-what-s-on-your-mind-campaign/ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:13:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/new-voting-begins-in-the-what-s-on-your-mind-campaign/ Voting at the What’s on your mind? website enters a new phase: find out more in the latest edition of Run of the house http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/old-parliament-house-newsletter-run-of-the-house/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/old-parliament-house-newsletter-run-of-the-house/ The latest issue of the Old Parliament House newsletter, ‘Run of the House’, is now available for download. http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/join-the-old-parliament-house-online-community/ Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://moadoph.gov.au/blog/join-the-old-parliament-house-online-community/