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Democracy

Democracy

Aretha Brown, a young woman, holds a banner at a protest rally with a fist raised in the air.

Stories

Stories

Black and white image of the front of Old Parliament House with a crowd of people of gathered at the foot of the stairs. The building is white with columns and an Australian flag flies at the top.

Collection

Collection

A close up of a rainbow flag covered in signatures.

POLITICAL CARTOONS

Browse Behind the Lines, our annual exhibition celebrating the year's best political cartoons.

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Visitors looking at the framed cartoons on the walls

STORIES

Reflections of Bob Hawke in Old Parliament House
Heritage

Reflections of Bob Hawke in Old Parliament House

How Bob Hawke felt about his time as Prime Minister at both houses of parliament.

The Introduction of Decimal Currency: How We Avoided Nostrils and Learned to Love the Bill
History

The Introduction of Decimal Currency: How We Avoided Nostrils and Learned to Love the Bill

How Australia changed from imperial to decimal currency.

Leadership spills: nothing new to history
Democracy

Leadership spills: nothing new to history

How leadership can change in Australian politics.

Westminster Abbey to Old Parliament House: a queen is crowned
Heritage

Westminster Abbey to Old Parliament House: a queen is crowned

Royal responsibilities and how Elizabeth II performed some of them.

From tulips to trenches: comings and goings in the Old Parliament House Gardens
Heritage

From tulips to trenches: comings and goings in the Old Parliament House Gardens

COLLECTION

Commonwealth Match Works vesta case Commonwealth Match Works vesta case

Commonwealth Match Works vesta case

Pocket-sized cylindrical boxes for matches, were popular in Australia and New Zealand in the early 1900s.
White lemuroid possum brooch

White lemuroid possum brooch

Advocating for endangered species in style.

DEMOCRACY

Australian democracy Defining democracy

Australian democracy

Every democratic society is distinct. The same is true for Australia.
Defining democracy Defining democracy

Defining democracy

What is democracy?