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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

A perfect dress rehearsal for the grand opening of Parliament House

A perfect dress rehearsal for the grand opening of Parliament House

How preparations in 1926 were made for the opening of Parliament House in 1927.

The early life of Henry Parkes

The early life of Henry Parkes

How young Henry Parkes chose his path in life.

A horse’s tale: Bill, Bertie and Bairnsdale 303

A horse’s tale: Bill, Bertie and Bairnsdale 303

How a horse almost upstaged royalty at the opening ceremony for Old Parliament House.

Besties (or not) from the West: PMs and Presidents

Besties (or not) from the West: PMs and Presidents

A look at leadership interactions from Australia's past.

Deakin's Great White Gamble

Deakin's Great White Gamble