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A woman starts outside with a black shirt that says 'PlayUP' and is holding a plastic rubbish bag.
Craft

Go on a rubbish adventure

Help the environment by collecting rubbish.

A chatterbox with illustrations in marker with the words laugh, ask, play and wonder on each of the chatterbox corners.
Craft

Make a chatterbox

Paper fortune tellers, also known as chatterboxes, are a form of origami.

A yellow typewriter sits on a desk in front of a pinboard covered in typewritten notes.
Craft

Write a letter

Writing a letter is a great way to share information and talk about a cause you’re passionate about.

A MoAD volunteer smiles wearing white gloves and talking to two visitors.

Volunteer

Our volunteers are ambassadors for MoAD, sharing the stories of Old Parliament House. 

House of Representatives Chamber. A man is speaking at the opposition despatch box.
History

The one that got away: the last time a government lost a vote in the House of Representatives

How a majority government can lose a vote in the House of Representatives.

Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull standing and addressing parliament during question time in the House of Representatives.
Democracy

Pairing up: What is pairing in parliament?

How 'pairing' works in Australia's federal parliament.

An elevated view from above and behind small clusters of people who stand on a wooden pier. They are looking out at a boat that is headed towards the pier. The label reads "The American Fleet in Australia. Rear-Admiral Sperry meeting the Prime Minister (Hon. Alfred Deakin) at St. Kilda." 1908.
History

Deakin's Great White Gamble

Why PM Deakin invited US battleships to Australian waters in 1908.

Dr Evatt is flanked by two assistants as he enters the Petrov Royal Commission in Darlinghurst. Men are walking nearby, with a man standing with a camera recording them.
Democracy

What's so 'royal' about a royal commission, and what are they, anyway?

Why does Australia have Royal Commissions?

ALP How to vote card for the Batman Federal Electorate and for the Senate, with a headshot portrait of A. A. Calwell.
History

On a Knife-Edge: Six other times Australia’s elections were down to the wire

Past Australian elections with very close results.

A painting of a dingo, coloured with red, white and black stripes, riding a stingray on top of a wave.
Your voice

Artists and activists: The Ongoing Adventures of X and Ray

A spotlight on the Indigenous artist Lin Onus.

Four Australian Electorial Commission staff sit in a row at a long table wearing face masks and purple vests, and people are lined up, one in front of each staff member, to collect their ballots.
Democracy

How does an election work? Part 3 – rock the vote

What makes polling day an Australian democratic institution?

'How to vote' card for the Victorian Legislative Council, with a caricature of Percy Feltham with horns wearing a red suit and cape and holding a trident.
History

On Paper: some election ephemera

The stories election papers can tell.