Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

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A red double-decker bus with rainbow banners displaying the words '78ers: the first mardi gras' with people on top of the bus waving to crowds on each side of the street.

8 hard-won rights for LGBTI Australians

Milestones in the struggle for LGBTI rights in Australia.

An oil painting of a Old Parliament House - a large white building - with a large number of soldiers in front with flags performing a ceremony.

Red, white and blue: the Australian flag

Debate about the Australian flag has a long history.

Arthur Calwell stands on a platform with microphones, addressing a crowd of people. In the distance is a row of long buildings.

Arthur Calwell and the gift of immigration

How the Second World War influenced changes to Australian immigration.

Black and white photograph of Stanley Bruce, wearing a three-piece suit, standing in a doorway at the construction site of Old Parliament House.

A voice from the past

Listen to a rare recording of a speech by Stanley Bruce in 1929.

The House of Representatives, a room with grey-green furnishings, with benches arranged in a horse-shoe shape around a central long bench and chair.

Free votes: a quick explainer

When politicians are given the option to stand by their principles.

Many colourful signs and placards displaying political candidates, as people enter and leave Old Parliament House, with some sitting on purple blocks on the front lawn.

How often should we have an election – every three years or every four?

How election cycles work in Australia.

The House of Representatives in Australian Parliament House.

Dual citizenship and other no-nos that will give you the boot

How Section 44 of the constitution can make you ineligible to serve in Parliament.

An illustration of two trees and the words 'PlayUP scavenger hunt, see how many you can find'.

Go on a nature scavenger hunt

Learn about all the different plants and animals around us and how they live together.

A man and a woman stand in front of a display case with a rainbow flag with signatures on it.

Annual reports

Close up of a red velvet curtin falling to a red carpeted floor with a timber furniture panel next to it.

Copyright

Close up of a red velvet curtin falling to a red carpeted floor with a timber furniture panel next to it.

Freedom of information

A cartoon depicting the entire Lyons Cabinet with heads made from pig iron.

Tosspot to bodgie: seven prime ministerial nicknames

Discover how these prime ministers got their infamous nicknames.