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A square embroidered multicoloured cushion with a geometric pattern.
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Embroidered cushion gifted to Arthur Calwell

A symbol of a substantial change in government policy.

A wooden chair with cherry red leather seat cushion and back, and square legs with protective brass caps on the base of each leg.
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Dining room chair

A workhorse chair you can still sit on today.

A bright orange long-sleeved skivvy with the words 'It's time' in big black font on the front.
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It's time skivvy

A rallying cry: 'It's time'.

A selection of rail tickets with hand written cursive text and a blue leather wallet.
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Ethel Bruce's rail pass and tickets to the opening of Parliament House

First class travel for the wife of the prime minister.

A photograph of the Prime Ministers office
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Prime minister's desk

An expanse of desktop.

ABC studio a photograph of the ABC studio
Old Parliament House

Parliamentary Broadcasting and ABC Studio

Discover where the debates, drama and business of parliament was broadcast. 

The Speaker's Chair is a large wooden ornate chair with green leather.
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Speaker's Chair

Speaks to Australian democracy's deep ties to the United Kingdom.

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A light taupe plastic Multifone phone with 16 red buttons, 2 green buttons and a manual hand dial. The receiver sits on the side with a curly rubber cord.
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Multifone telephone used by William McMahon

Lift the handle and listen for the dial tone.

A close up of a timber staircase with dappled light. The railings feature white posts with an art-deco style design.

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A brown old coin with the words three pence on the front. There is a hole in the middle of the coin with a wreath that goes around the hole.
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Threepenny internment camp tokens

A different kind of currency.

A light brown toy koala with fluffy ears, a worn black leather nose and a red and green tartan ribbon tied around its neck. The toy is sitting with its arms outstretched.
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Toy koala

A beloved toy koala gifted to Australia's 100,000th British post-war migrant.