Brian Leadbeatter is the former Volunteer and Museum Experience Coordinator at MoAD.
In 1960, a young man in Brisbane noticed a newspaper advertisement for a position of Hansard reporter at Parliament House, Canberra.
There are connections between footy and federal parliament stretching back over 100 years.
18 King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT, may not seem like a familiar address, but you would probably recognise the house and some of the families who grew up there.
Visitors often ask our volunteers and visitor experience staff about the bronze ventilation ducts in the House of Representatives and Senate chambers.
The Museum of Australian Democracy acknowledges Australia's First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We respectfully acknowledge the role that First Nations people continue to play in shaping Australia's democracy. We also acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the region in which MoAD is located.
