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Democracy

Democracy

Aretha Brown, a young woman, holds a banner at a protest rally with a fist raised in the air.

Stories

Stories

Black and white image of the front of Old Parliament House with a crowd of people of gathered at the foot of the stairs. The building is white with columns and an Australian flag flies at the top.

Collection

Collection

A close up of a rainbow flag covered in signatures.

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

The strange provenance of the Fairfax collection
History

The strange provenance of the Fairfax collection

Why researching the origins of information matters.

Dr Evatt Goes to San Francisco
History

Dr Evatt Goes to San Francisco

How the United Nations was formed.

Leadership spills: nothing new to history
Democracy

Leadership spills: nothing new to history

How leadership can change in Australian politics.

A fascist sex symbol?
Heritage

A fascist sex symbol?

A spotlight on collection items from the 1930s.

The families from number 18
Heritage

The families from number 18

COLLECTION

Embroidered cushion gifted to Arthur Calwell Embroidered cushion gifted to Arthur Calwell

Embroidered cushion gifted to Arthur Calwell

A symbol of a substantial change in government policy.
It's time skivvy

It's time skivvy

A rallying cry: 'It's time'.

DEMOCRACY

Australian democracy Defining democracy

Australian democracy

Every democratic society is distinct. The same is true for Australia.
Defining democracy Defining democracy

Defining democracy

What is democracy?