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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 decriminalisation of homosexuality

The decriminalisation of homosexuality

A milestone for Australian society.

What did our early PMs sound like?

What did our early PMs sound like?

Descriptions and sounds from the past.

Donald Grant – from gaoled Wobbly to elected Senator

Donald Grant – from gaoled Wobbly to elected Senator

The fascinating story of Donald Grant.

Credit, debit and loss: the banking records of Harold Holt

Credit, debit and loss: the banking records of Harold Holt

What we can learn from personal papers.

From tulips to trenches: comings and goings in the Old Parliament House Gardens

From tulips to trenches: comings and goings in the Old Parliament House Gardens