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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

War and unity: how Australia governs during a crisis

War and unity: how Australia governs during a crisis

How crisis impacts governmental choices.

How are party leaders chosen?

How are party leaders chosen?

The way parties choose their leaders is a critical part of the parliamentary system, with basic principles.

Lost, found and left behind

Lost, found and left behind

Discover some of the items that have been unexpectedly discovered in the museum.

Don’t come the raw prawn with me

Don’t come the raw prawn with me

How the 'Gair Affair' unfolded.

Arthur Calwell and the gift of immigration

Arthur Calwell and the gift of immigration