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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

Zines from the Refugee Art Project

Zines from the Refugee Art Project

A conversation with Safdar Ahmed.

War and unity: how Australia governs during a crisis

War and unity: how Australia governs during a crisis

How crisis impacts governmental choices.

Hanging on the Computerphone

Hanging on the Computerphone

The intriguing story of a 1980s technological marvel.

Flags, snags and bags: Putting the finishing touches on the opening of Parliament House

Flags, snags and bags: Putting the finishing touches on the opening of Parliament House

How preparations were managed for the opening of Old Parliament House in 1927.

The one that got away: the last time a government lost a vote in the House of Representatives

The one that got away: the last time a government lost a vote in the House of Representatives