MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. Some exhibitions and rooms will be closed from September 2025 for essential building works. Learn more
How Hansard records parliamentary history.
Explore the surprisingly humble office where Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser and Bob Hawke once led the country.
How much do you know about the 1975 dismissal?
Plan your next event at Old Parliament House.
Discover the stories of a few beloved political pets.
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