Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

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Commonwealth Heads of Government are sitting or standing. They are in a tent with a wooden floor

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

The role of CHOGM for Commonwealth governments.

A yellow cover page with the title 'Report of the Royal Commission on television.

Royal commissions: what are they and how do they work?

A look at how royal commissions are designed to work in Australia.

A row of red bound volumes on a shelf containing the proceedings of Senate Estimate committee hearings.

Estimates committees: two words that strike fear in a public servant's heart

What estimates committees are for.

Gough Whitlam talks into multiple microphones on the steps of Old Parliament House.

Remembering the Dismissal

One journalist's personal connection with the Dismissal.

Dr Herbert Evatt sits next to Anthony Eden, reading through typed paper documents, at a table with a glass jug of iced water, and a nameplate labelled 'Australia'.

Establishing the United Nations

A look at the formation of the United Nations.

Detail of William Hughes walks down the street wearing a hat and three-piece suit, smoking a cigarette.

What does one do after leaving the top job?

A look at the post-office decisions of past Australian Prime Ministers.

A pile of green ballot papers with two names listed: HAWKE and KEATING.

Leadership spills: nothing new to history

How leadership can change in Australian politics.

A poster for Stonewall Week 1981 shows two women wearing scout uniforms under the title 'Be prepared', and the accompanying text reads 'A time for cultural, social and political activities for the Gay communities', 'March for Gay rights June 27'.

The decriminalisation of homosexuality

A milestone for Australian society.

A Labor how-to-vote card for the Monash province by-election, with a '1' next to 'Peagram, H.J.'

By-elections in Australia

How by-elections work.

An excerpt from a how to vote card from the 1944 referendum on post-war reconstruction and democratic rights.

Referenda and plebiscites – what's the difference?

How a referendum compares to a plebiscite.

A group of people in black T-shirts with illustrations of prime ministers on them wave from a white terrace balcony.

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Dr Herbert Evatt sits next to Anthony Eden, reading through typed paper documents, at a table with a glass jug of iced water, and a nameplate labelled 'Australia'.

Dr Evatt Goes to San Francisco

How the United Nations was formed.