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Democracy

Democracy

Aretha Brown, a young woman, holds a banner at a protest rally with a fist raised in the air.

Stories

Stories

Black and white image of the front of Old Parliament House with a crowd of people of gathered at the foot of the stairs. The building is white with columns and an Australian flag flies at the top.

Collection

Collection

A close up of a rainbow flag covered in signatures.

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

What is a redistribution?
Democracy

What is a redistribution?

Why the Australian Electoral Commission has to reassess electorate boundaries.

Leadership spills plague Australian politics, but what does our system protect us from?
Democracy

Leadership spills plague Australian politics, but what does our system protect us from?

Learn how changes in Australian political leadership compare internationally.

A closer look at the Coat of Arms in the House of Representatives
Heritage

A closer look at the Coat of Arms in the House of Representatives

When we restored the House of Representatives chamber in 2023, we unearthed surprising stories.

An Australian guide to American elections
Democracy

An Australian guide to American elections

How elections are run in America.

Dr Evatt Goes to San Francisco
History

Dr Evatt Goes to San Francisco

COLLECTION

Graeme 'Bluey' Thomson photographic collection Graeme 'Bluey' Thomson photographic collection

Graeme 'Bluey' Thomson photographic collection

Press Gallery photographer Graeme 'Bluey' Thomson's life's work in photographs.
President of the Senate’s signet ring

President of the Senate’s signet ring

Australia’s first ever President of the Senate likely commissioned this gold and bloodstone signet ring.

DEMOCRACY

Australian democracy Defining democracy

Australian democracy

Every democratic society is distinct. The same is true for Australia.
Defining democracy Defining democracy

Defining democracy

What is democracy?