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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

Love letters at the heart of politics

Love letters at the heart of politics

Two examples from the Museum of Australian Democracy collection.

Could a post-Brexit Britain learn something from compulsory voting in Australia?

Could a post-Brexit Britain learn something from compulsory voting in Australia?

How referendum votes differ between Australia and Britain.

In the running: the Liberals' choice in 1968

In the running: the Liberals' choice in 1968

The well-populated story behind the election of a party leader.

The Apology 10 years on

The Apology 10 years on

One writer's thoughts on the Apology to Indigenous Australians.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

COLLECTION

Ethel Bruce's rail pass and tickets to the opening of Parliament House

Ethel Bruce's rail pass and tickets to the opening of Parliament House

First class travel for the wife of the prime minister.

Barber's chair

Barber's chair

Not a hair out of place.

DEMOCRACY

Defining democracy

Defining democracy

What is democracy?

Australian democracy

Australian democracy

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