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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

An Australian guide to American elections

An Australian guide to American elections

How elections are run in America.

Charley’s choice: the breastplate of Charley, king of Burran

Charley’s choice: the breastplate of Charley, king of Burran

How a collection item connects us to voices from the past.

Curly conversations: haircuts at Old Parliament House

Curly conversations: haircuts at Old Parliament House

A spotlight on how politicians looked their best.

The Sydney Twelve — treason, conspiracy and conscription in Australia 1916

The Sydney Twelve — treason, conspiracy and conscription in Australia 1916

How the global idea of "One Big Union" challenged Australia's early 20th century governments.

Remembering Elizabeth II in the halls of Old Parliament House

Remembering Elizabeth II in the halls of Old Parliament House