MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. Some exhibitions and rooms will be closed from September 2025 for essential building works. Learn more

Explore

POLITICAL CARTOONS

Browse Behind the Lines, our annual exhibition celebrating the year's best political cartoons.

Explore
Visitors looking at the framed cartoons on the walls

STORIES

How Billy Hughes lost the 1916 conscription referendum

How Billy Hughes lost the 1916 conscription referendum

A look at the reasons why Australia didn't adopt conscription during the First World War.

Besties (or not) from the West: PMs and Presidents

Besties (or not) from the West: PMs and Presidents

A look at leadership interactions from Australia's past.

Why wear a badge at election time?

Why wear a badge at election time?

Elections aren’t just about voting.

The Father of the House

The Father of the House

A look at the political career of Philip Ruddock and what being the Father of the House means.

On This Day: a plot to kill Harold Holt?

On This Day: a plot to kill Harold Holt?