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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

Tosspot to bodgie: seven prime ministerial nicknames

Tosspot to bodgie: seven prime ministerial nicknames

Discover how these prime ministers got their infamous nicknames.

Pets in the spotlight

Pets in the spotlight

Discover the stories of a few beloved political pets.

Women in parliament: a global perspective on Australia's lazy lateness

Women in parliament: a global perspective on Australia's lazy lateness

How women fought for a place in Australian politics.

Lowering the voting age

Lowering the voting age

When Australia’s voting age was lowered to 18 years.

Seven politicians that famously switched sides

Seven politicians that famously switched sides