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    Fri 2 Dec 2016
    Craig Wallace

    Only Human – Disability in Australian Politics (Part 1: Human Leaders)

    The blog post takes an historical look at former leaders who served in the parliament through the lens of disability.

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    Fri 20 Mar 2015
    Khylie Daws and Andrew Kelly

    Spending the summer in the 1950s

    Australian Prime Ministers Centre summer scholars Khylie Daws from Deakin University and Andrew Kelly from the University of Western Sydney have spent the summer in the 1950s.

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    Tue 2 Dec 2014
    Katherine Ring

    Do former prime ministers wield influence after they leave office?

    I chose four case studies for this research, namely Billy Hughes, Sir Robert Menzies, Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser…

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    Wed 5 Nov 2014
    Mitchell Welch

    Whitlam as a young poet

    Since the passing of Gough Whitlam, many have remembered him for his words, wisdom and trademark ‘whitticisms’. But Whitlam’s way with words was no accident…

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    Thu 8 May 2014
    Sarah Howell

    A Self-Effacing Prime Minister? A look at J.A. Lyons

    Former Prime Minister Stanley Melbourne Bruce told Dame Enid Lyons in 1932 that her husband lacked all of the essential qualities to be a Prime Minister.

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    Wed 16 Apr 2014
    Dr Barry York

    From the Oral History collection: Issy Wyner

    Issy Wyner recalls the evictions that took place during the Depression, the neighbourliness that helped families cope and the local responses to him as a Jew.

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    Mon 31 Mar 2014
    Tania Isaac

    A tale of two white houses

    The first time I actually laid eyes on the Old Parliament House I fell in love with its architecture. It is a remarkable piece of history and incredible also is the story of why I journeyed to Canberra.

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    Thu 6 Mar 2014
    Mitchell Welch

    The unknown poet, room L74

    In this old place—especially at night—poetry hangs in the hallways, sometimes like a picture, sometimes like a noose.

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    Tue 18 Feb 2014
    Stephanie Pfennigwerth

    George Reid: not another boring politician

    ‘Bores are in a class of infinite variety. But the worst are those who occupy public time.’ So declared Sir George Reid (1845-1918), Australia’s fourth prime minister.

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    Tue 26 Nov 2013
    Sarah Hedberg

    My internship at the Australian Prime Ministers Centre at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

    As part of the Australian National Internships program at the ANU, I’ve been lucky enough to spend the past 13 weeks at the Australian Prime Ministers Centre at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.

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    Tue 9 Oct 2012
    Libby Stewart

    ‘My Dear Little Daddy’

    Recently the museum purchased a unique item. In 1936 former Prime Minister and still-serving Member of the House of Representatives William (Billy) Morris Hughes bought a copy of the book Caravan, by John Galsworthy, as a gift for his daughter Helen.

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    Thu 10 Nov 2011
    Linda Macfarlane

    Museum to host Cold Light book launch

    On Saturday 26 November, you’re invited to the launch of Cold Light, the latest novel by well-known Australian writer, Frank Moorhouse.

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    Mon 7 Nov 2011
    Linda Macfarlane

    New Prime Facts now available

    Our Prime Facts series of short information leaflets has proved a highly popular feature of the museum and its website. The series is constantly expanding; in addition to covering the 27 people who have been Prime Minister, there are fact sheets on Australia’s system of government, elections, Deputy Prime Ministers, Governors-General, the Prime Ministers’ wives and more.

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    Mon 29 Aug 2011
    Linda Macfarlane

    William Hughes: Australia

    On Thursday 1 September, the Museum of Australian Democracy will host the Australian launch of ‘William Hughes: Australia’ by Professor Carl Bridge.

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    Wed 24 Aug 2011
    Dr Barry York

    From the Oral History collection: Andrew Moffat

    Andrew Moffat was born in Marrickville, Sydney, in 1914, and was recorded, at the age of 96, for a pilot oral history project about rank-and-file political party activists being run by the museum in cooperation with the National Library of Australia.

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    Thu 14 Apr 2011
    Michael Richards

    Votes for Women: A recently acquired example of Suffragette Jewellery

    A recently acquired example of Suffragette Jewellery

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    Thu 24 Mar 2011

    From the Oral History collection: Jack Dealy

    The Museum of Australian Democracy’s Oral History collection contains a wealth of personal recollection and insight into the building and its people during the era when it was home to the federal parliament.

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    Tue 15 Mar 2011
    Michael Richards

    Professor Marilyn Lake to investigate the international history of Australian democracy

    In 2007, Professor Marilyn Lake was awarded an Australian Prime Ministers Centre Research Fellowship. In this short article, Professor Lake, one of our inaugural Australian Prime Ministers Centre Research Fellows, reports on her latest work.

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    Wed 8 Dec 2010

    2010 National History Challenge Winners Announced

    On 23 November 2010, the National History Challenge Awards ceremony was held at Australian Parliament House. The Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, The Hon Peter Garrett, AM, MP, and the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, The Hon Warren Snowdon, MP presented prizes along with representatives from the sponsoring cultural institutions.

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    Tue 30 Nov 2010

    Women, Leadership and Democracy in Australia

    1-2 December 2011 Old Parliament House, Canberra A national conference hosted by The University of Melbourne and the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.

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