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    Articles tagged with: events

    Latest articles

    14 minute read

    Fri 27 Mar 2020
    Campbell Rhodes

    War and Unity: How Australia governs during a crisis

    How does Australia govern itself during a major crisis, and how does it maintain its democratic norms during something like the COVID-19 pandemic? 

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    War cabinet menzies

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    Mon 4 Jun 2018
    Monica Glasgow

    Welcome to Australia

    New citizens are welcomed with heart-felt messages from our visitors. 

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    4 minute read

    Thu 1 Mar 2018
    Michael Evans

    More than just pretty lights: the stories behind this year's Enlighten projections

    During the 2018 Enlighten Festival, seven spectacular animated illuminations will dance across the front of our building, but they’re more than just pretty lights… here are the stories behind the artwork and the values they represent.

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    Tue 16 May 2017
    Stephanie Pfennigwerth

    A Horse’s Tale: Bill, Bertie and Bairnsdale 303

    Horses were a vital part of the Parliament House opening ceremonies. What did they make of all the fuss? Three photographs of Bill, the horse ridden in Canberra by the Duke of York, provide a fresh insight into the day’s events.

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    Duke perching

    7 minute read

    Tue 9 May 2017
    Stephanie Pfennigwerth

    The Thieving Diva: Behind the scenes of the opening ceremony at Parliament House

    Hilda Abbott was a distinguished guest whose recollections reveal that behind the public performance, VIPs are only people after all.

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    Dame nellie opening ceremony

    9 minute read

    Tue 2 May 2017
    Stephanie Pfennigwerth

    Flags, snags and bags: Putting the finishing touches on the opening of Parliament House

    It took determination, ingenuity and a small piece of string to get Parliament House finished in time for its grand opening in 1927.

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    7 minute read

    Fri 25 Nov 2016
    Dr Barry York

    Donald Grant – from gaoled Wobbly to elected Senator

    Of the twelve members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) sentenced in Sydney in 1916 to five to 15 years’ gaol for conspiracy, none is more fascinating than Donald MacLellan Grant.

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    Sen donald grant portrait

    8 minute read

    Mon 7 Nov 2016
    Campbell Rhodes

    An Australian guide to American elections

    With Americans set to vote this week, most Australians would not have missed that the USA is facing a presidential election. But you might not know how things are different to Australian elections, or what the system entails. Researcher Campbell explains how American elections work, and how they compare to Australian elections.

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    Fri 2 Sep 2016
    Campbell Rhodes

    The one that got away: the last time a government lost a vote in the House of Representatives

    The government just lost a vote in the House of Representatives for the first time since 1962. Researcher Campbell explores what that means and what happened all those decades ago. 

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    6 minute read

    Sat 20 Aug 2016
    Campbell Rhodes

    Deakin’s Great White Gamble

    On this day 108 years ago, a prime minister took a stand and invited some warships to visit Australia. Did he realise at the time what a monumental impact he would have on Australia’s place in the world?

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    5 minute read

    Thu 9 Jun 2016
    Emma McManus

    National Reconciliation Week in PLAY UP

    Last week we welcomed early learners and their parents to PLAY UP for a special National Reconciliation Week event introducing museum items and activities to this small but mighty audience. 

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    2 minute read

    Tue 7 Jun 2016
    Campbell Rhodes

    Wearing your politics

    Every election you see people out in force wearing t-shirts to reflect their political colours and support their candidate of choice. Our researcher Campbell shows off some of the t-shirts in the museum collection and why they matter to our democracy.

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    01 group

    6 minute read

    Fri 11 Mar 2016

    WW1 history illuminated on Old Parliament House

    Pause at Old Parliament House after dark during Enlighten this weekend and you may see an expanse of somber, sepia-toned faces staring back at you.

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    6 minute read

    Thu 10 Mar 2016

    Bunnies and aliens...stunning and vibrant, but what do they mean?

    Wondering what the Old Parliament House Enlighten 2016 projections mean? This handy guide gives you the low-down on the Old Parliament House Enlighten projections and what they signify.

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    9 minute read

    Thu 17 Dec 2015
    Dr Barry York

    Magna Carta’s 800th – looking back on 2015

    The octocentenary of Magna Carta was a huge success internationally and in Australia in terms of promotion of the event and discussion of Magna Carta’s enduring significance as a ‘charter of liberties’.

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    Fri 4 Dec 2015
    Karen Middleton

    Launching Behind the Lines exhibition 2015

    As the curtain-raiser to the 2015 Behind the Lines exhibition at the Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, three accomplished political cartooning practitioners explained how they decide who and what to draw, and what to avoid.

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    Behind the lines 2015 launch

    3 minute read

    Wed 2 Dec 2015

    Inclusion matters

    The theme of this year’s International Day of People with a Disability is “Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities”.

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    Inclusion blog post

    3 minute read

    Thu 12 Nov 2015
    Libby Stewart

    So ends the #Dismissal1975 project

    Since 13 October the museum has been running its Twitter project, #Dismissal1975, to commemorate the Whitlam sacking.

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    Moad staff

    10 minute read

    Fri 23 Oct 2015
    Dr Barry York

    United Nations – 70 years

    The United Nations organisation established 70 years ago in 1945 had 51 member states. Today, there are close to 200. Nearly every nation on the planet.

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    Mon 12 Oct 2015
    Paul Daley

    Forty years since the Dismissal

    As a student of politics and later as a political journalist, the Dismissal was a constant reference point – an Australian moment that has attracted, perhaps, more scholarship, journalism and cultural reflection than just about any other.

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