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    Page 2 of 5 — Latest articles

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    Thu 17 Mar 2016
    Campbell Rhodes

    Below the Line: How Australia’s voting system has changed

    With the recent changes to the Senate voting system, our researcher Campbell examines how things have been in the past and how the way we vote has changed over the years.

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    Fri 12 Feb 2016
    Libby Stewart

    Love letters at the heart of politics

    While democracy isn’t usually synonymous with romance, we have a few gems in our collection that get right to the heart of politics…. 

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    Thu 11 Feb 2016
    Campbell Rhodes

    The Father of the House

    Only one person has served longer in Parliament than Philip Ruddock. Explore the longevity of parliamentarians and discover what the ‘Father of the House’ does. 

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    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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    Fri 27 Nov 2015
    Dr Barry York

    The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

    The 24th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is meeting in Malta from 27th to 29th November. CHOGM meets every two years, each time in a different city, and brings together the 53 member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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    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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    Thu 12 Nov 2015
    Dr Barry York

    Royal Commissions: what are they and how do they work?

    Royal Commissions usually fit two categories: those that are primarily investigative, and those that are advisory, seeking to assist the formulation of government policy.

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    Tue 3 Nov 2015
    Dr Barry York

    Knighthoods and Dames

    Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has reversed the decision of his predecessor, Tony Abbott, to reintroduce knighthoods and damehoods and has removed them from the Australian honours system.

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    Tue 27 Oct 2015
    Dr Barry York

    Arthur C. Clarke, satellites – and democracy

    Arthur C. Clarke and the 1945 Wireless World paper, Can rocket stations give world-wide radio coverage?

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    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 19 Oct 2015
    Dr Barry York

    Estimates Committees: two words that strike fear in a Public Servant’s heart

    The media is talking about ‘Estimates’ again. What is the ‘Estimates’ process and why is it called ‘Estimates’?

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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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    Fri 9 Oct 2015
    Dr Barry York

    Imagine: John Lennon at 75?

    Had John Lennon lived, he would be celebrating his 75th birthday today. There’s no doubt the world would have been celebrating with him.

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    Thu 1 Oct 2015
    Dr Barry York

    Bad character? Chris Brown, Troy Newman and the Migration power

    With American R&B singer Chris Brown having his right to entry into Australia being challenged by the federal government, and anti-abortion activist Troy Newman being denied a visa, we explore ministerial rights in this area.

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    Thu 24 Sep 2015
    Dr Barry York

    The Cabinet

    We have a new Cabinet! But what is it? And why isn’t it in the Constitution?

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    Tue 22 Sep 2015
    Dr Norman Abjorensen

    What does one do after leaving the top job?

    One characteristic shared by almost all former prime ministers is a reluctance to relinquish the office. What does one do after leaving the top job in the country?

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    Mon 21 Sep 2015
    Dr Barry York

    By-elections in Australia

    Since the first Federal Parliament was convened in 1901, there have been 146 by-elections (including Canning). Seventy-two have been necessitated by the resignation of a member and 68 by death.

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    Tue 15 Sep 2015
    Campbell Rhodes

    Leadership spills: nothing new to history

    Australia has a new PM, and for the third time in five years the transition of power has occurred as the result of a leadership spill in the government. But what is a leadership spill?

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    Mon 14 Sep 2015
    Dr Barry York

    Old Parliament House: an integral part of Australia’s immigration and refugee story

    Most of Australia’s migrant and refugee intake has been a product of decisions announced and debated in the Old Parliament House, when it was home to the federal parliament from 1927 to 1988.

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    Wed 9 Sep 2015
    Stephanie Pfennigwerth

    A thank you from Australia

    A small story, perfectly formed—thanks to Trove, the Australian War Memorial, good old Google and some New Jersey librarians.

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    Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

    18 King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600, Australia

    PO Box 3934
    Manuka ACT 2603

    9am to 5pm daily 
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