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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

On Hansard

On Hansard

How Hansard records parliamentary history.

The families from number 18

The families from number 18

A look back at family life in Old Parliament House.

Commemorating Prince Philip, the Queen’s strength and stay

Commemorating Prince Philip, the Queen’s strength and stay

A look at Prince Philip's relationship with Australia.

Curly conversations: haircuts at Old Parliament House

Curly conversations: haircuts at Old Parliament House

A spotlight on how politicians looked their best.

Leadership spills plague Australian politics, but what does our system protect us from?

Leadership spills plague Australian politics, but what does our system protect us from?