Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

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A department store, J B Young Ltd, decorated with flags and bunting.

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

How preparations were managed for the opening of Old Parliament House in 1927.

Two PlayUP facilitators stand behind a table covered in craft supplies.

Create your own world-changing invention

We use our imagination and creativity to invent something that might help someone.

Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull standing and addressing parliament during question time in the House of Representatives.

The Prime Minister’s seat: a case study in sleuthing

How researcher Campbell Rhodes tackled answering a deceptively simple question.

Souvenir mug from 1927, the front depicting parliament house surrounded by green hills and fields, the back showing a wreath with a kangaroo and the Australian and UK flags.

90-year-old souvenirs for a 90-year-old building

Read about souvenirs from the 1927 opening of Old Parliament House.

Three women standing at cardboard polling booths in King's Hall.

Young people and the right to vote: Some exceptions to the rule

How voting rights have changed in Australia.

A wooden shelf with opened glass doors holds three rows of red bound volumes labelled 'Parliamentary Debates; Senate' on the spines.

On Hansard

How Hansard records parliamentary history.

A man with headphones on is writing on a sheet of paper. He is in an office surrounded by papers.

Hansard: a quick primer

Hansard is the official record of the proceedings of Parliament.

Arthur Calwell and Gough Whitlam are both holding and looking at some papers.

The day the Australian Labor Party changed itself, and its leader

How PM Gough Whitlam secured the labor party leadership.

A brass breastplate with the words 'CHARLEY KING OF BURRAN' etched with illustrations of an emu, kangaroo, and a man holding a spear and two burren (boomerangs).

Charley’s choice: the breastplate of Charley, king of Burran

How a collection item connects us to voices from the past.

Richard Nixon and Gough Whitlam sit in yellow chairs in the Oval Office facing each other and talking.

Besties (or not) from the West: PMs and Presidents

A look at leadership interactions from Australia's past.

A black and white photo of a group of women holding protest signs in 1975. Signs say 'sexism is alive and well in Australia' and 'dress for comfort not style'.

Memorable marches in Australian history

How protests marches can influence a nation.

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Seven prime ministers who migrated to Australia

Political participation does not require being born in Australia.