Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

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A leather pouch embossed with the letters H. E.H and holding a 1-cent, 2-cent, 5-cent, 10-cent, 20-cent and 50-cent coins

The Introduction of Decimal Currency: How We Avoided Nostrils and Learned to Love the Bill

How Australia changed from imperial to decimal currency.

Cartoon showing a heart-shaped photo frame with Joe and Enid Lyons, on a table with a pen and a hand-written love letter addressed to 'My Darling Enid'.

Love letters at the heart of politics

Two examples from the Museum of Australian Democracy collection.

Philip Ruddock MP presiding over the House of Representatives

The Father of the House

A look at the political career of Philip Ruddock and what being the Father of the House means.

In this black and white photograph Prime Minister Harrold Holt sits at the timber desk made in 1926. Holt is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and tie and is leaning on the desk while he writes. The desk has fine carved panels with a geometric detailing on the corners. The surface of the desk is cluttered with stacks of documents and a telephone. On the glass-fronted cabinets in the background are a number of framed photographic portraits.

Prime Minister Harold Holt's 692 days as leader of Australia

How Harold Holt's time as Prime Minister served Australia.

Prime Minister Menzies is holding a document, which both he and Harold Holt are looking at.

The day Robert Menzies retired

The legacy of PM Robert Menzies.

A round medal attached to a green, white and purple ribbon, etched onto the front the words 'For Valour' and 'Charlotte Blacklock', on the back 'Fed by force 1/3/12' and 'hunger strike'.

‘Woman wrecker’: A suffragette’s story

The experiences of several women involved in the British suffragette movement.

A ceramic mug featuring a portrait of Prince Edward, framed with the British coat of arms, with the words 'Coronation of H.M. King Edward VIII' and '12th May 1937'.

The man who became King but never saw his coronation

The collection object whose story has a twist in the tale.

Black and white photograph of eleven men, posing in two rows, all wearing three-piece suits.

Coalition governments: what are they and how do they work?

The origin of coalition governments in Australia.

A white card cover, embossed in gold with the Australian coat of arms and bound with a blue ribbon.

A very Fraser Christmas!

Late 1970s and early 1980s fashion are on full display in these Christmas cards!

Commonwealth Heads of Government are sitting or standing. They are in a tent with a wooden floor

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

The role of CHOGM for Commonwealth governments.

A yellow cover page with the title 'Report of the Royal Commission on television.

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

A look at how royal commissions are designed to work in Australia.

A row of red bound volumes on a shelf containing the proceedings of Senate Estimate committee hearings.

Estimates committees: two words that strike fear in a public servant's heart

What estimates committees are for.