Campbell Rhodes is MoAD's Copyright and Research Coordinator.
For a politician, eggs can be an occupational hazard.
Many Australians follow British politics, because of the ties between the two countries.
In 2018, Dr Kerryn Phelps was officially sworn in as the Member for Wentworth in the House of Representatives.
Halfway through a presidential term in the United States, voters go to the polls for 'midterm elections'. How is this different from Australia?
Come with us on a journey back to the days of the Whitlam government. This is a long story, so you might want to grab a drink for this one, or a snack. Might we suggest whiskey and prawns?
At least once every seven years, the Australian Electoral Commission has to reassess and redraw the boundaries of a state's federal House of Representatives seats.
Every state has a governor representing the Crown, but what do they actually do? And who gets to be one?
On the ninth of January 1968, John Gorton was elected leader of the Liberal Party, making him Australia’s 19th prime minister. Gorton got the top job under unusual circumstances.
On 16 December 2017, the voters of the Division of Bennelong went to the polls at a by-election.
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