With Friends Like This...
Mark Knight
Prime Minister Scott Morrison was met with a cool reception from 2021 Australian of the Year Grace Tame at a morning tea held for the 2022 Australian of the Year finalists in Canberra. A photograph of the moment went viral on social media. A few days later, texts from former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian calling Morrison a ‘horrible person’ were leaked to the media, and caused a sensation.
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Collection
Our collection captures the ideas, movements, people and events of Australian democracy.
1928: State debts
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
1977: National Song Poll
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
Behind the lines
Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
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We love talking to new venues about hosting our Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition.
'We've been sacked': the 1975 Whitlam government dismissal
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.