Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

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Two PlayUP facilitators stand behind a table covered in craft supplies. One wears a headband with bee feelers.

Make bee hand puppets

Learn about bees and how they help our environment.

The House of Lords at Westminster, with a golden throne, red leather benches on each side, and big red cushions in the middle.

The same, but different: the UK election compared to Australia

How UK elections are both familiar and foreign to Australian voters.

Prince Albert, Duke of York, riding a dark horse with two white 'socks'.

A horse’s tale: Bill, Bertie and Bairnsdale 303

How a horse almost upstaged royalty at the opening ceremony for Old Parliament House.

Dame Nellie Melba singing God Save the King at the Parliament House opening ceremony,

The thieving diva: behind the scenes of the opening ceremony at Parliament House

How one guest didn't go hungry at a historic banquet lunch.

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.