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The front of Old Parliament House at night lit with multi-coloured lights and the words 'Australian democratic values'. A crowd of people walk up the stairs into the building.

Enlighten – Department of Memories

A free, interactive event for all ages.

Australians opposed to conscription in 1917 argued that the absence of white men, who were fighting the war, would lead to a flood of non-white labour into the country, lowering living standards and wages

A plebiscite milestone: 100 years on from the 1917 conscription debates

How Australian voters rejected conscription during the First World War.

Author Eleri Harris holds a book standing in the green Senate Chamber of Old Parliament House.

Cartooning Teacher Event with Eleri Harris

Explore the power of political cartoons with cartoonist Eleri Harris.

A person wearing blue gloves sorts black and white photographs on a desk.

Donations in action: Graeme 'Bluey' Thomson Collection

Conserving press photographer Graeme 'Bluey' Thomson's collection.

A wood-panelled room in Old Parliament House with two wooden desks, a wooden bookcase, red leather chairs and a red leather couch. The carpet is red.

Donations in action: Clerk of the Senate's office

Recreating the Clerk of the Senate's office to evoke 1975.

View of the House of Representatives chamber from the left of the Speaker's Chair.

It’s Bennelong time

How these museum objects tell stories of past members for Bennelong.

A painting of a large group of miners gathered in a circle around a flagpole, kneeling and raising hands and objects into the air, as the Eureka flag is raised. The title reads 'Swearing allegiance to the "Southern Cross"' and dated 'December 1st 1854'.

Eight by-elections that changed the game

A by-election can indicate that change is coming for a political party.

A hand-carved rock bust depicting the head and shoulders of 'Prince' Leonard George Casley, positioned in front of a redbrick shelter in a paddock.

Breaking up is hard to do: secession in Australia

How Australian states could become more independent.

A man, Earle Page, wearing a striped three-piece suit, smiles and poses for a camera with a raised fist.

What did our early PMs sound like?

Descriptions and sounds from the past.

A red double-decker bus with rainbow banners displaying the words '78ers: the first mardi gras' with people on top of the bus waving to crowds on each side of the street.

8 hard-won rights for LGBTI Australians

Milestones in the struggle for LGBTI rights in Australia.

An oil painting of a Old Parliament House - a large white building - with a large number of soldiers in front with flags performing a ceremony.

Red, white and blue: the Australian flag

Debate about the Australian flag has a long history.

Arthur Calwell stands on a platform with microphones, addressing a crowd of people. In the distance is a row of long buildings.

Arthur Calwell and the gift of immigration

How the Second World War influenced changes to Australian immigration.