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Heritage Management Plan
The OPH Heritage Management Plan is now available for downloading.
28 March, 2008

Gallery of Australian Democracy
The latest Gallery of Australian Democracy newsletter is now available for downloading.
1 February, 2008

The caretaker period
Our Australian Prime Ministers Centre Prime Facts No. 63 fact sheet explains the caretaker period and its conventions.
2 November, 2007

Gallery of Australian Democracy
The latest Gallery of Australian Democracy newsletter is now available for downloading.
19 July, 2007

Australian Prime Ministers Centre
The Australian Prime Ministers Centre tells the story of Australia’s prime ministers and their governments through an exhibition and research centre. Located on the main floor of the Senate Wing at OPH.
25 June, 2007

OPH on National Heritage list
Announcement of the inclusion of Old Parliament House on the National Heritage List.
20 June, 2006

Robert Menzies’ 1941 Diary
Explore our website about Robert Menzies’ diary of his wartime trip to London in 1941.

The Petrov Affair
Rarely does a political event capture a nation’s imagination like the Petrov Affair. Our website looks at the people and events surrounding this fascinating story.

Billy Hughes at War

An Old Parliament House travelling exhibition

Billy Hughes at War will be at the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, from 25 February 2008 until 25 May 2008 and then at Old Parliament House, Canberra, from June 2008.

View the Billy Hughes at War website.

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Old Parliament House made headlines for more than sixty years as home to Australia's Federal Parliament from 1927 to 1988. Today, this much-loved heritage building offers the visitor a unique glimpse into Australia's fascinating past.