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Australian Prime Ministers brings together cultural, community and contemporary resources from around the nation for the most complete picture of Australia’s prime ministers.

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The Pivot of Power

James Walter asks why the office of prime minister has rarely seemed quite so confounding.

Melbourne General Cemetery

Melbourne General Cemetery has four graves of prime ministers and one symbolic memorial.

Dress Code: Empire

An old coat rescued. Sir Edmund Barton revealed.

The Rhetoric of Things

CSU Visual Arts students respond to objects in the Chifley Home in Bathurst

Prime ministers in social media

Social networks tell us what’s on the mind of the people on the street. Who and what is trending on Twitter?

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By the numbers: PMs in historical context

Governments seek to influence prevailing economic and social conditions and must also respond to global and national developments during their term in office.

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The Whitlam dismissal and the fight over the Palace letters

How the Australian Constitution, and its custodians, ended up so wrong on dual citizenship

Artistic response to prime ministers

Joseph Lyons’ satchel

Bob Hawke photograph

Toaster used by Ben Chifley in his parliamentary office

Malcolm Fraser radio address transcript

Illuminated manuscript relating to a bust of Barton

This print ‘Healing of the lame man’ hung in Alfred Deakin’s study

Highlights

Prime ministers in social media

By the numbers: PMs in historical context