Tracing the stories of Australia's prime ministers

  

Lyons Reading

Photo: News Ltd/Newspix

through significant collections

  

Ben Chifley standing in front of a new car surrounded by people.

Photo: News Ltd/Newspix

and places

  

Robert Menzies with Camera

Photo: Vern Thompson/Newspix

AROUND THE COUNTRY

Julia Gillard with school children

Photo: Angela Wylie/Fairfax

Browse by PRIME MINISTER

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Liberal (Protectionist)

Edmund Barton
Portrait of Alfred Deakin sitting at a desk
Liberal

Alfred Deakin
Portrait of Chris Watson
Labor

Chris Watson
Portrait of George Reid
Liberal (Free Trade)

George Reid
Fisher banner
Labor

Andrew Fisher
Cook
Liberal

Joseph Cook

Billy Hughes
Nationalist

Billy Hughes
Stanley Bruce looking up, wearing a hat.
Nationalist

Stanley Bruce
Scullin banner
Labor

James Scullin
Joseph Lyons wearing a hat
United Australia

Joseph Lyons
Portrait of Earle Page
Country

Earle Page

Menzies sitting at his desk.
Liberal

Robert Menzies
Portrait Arthur Fadden
Country

Arthur Fadden
Curtin banner
Labor

John Curtin
Frank Forde at his desk.
Labor

Frank Forde
Ben Chifley smiling.
Labor

Ben Chifley

Harold Holt coming out of the ocean holding a fish in his hand, wearing a wetsuit with a snorkel mask on his head.
Liberal

Harold Holt

John McEwen
Country

John McEwen
John Gorton in his office with a globe in his office.
Liberal

John Gorton
Billy McMahon speaking
Liberal

Billy McMahon
Headshot of Gough Whitlam smiling at the camera with his hand up.
Labor

Gough Whitlam

Malcolm Fraser
Liberal

Malcolm Fraser
Hawke banner
Labor

Bob Hawke
Paul Keating
Labor

Paul Keating

John Howard
Liberal

John Howard
Kevin Rudd
Labor

Kevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
Labor

Julia Gillard
Tony Abbott
Liberal

Tony Abbott
Turnbull
Liberal

Malcolm Turnbull
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Liberal

Scott Morrison
All Prime Ministers

SEE AND DO

An illustrated image of Julia Gillard in a realistic, contemporary style looking to camera. Text read reads Democracy DNA, the People, the Prime Ministers and the World. Exhibition

Democracy DNA: the People, the Prime Ministers and the World

This new exhibition at MoAD is a journey through time with the voices, events and debates that shaped our nation, making us who we are today.
What does Whitlam mean to you? Share

Share your Whitlam story

Contribute what the Whitlam Government meant to you for the Whitlam Prime Ministerial Collection.
Afternoon Light - by Menzies Podcast

Afternoon Light

We talk about Menzies’s contemporary legacy and how his values can be upheld.

Collections

Stanley Bruce inspecting the construction of Parliament House in 1927

National Archives of Australia
Prime Minister Stanley Bruce is dressed in a 3 piece suit and a hat, standing on the construction site of Old Parliament House with scaffolding behind him.
A blue page of a type-written draft of a speech with notes made in pen.

Gough Whitlam's 1972 'It's Time' speech with handwritten notes

The Whitlam Institute
Julia Gillard mid sentence with her hand raised as she gives her speech in parliament.

How Julia Gillard forever changed Australian politics - especially for women

The Conversation
Ben Chifley's Toaster

Toaster used by Ben Chifley in his parliamentary office

Chifley Home and Education Centre
A green and white fine cup and saucer with gold trim.

Joe Lyons' tea set gift to his mother, purchased with the proceeds of his first adult pay check

Home Hill
Edmund Barton's coatee with elaborate gold threading and a royal blue material.

Ceremonial Uniform worn by Edmund Barton as Privy Councillor

Museum of Australian Democracy