Behind The Lines
Event details
4 September 2025 - 31 October 2025
Open weekdays 9am - 6pm
FREE ENTRY
Kerry Packer Civic Gallery
Hawke Building Level 3, UniSA City West Campus
55 North Terrace Adelaide MAP
04 September - 31 October 2025
Behind the Lines -
no guts, no glory
4 september 2025 -
31 october 2025
Featuring established and emerging cartoonists from across Australia, the Behind the Lines exhibition highlights the significant contribution they make to cultural and political debates through witty, insightful and often poignant satirical drawings, paintings, GIFs and sculptures.
The 2024 Behind the Lines exhibition theme is 'No guts, no glory', reflecting a year where the Olympic and Paralympic Games were held, and in Australia's daily news sporting analogies were drawn between politics and the issues affecting our everyday lives.
Behind the Lines is a travelling exhibition developed by the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, proudly supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.
school resources
Explore resources to support school students to become informed, active, and engaged citizens.
This comprehensive set of resources is designed for teachers to help them and their students explore key topics, including how referendums are created and work, the Australian Constitution, and civic participation. Whether you are new to these topics or seeking fresh ideas, this resource offers valuable tools to enhance your teaching and inspire your students.
Resources include a complementing guide to the Behind The Lines exhibition and are designed to support students to read and analyse cartoons. More Information
While the views presented by speakers within The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre public program are their own and are not necessarily those of either the University of South Australia, or The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, they are presented in the interest of open debate and discussion in the community and reflect our themes of: Strengthening our Democracy - Valuing our Diversity - Building our Future. The Hawke Centre reserves the right to change their program at any time without notice.
