Aims and objectives
The Australian Prime Ministers Centre is the first stage in the Gallery of Australian Democracy and was established as a result of the 2006-07 Australian Government Budget. Set to open in May 2009, the Gallery will focus on exhibitions, education, research, scholarship and outreach activities. The Australian Prime Ministers Centre is a key component of the Gallery.
The Australian Prime Ministers Centre tells the stories of Australia’s prime ministers and their governments. It allows easy access to relevant material and information and provides a focus for scholarship in the area of Australian parliamentary history.
The objectives of the Australian Prime Ministers Centre are to:
- provide an access point for prime ministers’ official and personal papers held in other collecting institutions
- encourage the deposit of personal papers in relevant collecting institutions
- support access to material held by other collecting institutions
- provide a focus for research and scholarship on Australian parliamentary history
- raise awareness of the lives and achievements of former prime ministers.
