Parliament House Tours
📍 Parliament Dr, Capital Hill ACT 2600
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Tour Australia's seat of democracy with free guided tours that take families through the Great Hall, Senate and House of Representatives chambers, the Members' Hall and the rooftop grass hill. When parliament is sitting you can watch debates from the public galleries. The building itself is architecturally extraordinary — a 1988 masterpiece embedded into Capital Hill with a 81-metre stainless steel flagpole. A genuinely important civics experience for kids, especially combined with a visit to the War Memorial.
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