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question over what to do with it after the departure of Commonwealth Parliament and the parliamentarians. In the past, suggestions had been floated that it could be used as a conference centre or even a casino. But, following the departure of Parliament, the building remained vacant for some time until pressure from such bodies as the Australian Council of National Trusts persuaded the government to restore and re-use it. Thus, from 1992 onward, the building became the host for new uses and users, notably exhibitions of the National Museum of Australia, the National Portrait Gallery, the Council for the Centenary of Federation and the National Trust shop (in Mick Young's former office). Overwhelmingly, the majority of these new uses were associated with the government or national bodies and, as such, they in general continue and accord with the original vision that Griffin had buildings located within his Parliamentary Triangle.84

  Parliament House chronology

Date            event
1 January 1901  The Australian colonies federate to form the Commonwealth of Australia.
October 1908    Canberra is chosen as the site for the seat of the Commonwealth Government.
1 January 1911  The Federal Capital Territory comes into being.