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2025 Community Heritage Grant Recipients
05 Nov 2025

We’re pleased to announce that 50 community-led organisations will receive a Community Heritage Grant (CHG) in 2025.

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2025 Community Heritage Grant recipients announced
05 Nov 2025

50 community organisations receive a 2025 Community Heritage Grant.

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2024 National Library of Australia Scholar Dr Jorien van Beukering

Exploring the unacknowledged children of Colonial Indonesia with Dr Jorien van Beukering
04 Nov 2025

Hear from one of our 2024 National Library of Australia Scholars about her research in the Indonesian collection. 

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Elaine Moir: ‘The waif smuggler’ during the Vietnam War
27 Oct 2025

Exploring 1975: The Vietnam War and Operation Babylift

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2024 National Library of Australia Fellow Professor Robin Gerster

Working with HS Williams
23 Oct 2025

Learn about National Library Fellow Professor Robin Gerster's research into the life of historian Harold S. Williams and Williams' historical research in Japan.

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1975: Living in the Seventies
14 Aug 2025 - 09 Mar 2026

Look back on life in the 70s including politics, feminism, pop culture, news of the day, and more.

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Power and Vision: Australia and the South Pacific Commission
06 Nov 2025

2025 National Library of Australia Fellow, Dr Alexis Bergantz shares his Fellowship research on the history of the South Pacific Commission.

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Living Collection: The music of Luke Styles
12 Nov 2025

Through musical performance and conversation, we explore the Library's collection of works by acclaimed composer Luke Styles.

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Australian Cyclists riding through a village, the street lined by spectators, during the Tour de France bicycle race, 1928, nla.obj-150936915

Two wheels to adventure: Bikes and why we love them
15 Nov 2025

Why does cycling remain one of the world’s most popular and enjoyable methods of travel, and how does it continue to evolve?

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