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Dr Sarah Cannard sitting on the edge of a sand pit with four space rovers in it

Louise Whelan, Portrait of Dr Sarah Cannard in the Rover testing pit at The Extraterrestrial Environmental Simulation (EXTERRES) laboratory, Adelaide, South Australia, 1 May 2024, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3343985933

Science and technology

A family dressed for a wedding laughs as they sit together on a couch

Conor Ashleigh, Bridal couple Achol and Marial and their bridal party, Sydney, December, 2013, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-506867692

Family history and genealogy

Fairfax Corporation, Four young boys reading books on top of a stone wall during health week at school, New South Wales, ca. 1930,nla.obj-162139840

Literature and writing

Street full of people celebrating Fairfield City Council's Cabramatta Moon Festival

Ken Leanfore, Park Road looking towards Freedom Plaza, Fairfield City Council's Cabramatta Moon Festival, 28 August, 2022, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3128830751

Asia

A stream flowing between large rocks and green flora with clouds in the background

Peter Dombrovskis, Alpine tarns, Mount Wellington, Tasmania, 1969?, nla.obj-151447183

Environment

Vincent Lingiari and two other men seated

Michael Jensen, Vincent Lingiari at Wattie Creek [(Daguragu), Northern Territory] when they had water on tap, 1977, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-137086604

First Australians

Illustration of a tree branch with leaves. Some of it it coloured in and some left white

William T. Cooper, Corymbia confertiflora (Kippist) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson, family Myrtaceae, Chillagoe, Queensland, February 2003, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1728333879

Visual arts

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A group of people at dusk standing beside small telescopes and pointing at the sky.

Philip Gostelow, Amateur astronomers gazing through telescopes into the night sky during the Murchison Astrofest, Western Australia, 17 August 2013, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-153314469

Exploring the universe: Australia’s history with astronomy

12 Aug 2025

Look to the stars with stories and collections that tell Australia's role in space exploration.

Blog

Portrait of Nora Heysen sitting at a desk and painting

Harold Cazneaux, Portrait of Nora Heysen at work,1939, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-145509450

Australian artists in the Second World War

15 Aug 2025

Explore 2 different examples of artistic responses to the Second World War.

Blog

Natasha Maimbo, a young woman of colour, standing in a mechanical engineering lab with pictures of telescopes behind her.

Celebrating women in STEM

14 Aug 2025

New collection material online reveals stories of Australia’s women scientists.

Blog

Photo of women from the dance group Bollydance Dipti in pink costumes taking a selfie in a crowd

Aishah Kenton, Bollydance Dipti dancers taking a selfie at the Indian Film Festival in Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria, 17 August, 2024, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3428627828

Indian Diaspora in Australia documented through photography and oral histories

05 Aug 2025

We asked Australians with Indian heritage to help us build our collection and these materials are now online.

News

A tree lined promenade, in autumn colours

NLA Publishing to release first comprehensive biography of Charles Weston

05 Aug 2025

NLA Publishing to release first comprehensive biography of Charles Weston

Media release

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1975: Living in the Seventies

14 Aug 2025 - 01 Feb 2026

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

Exhibition

Exhibition Gallery

Coming soon

Assistance animals welcome

Wheelchair accessible

Cover of the What a Ripper book and a photo of Tim Ross

What a Ripper! with Tim Ross and special guest Mary Featherston

30 Aug 2025

To celebrate his latest book What a Ripper! 60 everyday objects that shaped Australia, Tim Ross is being joined on stage by one of the designers featured in the book, Mary Featherston.

Event

Book launch

Talks and ideas