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A man standing on a snowy plain, in front of tents, sledges with scientific equipment, scientists and sled dogs. A large rocky outcrop looms in the background. 

Phillip Law, Field Camp on a Dog Trip, 1965, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2062582

2025 Appeal: Antarctica Collections
12 May 2025

Help us map our nation’s journey in Antarctica by donating to our 2025 Appeal.

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Professor Brett Sutton AO

What’s On in July 2025 at the National Library
24 Jun 2025

Escape the chilly weather at the National Library this July. 

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Detail from Peculiar Parents book

A new picture book celebrating our diverse wildlife to be released by NLA Publishing
03 Jun 2025

Welcome to the charmingly funny and perfectly peculiar world of Aussie animal mums and dads, and their awesome kids.

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Sepia-toned photo of 16 members of the Australian National Council of Women standing with Dame Maria Ogilvie Gordon on the steps in front of a building

[Members of the Australian National Council of Women with Dame Maria Ogilvie Gordon (centre front), Melbourne, ca. 1930s], nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136817881

Sharing the journey to equality online through Trove
30 May 2025

With support from Library Patrons, we have digitised the collections of some of Australia’s most remarkable women leaders. 

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2024 Asia Study Grant recipient Dr Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun

Connecting law, religion and politics with the history of blasphemy in Indonesia
29 May 2025

Hear from Dr Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun, one of our 2024 Asia Study Grant recipients, about her research.

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Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive selected by Mike Bowers
27 Feb - 20 Jul 2025

Explore the art of photojournalism with highlights from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

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On the left is a smiling woman with glasses and curly shoulder-length hair. On the right is a smiling woman with long blond hair. In the middle are the words 'Peculiar Parents - Stephanie Owen Reeder, Ingrid Bartkowiak' and framed photos of animals with their babies: lizard, quokka, magpie, wombat, fish.
Book launch: Peculiar Parents with Stephanie Owen Reeder and Ingrid Bartkowiak
05 Jul 2025

Join children’s author Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrator Ingrid Bartkowiak as they uncover the perfectly peculiar world of Australian animal families with their new book Peculiar Parents.

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A Good Kind of Trouble with Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward
08 Jul 2025

Join Brooke Blurton and Dr Melanie Saward as they yarn about their new young adult novel, A Good Kind of Trouble, and what it means to write Indigenous-led stories for today’s young people.

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First Australians
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School holiday activity: Creative writing and drawing workshop with Ronojoy Ghosh - 9 July, 10 am
09 Jul 2025

Join children’s picture book creator Ronojoy Ghosh for a writing and drawing school holiday activity.

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