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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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Pile of colourful books of different sizes by authors Kylie Tennant, Doris Pilkington, Christina Stead, Colin Thiele, Norman Lindsay and Gabrielle Wang

Australian authors in the oral history collection

14 May 2025

Hear from Colin Thiele, Kylie Tennant, Gabrielle Wang, Doris Pilkington, Norman Lindsay and Christina Stead as they share their thoughts, memories and creative journeys.

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Black and white local history pamphlets and flyers, and a sketch of a large house

Selection of material from the Ferguson and McLaren local history collections

"Treasures of the past": The McLaren and Ferguson local history pamphlet collections

09 May 2025

Learn about two significant local history pamphlet collections that are now available to explore on Trove thanks to the generous support of donors to the 2023 Tax Time appeal.

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Michael Raditya standing in the Main Reading Room and smiling

2025 Asia Study Grant recipient, Mr Michael Haryo Bagus Raditya

Indonesian dangdut music: evolution, connections, perception

01 May 2025

Learn about how 2025 Asia Study Grant recipient Michael Raditya used the Library's collection grow his research on the Indonesian music genre dangdut.

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Recently donated 2025 election campaign material.

Records of democracy: Federal election campaign material

30 Apr 2025

Learn about the federal election ephemera collection and how you can contribute.

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Five differently-colour books laid out in a row, all published by Penguin Random House and featuring their well known cover design

Selection of books from the Overton Collection

Literature and writing

Female solider in uniform smiling and patting a military horse, with another soldier in uniform holding the reins of another horse nearby

Jiayuan Liang, Soldier with horse at the Anzac Day Dawn Service, Light Horse Memorial, Adelaide, South Australia, 25 April, 2022, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3198070254

Military history

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

Photo of a ballerina in a white tutu posing with one arm up over her head

Walter Stringer, Marilyn Jones, Swan Lake c. 1963, The Australian Ballet, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-146855871

Performing arts

Various ephemera relating to Australian federal election campaigns spread over a black background

Ephemera relating to the Australian federal election campaigns

Government and politics

Black and white photo of photographers with large, old fashioned cameras in a line

Herbert H. Fishwick & Fairfax Corporation, Line of photographers ready to photograph Edward VIII, Prince of Wales, at Government House, Sydney, 1920, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-162931011

Photography

White cone-shaped flowers extending from a branch in front of a blue, slightly cloudy sky

Peter Dombrovskis, ichea dracophylla flowers, 1975, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-151395570

Plants and gardens

Four Fijian women of various ages wearing dresses smiling and embracing

Sabrina Lauriston, Dance teacher Natalie Toms with dancers (left to right) Tia N, Leilani Qereqeretabua, Kasi K, Fiji Day celebrations, Bundaberg, Queensland, 8 October 2022, nla.obj-3123461696

Oceania

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Grey background with white text reading 'Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Archive' and a black and white photo of two men working on a large ship propeller

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.

Exhibition

Exhibition Gallery

Online

Assistance animals welcome

Wheelchair accessible

Cover of the book The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell. A man is crouched down patting a cat. There is a bowl in front of the cat, a bush with flowers in the foreground, and trees behind a white pole fence and a truck cabin in the background.

ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 2025: 'The Truck Cat'

21 May 2025

Join us online for National Simultaneous Storytime 2025.

Event

Books and authors

Storytime

Education/learning

For kids and families

Print of two women in dresses holding hands. One has a trumpet in her other hands and is leaning over a sign reading 'Free Masons Hall Readings & Music'. Photoshopped on top is a teal circle with text reading 'Friends Event'

John Thornthwaite and Mather Brown, Ticket for an Evening of ‘Readings & Music’ Held at Free Masons Hall, c. 1790, from the Papers of Jamie and Michael Kassler, 1790-2021, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn5977647

Coffee with the Curator: The Excellencies of Musick

22 May 2025

Join Dr Susannah Helman as she provides her insights into the Jamie and Michael Kassler Collection followed by morning tea.

Event

Friends of the Library event

Guided tours