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Climate change and weather

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Dirt road cutting through forest of dark, leafless trees

Sean Davey, Aftermath of a large bushfire that swept through forest area along Yowrie Road, Yowrie, New South Wales, 31 December 2019, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2428728997

Remembering the Fires: How one community has recorded their memories

Join us for a special event that will explore some of the ways in which southern NSW community members have told and preserved their bushfire stories.

Event
Black and white photo of damage to a caravan park about Cyclone Tracy, including several large tree branches on the ground and damaged caravans

Alan Dwyer, Caravan park in Darwin after Cyclone Tracy, December, 1974, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-148903604

Commemorating Cyclone Tracy through images and oral histories

Fifty years on, see how the destruction and impact of Cyclone Tracy in Darwin 1974 is captured in our collection. 

Blog
Photo portrait of Dr Ken Henry AC

Dr Ken Henry AC

2025 Ann Moyal Lecture: Dr Ken Henry AC

The 2025 Ann Moyal Lecture presented by Dr Ken Henry AC, titled What We Must Fix First.

Event
Video
Protester holding a placard that reads, Our Future is in Your Hands

Leigh Henningham, Protester holding a placard that reads, Our Future is in Your Hands, during the School Strike 4 Climate rally, Melbourne, 21 May 2021, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2956718607

Environmental protests

Use this guide to help find and access resources in our collection about Australia's climate action protests, anti-mining protests and the Franklin Dam blockade. 

Research guide
A sweeping landscape of a mountain range. The mountains are craggy and rocky. They are covered in mist.

Dombrovskis, Peter, 1945-1996. (1995). Frankland Range, Southwest National Park, Tasmania, 1995 [transparency] / Peter Dombrovskis. nla.gov.au/nla.obj-150007802

Understanding the living world

Module

This resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum for Year 4 Science – Science Understanding and Science as a Human Endeavour.

Digital Classroom
Cover of the book 'Australia's Weird Wild Wonderful Weather'
Australia's wild weird wonderful weather

Module

This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences (Geography), and Science for Year 4, 5 and 6 students.

Digital Classroom
map showing the weather and climate rainfall of Australia

Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Rainfall of Australia, 1909, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-230048304

Weather and climate research guide

Weather is defined as ‘the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure,’ precipitation and sunshine.

Research guide

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