The Memory Tapes brings history to life through the voices of the people who lived it. Drawing on one of the nation’s most significant oral history collections, the series explores remarkable stories of resilience, innovation, creativity, migration, activism and everyday life. Narrated by oral historian Dr Shirleene Robinson AM, each episode combines firsthand accounts with expert storytelling to reveal the people behind Australia’s history.

The latest children's title from NLA Publishing explores Australia's most significant environment protest.

Be inspired by the bravery of the blockaders and the Aboriginal defenders of Kutikina cave. How will you stand up for the environment?

Dr Joy McCann presents her recent Fellowship research, focusing on Dr Isobel Bennett’s experiences as a trail-blazing female scientist in the mid-20th century.

Learn about 2025 National Library of Australia Scholar Stephanie Lee’s research into Indigenous rangers' "right-way" fire practices.

Learn about 2025 National Library of Australia Fellow John Morrissey's research into poet and environmentalist Judith Wright. 

Hear from author Tania McCartney about her mission to show young readers the secret superpowers of Australian plants.

553 books from the 19th to mid-20th century with a particular strength in botany and gardening, among many other subjects.

Over 13,000 negatives, transparencies, and photographs of cattle stations taken between 1951 and 1961, as well as 52 British Hydrographic Office charts and maps of Australia and the Pacific and personal papers of Johnston.

A large number of photographs and negatives taken by Loke Wan Tho on his ornithological expeditions to the Pacific, Asia and Europe in the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as papers, books and maps.

The latest buzz at the Library is that 50 new photos of beekeeping in Australia are now available online. 

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