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

An 1827 illustration of an echidna has recently been added to our collection.

Join Dr Chris Carter and the Friends of the National Library for an enlightening talk about how water is essential for human survival.

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

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

Dr Adam Sundberg talks about his experience studying the environmental effects of marine bioinvasions through the study of ballast water.

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Join us for a special book launch event for Robert Macklin's definitive biography of Charles Weston.

Learn about the treatment work our conservators have recently done on thepattern plates for the supplement to The Birds of Australia by John Gould.

1809 books and serials, published in Australia, Europe and America, relating to gardening, horticulture, botany and agriculture.

919 watercolours and gouaches of flowers and birds of Australia and Papua New Guinea painted between 1870 and 1920, plus a small quantity of personal papers.

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. 

911 water colours by Adam Forster of Australian flowers, painted between 1916 and 1927.