First Nations people participated in sports long before Australian Federation.

First Nations athletes have been involved in some of our most triumphant moments in sport and continue to make a significant contribution to our nation’s sport at all levels.

We're calling on you to help us collect campaign material from the 2023 Referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

The National Library of Australia is calling on all Australians to help collect campaign material from the 2023 Referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

A conversation of First Nations photographers with Uncle Mervyn Bishop, Prof. Wayne Quilliam, Aunty Barbara McGrady, Tiffany Garvie, Michael Jalaru Torres, and Tamati Smith.

Between 1998 and 2002, people from all over Australia told us their stories as part of the Bringing Them Home oral history project.

Highlights collection items in our catalogue from the 5 major island clusters in the Torres Straits Region.

David Hartley and Kirsty Murray. Illustrated by Dub Leffler

Coral Vass and Dub Leffler

The National Library conducted an oral history project to record the lives and experiences of Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants.

Over 32,000 items, including rare books, pamphlets, maps, and ephemera, covering topics such as Oceania, transport, and literature. Compiled by Sir John Alexander Ferguson, it is a key resource for Australian history and bibliography.