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cover of book 'Australia : candidate for the United Nations Security Council 2013-14'

Australia : candidate for the United Nations Security Council 2013-14, Commonwealth of Australia, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn5156785

United Nations research guide

Discover the extensive collection of official UN records and publications that twe provides access to.

Research guide
Cover page of 'Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 2)' document

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 2), nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3417323

Subordinate legislation

Learn more about these types of delegated and where to find them in our collections, relevant state or territory collecting institutions, and online.

Research guide
Black and white photo of the opening of Federal Parliament

[Opening of Federal Parliament, Canberra, 1929], nla.gov.au/nla.obj-137036932

Bills and explanatory memoranda

Learn what Bills and explanatory memoranda are, their purpose in the law-making process, and where they can be found.

Research guide
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Other states and territories legislation

Find out more about the legislation of the Australian states and territories.

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Australian Capital Territory (ACT) legislation

Discover more about the legislation of the Australian Capital Territory.

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Commonwealth legislation

Locate Commonwealth legislation online and in our collections, including point-in-time versions, reprints, and consolidated legislation.

Research guide
Six books about Australian legislation spread on a wooden table

Books on Australian legislation

The legal system

Find what constitutes law, how laws are made, and the different levels of legislation within Australia’s federal system of government.

Research guide
Photo of Old Parliament House, Canberra, with pink blossoms on surrounding trees

William James Mildenhall, Parliament House, Canberra, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-141452790

Australian legislation research guide

This guide explains how to find and access Australian legislation, organised by level of government (federal, state/territory, and local) and by type of law, including primary legislation (Acts or statutes) and delegated legislation (subordinate legislation). 

Research guide
A man in a suit and red tie stands at a lecturn in front of a blue curtain
Landslide: The 2025 Australian federal election

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia hosted the launch of Landslide, published by ANU Press and edited by Marian Sawer, Jill Sheppard, and John Warhurst. Veteran journalist Nick Bryant and Professor Jill Sheppard had a conversation that could not be missed.

Event
Exhibitions team member Nicole Schwirtlich in the galleries
Learn with the curators of the Treasures Gallery

Learn with the curatorial team behind the recently refreshed Treasures Gallery and hear some of their favourite stories behind the collections and services of the Library.

Learning activity for adults
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detail of illustration of crowd listening to a man on stage

Hume-Cook, James, Liberal, Division of Bourke, VIC (detail), 1910, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3548960192

Australian democracy finds a home on Trove

Explore election ephemera from 1901 to 1970s, now online.

News article
A man wearing a face mask leaning against a tree that is decorated with a face mask and eyes outside the NGV in Melbourne

Leigh Henningham, A tree decorated in face mask outside the National Gallery of Victoria, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne, Victoria, 26 April 2020, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2726498492

Australian responses to COVID-19

Listen to interviews with Australian's sharing their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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