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

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

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

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

Discover more about the legislation of the Australian Capital Territory.

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

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

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). 

Hear about Suprawee (Earn) Asanasak 2024 Asia Study Grant research. 

Learn about National Library of Australia Scholar Natasha Naidu's research into the regulation of Indian indentured labour in Fiji, 1879–1916.

Papers of the barrister and politician Sir John Latham, including correspondence, family and personal documents, notes, speeches, diaries, minute books, account books, cuttings, photographs, pamphlets, invitations, menus, programs, receipts, maps and tourist publications.

About 200 books and 260 pamphlets, plus personal papers and photographs mainly related to Australian history, politics, law, literature and religion from Sir Ernest Littleton Groom.