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Postscript front cover, a sky-blue triangle comes in from the left, the title and 33 authors noted on left hand side, in the space to the right behind the triangle, is two black and write images, "Life, love and loss in Australian Letter" is at the tip of the blue triangle and between the two black and white images

Postscript: Life, Love and Loss in Australian Letters

Discover love, creativity, politics, family and more with historically and culturally significant letters from writers such as Jane Austen, Judith Wright, Henry Lawson, Mem Fox and Senator Neville Bonner AO as well as inspiring new letters from modern Australians like Kate Forsyth, David Brooks, Maggie Mackellar, Ranjana Srivastava, Sam Wallman.

Wangka Wakaṉutja: The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre

Vivien Johnson, Charlotte Phillipus and Samantha Disbray

Cover of book 'Double Act' which fetures green patterns on a blue background

Double Act: Eirene Mort and Nora Kate Weston

Dr Sylvia Martin

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A woman stands at her front gate receiving mail from a postman on foot who wears a hat and carries a mail bag. To the right is the cover of the book Postscript.

(L) Jim Fitzpatrick, Department of Information, John H Lowin, who delivers Drouin's mail, has a letter for Mrs Leslie Allison of Drouin, Victoria, 1944, nla.obj-147028185; (R) Book cover, Postscript

Power of correspondence celebrated in new book showcasing historical letters

09 Apr 2026

Selected letters from the National Library's vast collections have been paired with responses from contemporary Australians in this new publication.

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A woman stands in a classroom gesturing at piles of readers laid out on the tables in the classroom.

Vivien Johnson, Charlotte Phillipus in the Papunya School’s Luritja Piipa in May 2010, courtesy of the photographer.

New book, Wangka Wakaṉutja: The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre

16 Mar 2026

Explore the remarkable achievements of the Papunya community to record and teach their language and culture.

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A black and white image of two women sitting on concrete steps, one holding woodworking tools, the other painting at an easel and holding a parasol

Two prominent Australian women artists feature in dual biography from NLA Publishing

02 Feb 2026

The incredible 60-year creative partnership between Eirene Mort and Nora Kate Weston is explored in intricate detail in a moving new biography from NLA Publishing.

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