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Two men and a woman leaning on the glass railing on the National Library podium and smiling

2024 National Library of Australia Scholars Tandee Wang, Jacinta Mackay, & Scott McCarthy

Scholarships 2026: Explore, question, discover and share
28 Apr 2025

Applications for 2026 National Library of Australia Scholarships open on 28 April 2025.

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Grey background with white text reading 'Fit to Print' and individual photos of photographers Mike Bowers, Rick Stevens and Lorie Graham
What’s On in May 2025 at the National Library
22 Apr 2025

Build your knowledge and immerse yourself with new ideas at the National Library in May.

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Group of men during a kabaddi match

Mark Tipple, Kabaddi match between Brimbank Lions and WK Sydney during the 36th Australian Sikh Games in Adelaide, 29-31 March 2024, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3340629287

The National Library visits the 2024 Sikh Games
17 Apr 2025

Hear about the Australian Sikh Games, and how Library staff gained new collection items, connections and knowledge.

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Folders containing ephemera from the 1969 Australian Federal election with labels on the spines for the corresponding political party

Election ephemera collected during the 1969 Australian federal election

National Library takes poll position to collect the 2025 federal election
14 Apr 2025

The National Library of Australia is asking Australians to donate campaign material from the 2025 federal election.

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Poster about the Australian wool industry written in French

Henri Wattinne, 1936 ventes totales d'Australasie 1937 : d'apres les statistiques de messrs Dalvety & Co, 1938, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3609085861

The land of the golden fleece: The wool industry in Australia
07 Apr 2025

Inspired by one of our latest acquisitions, learn a bit about the history of the Australian wool industry.

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Woman, Dr Christina Thompson, standing in the Special Collections Reading Room, leaning on a table with a large portrait on it and smiling

Dr Christina Thompson with Willaim Hodges, Otoo, King of Otaheite [i.e. Tahiti], 1773, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-134429610

The introduction of writing in Polynesia
02 Apr 2025

Learn about Dr Christina Thompson's experience as a Creative Arts Fellow researching the introduction of writing in Polynesia.

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Cover of 'The Australian Home Beautiful' magazine featuring an illustration of a large yellow house with lots of windows, two balconies and a curved wall on a sunny day

The Australian Home Beautiful, 2 July 1934, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2950922142

Build your knowledge of architecture
27 Mar 2025

See a few highlights from our collection in different formats that can be used to build your architectural knowledge. 

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Sepia-toned photo of oral historian Hazel de Berg smiling while interviewing Michael Terry

Hazel de Berg with her tape recorder, interviewing Michael Terry, 1964, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-140522717

Hazel de Berg oral history collection added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register
27 Mar 2025

The Library is proud to house this collection, which preserves the voices of 1,290 Australians.

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Black text reading 'Library Council' on a blue background
National Library welcomes two new Council appointments
26 Mar 2025

The National Library of Australia in Canberra has welcomed the appointment of two Council members.

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National Library building under construction

National Capital Development Commission, The National Library of Australia under construction, c. 1967, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-147040537

What’s On in April 2025 at the National Library
25 Mar 2025

Children and families are well catered-for at the National Library this April.

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Leaflet with a large image of three students, bold text reading 'AUS & YOU' and some information about The Australian Union of Students

National Union of Australian University Students / Australian Union of Students, AUS & you: students working together, 1981, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-450381672

Dr Tets Kimura smiling and sitting at a table in the Special Collections Reading Room with material relating to Japanese fashion spread out in front of him

2023 National Library of Australia Fellow, Dr Tets Kimura

​​Fellowships 2026: Explore, question, discover and share​
17 Mar 2025

Applications for 2026 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 17 March 2025.

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