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visual diary spread with 12 personal photographs showing Tim Curry and Richard O'Brien

Personal photographs in Visual diary 5 - Photo portraits, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3674887841 

I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey: explore the papers of Jim Sharman
21 Nov 2025

Enter the time warp and explore the Rocky Horror Picture Show script and Jim Sharman’s visual diaries, now on Trove.

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A smiling woman in a black top stands in front of a wall of books featuring NLA Publishing titles

Jess from NLA Publishing standing in front of the NLA Publishing section in the Bookshop

2025 Christmas gift guide from NLA Publishing
21 Nov 2025

Wrap up your Christmas gift list with our guide from NLA Publishing.

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A black and white portrait of Dennis Lillee wearing cricket whites. A jumper is draped over his right shoulder.

Australian Information Service, Dennis Lillee, fast bowler, 23 October 1975, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-148817354

A memorable year for Australian men's cricket
20 Nov 2025

Two Ashes test series’, the first Cricket World Cup, and a test match tour by the West Indies. 1975 was a memorable year for Australian men’s cricket. 

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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
17 Nov 2025

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

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Black and white photo of a baby koala clinging to the back of a largeer koala, who's sitting on a branch

Two koalas in a tree, 1930, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-148977738

Voices of Aussie wildlife conservation
14 Nov 2025

Hear from some of the people working to protect Australia's incredible wildlife. 

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Black and white photo of Gough Whitlam speaking at Parliament House surrounded by reporters

Australian Information Service, Gough Whitlam speaking on the steps of Parliament House, Parliament House, Canberra, 11 November 1975, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-147274349

Images of the Dismissal
11 Nov 2025

On the 50th anniversary of the ‘Dismissal’ learn about one of the most controversial events in Australian political history.

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Dr Jorien van Beukering sitting at a table with books across it.

2024 National Library of Australia Scholar Dr Jorien van Beukering

Exploring the unacknowledged children of Colonial Indonesia with Dr Jorien van Beukering
04 Nov 2025

Hear from one of our 2024 National Library of Australia Scholars about her research in the Indonesian collection. 

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Two newspaper front covers in a display case. The headline on both reads, 'Vietnam waifs fly in'.
Elaine Moir: ‘The waif smuggler’ during the Vietnam War
27 Oct 2025

Exploring 1975: The Vietnam War and Operation Babylift

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Man, Professor Robin Gerster, smiling and sitting at a table in the Special Collections Reading Room with manuscipt material in front of him

2024 National Library of Australia Fellow Professor Robin Gerster

Working with HS Williams
23 Oct 2025

Learn about National Library Fellow Professor Robin Gerster's research into the life of historian Harold S. Williams and Williams' historical research in Japan.

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Seven librarians of the National Library sitting or standing around a table talking, smiling and looking at laptops
Researching your family history remotely: Discovering the Library’s eResources
08 Oct 2025

Online genealogy resources make it easier than ever to dive into your family history from the comfort of home. 

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Group of Papua New Guineans in traditional dress, including feathered headpieces, at the Independence Day Celebration.

Terence and Margaret Spencer, Independence Day Celebration, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 1975, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-145645567

Papua New Guinea: 50 years of Independence
16 Sep 2025

Explore parliamentary debates relating to the Independence of Papua New Guinea.

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Action shot during a netball game as a women jumps up to prevent another from scoring

Rachel Bach, New South Wales player Jayda Grant preparing to shoot during the inaugural First Nations Netball Tournament, Melbourne, Victoria, 2024, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3433581878

Photographs of the inaugural First Nations netball tournament
20 Aug 2025

View photos from Australia's inaugural First Nations netball tournament, now in Trove.

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