News & Media | National Library of Australia (NLA)

News & Media

Showing 169 - 180 of 321 results
Front page of the Port Denison Times and Bowen Advocate

The Port Denison Times and Bowen Advocate, (Qld.), 13 December 1904, nla.gov.au/nla.news-page32436856

More than 90 Queensland newspapers added to Trove
23 Jan 2026

Queensland’s history is now easier to search online.

News
Grit and Gold gallery game begins
More than a medal: An introduction to Grit & Gold
16 Jun 2023

Learn more about the story behind the National Library of Australia's new exhibition.

Blog
National Library Special Collections Research and support Team
Most common family history questions we get asked at the Library: Part 1
17 Aug 2023

In the first of two blogs, learn about birth certificates, First Nations family history, electoral rolls, and cemetery records.

Blog
Family history desk common questions blog
Most common family history questions we get asked at the Library: Part 2
25 Aug 2023

In our second blog, find out how to find information on births, deaths, addresses and property records.

Blog
A row of empty theatre seats with 'reserved' signs

National Library of Australia's heritage Theatre

National Library announces 2026 events program
19 Jan 2026

In 2026 the National Library of Australia presents a rich and varied program of new talks and ideas, along with our long-running flagship lectures. Read about what's coming up.

Media release
A silver and wooden plaque, glass trophy and framed certificate for the 2024 CBCA Laurie Copping Award given to the National Library
National Library awarded the CBCA Laurie Copping Award
16 Aug 2024

We are honoured to have received the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Laurie Copping Award for Distinguished Services to Children's Literature in the ACT.

News
Woman looking at items in a filing cabinet in library stacks
National Library of Australia set to evolve national resource sharing
07 May 2024

The Library is making it easier for Trove Partner organisations to provide inter-library loan and document copying service to their patrons.

Media release
An illustration of four children walking towards a covered area where there are two groups of children and being taught by two teachers. There are hills in the background and several birds flying in the sky.

Thomas Stevens, illustration in Kantina, Kuula, Ngurra, 1985, nla.obj-3285322250

National Library of Australia unveils Wangka Wakaṉutja: The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre
16 Feb 2026

A major exhibition and an important new book showcase the decades-long, remarkable efforts of the Papunya community to record language and culture and keep it alive.

Media release
An open notebook with handwritten text in black ink

Handwritten manuscript for Old Blastus of Bandicoot from the Papers of Miles Franklin 1887-[ca. 1931], nla.gov.au/nla.obj-229628535

National Library releases out-of-copyright works
02 Jan 2025

Explore items in the National Library’s collection that enter the public domain this year, including the unpublished works of Miles Franklin and Chester Wilmot.

News
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.

Media release
Black text reading 'Library Council' on a blue background
National Library welcomes two Council appointments
07 Mar 2025

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

News
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.

News

Need help?

Our librarians are here to guide you.

Ask a librarian