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

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

Learn about 2025 National Library of Australia Fellow John Morrissey's research into poet and environmentalist Judith Wright. 

Browse photographs from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics to learn the top tips for how to watch a sports game.

Sylvia Martin has spent decades writing about women who lived in the early part of the 20th century. Find out how a photograph sparked the inspiration for the subject of her latest biography Double Act.

Reflecting on the Australian response to AIDS Oral History Project.

A gift from the Ralf Iannuzzi Memorial Trust is helping us to digitise some of our rarest items. 

Learn about our Enlighten 2024 illuminations and find your home at your National Library.

We’ve compiled a list of study tips with a sporting twist to help you kick some goals in the educational arena.

Hear from NLA Fellow Dr Gwyn McClelland about his research and time at the Library.

Learn about the opening of the Library building in 1968 and how collection storage has changed over the years.

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