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A group of people at dusk standing beside small telescopes and pointing at the sky.

Philip Gostelow, Amateur astronomers gazing through telescopes into the night sky during the Murchison Astrofest, Western Australia, 17 August 2013, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-153314469

Exploring the universe: Australia’s history with astronomy

12 Aug 2025

Look to the stars with stories and collections that tell Australia's role in space exploration.

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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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Celia Craig, a woman with very short brown hair, smiling and holding large book of sheet music with the title 'Symphonic Overture'

Exploring the letters of legendary musician Miriam Hyde with Celia Craig

11 Sep 2024

Read about Creative Arts Fellow Celia Craig's experience of exploring the papers of musician Miriam Hyde.

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Man with short black hair and black glasses in a short-sleeved checkered shirt smiling and sitting at a desk with a Chinese language newspaper on it

Exploring the experiences of Chinese migrants in Australia

27 Feb 2024

Using the Library’s English and Chinese language material, Dr Yao-Tai Li set out to examine the daily experiences of Chinese migrants since the 1970s.

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Rows of shelves filled with colourful books and doorways lined down the middle

Explore ‘Bibliomania: Stories from inside and outside the book’ at the Library

12 Jul 2024

Participate in the Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference 2024 at the National Library.

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Panoramic photo of Canberra taken from a helicopter on a clear day

Col Ellis, Panorama of Canberra taken from helicopter platform, Canberra, 2013, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-153517684

Explore Canberra in the Library’s collections

07 Mar 2025

Be inspired by these highlights from our collection to discover more of Canberra.

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An image of a man leaning on one arm and looking to the left. The image has a pink colour wash over it.

Tim Ross

Events happening in October 2023 at the National Library

27 Sep 2023

We are blooming with events for you to attend this October.

Media release

Professor Glyn Davis AC

Events happening in November 2023 at the National Library

26 Oct 2023

Attend our events and learn something new this November.

Media release

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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2021 National Library of Australia Fellow Dr Anna Dziedzic

Early constitutions: A new wave of governance

07 Sep 2023

Hear from Dr Anna Dziedzic about her experience as a 2021 National Library Fellow and her research about the movement of constitution texts and ideas across Oceania.

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