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Books and octavos of various colours and binding from the Ferguson Collection on shelves

The Ferguson Collection situated in the National Library stacks

Honouring a legacy through digitisation

22 Jul 2025

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

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Advertisement for Macrobertson's chocolate for their 75th anniversary with illustrations of their various chocolates

'Advertising', The Australian Women's Weekly, 22 July 1955, nla.gov.au/nla.news-page4813566

From pantry to print: Classic Aussie brands in 'The Weekly'

10 Jul 2025

Stroll down memory lane and explore how iconic Aussie pantry staples were advertised in the 1940s and 50s.

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A man with grey hair and brown and grey beard and moustache standing in front of blurred out trees

Professor Brett Sutton AO

What’s On in July 2025 at the National Library

24 Jun 2025

Escape the chilly weather at the National Library this July.

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Painting of a humpback whale and its calf

Detail from Peculiar Parents book

A new picture book celebrating our diverse wildlife to be released by NLA Publishing

03 Jun 2025

Welcome to the charmingly funny and perfectly peculiar world of Aussie animal mums and dads, and their awesome kids.

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Sepia-toned photo of 16 members of the Australian National Council of Women standing with Dame Maria Ogilvie Gordon on the steps in front of a building

[Members of the Australian National Council of Women with Dame Maria Ogilvie Gordon (centre front), Melbourne, ca. 1930s], nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136817881

Sharing the journey to equality online through Trove

30 May 2025

With support from Library Patrons, we have digitised the collections of some of Australia’s most remarkable women leaders.

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Dr Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun sitting at a computer in the Main Reading Room and smiling

2024 Asia Study Grant recipient Dr Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun

Connecting law, religion and politics with the history of blasphemy in Indonesia

29 May 2025

Hear from Dr Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun, one of our 2024 Asia Study Grant recipients, about her research.

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A screenshot of The National Library of Australia's home page with top banner, search field and collection cards.

Celebrating our win at the 2025 Australian Web Awards

27 May 2025

We've won! Our website took the top award in the Government category at the 2025 Australian Web Awards.

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Bookplate cafe at the Library set up with long tables set with white table cloths, wine glasses and flowers

Interior of Bookplate restaurant at the National Library of Australia.

What’s On in June 2025 at the National Library

27 May 2025

Attend one of our noteworthy events at the National Library in June.

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A hand wearing a blue glove holds the bottom right corner of a map of Antarctica including the handwritten words 'Voyages of Exploration Led By Phillip Law 1954-66'

Voyages of Exploration Led by Phillip Law [detail], c. 1966, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2062582

Support the National Library’s 2025 Tax Time Appeal

26 May 2025

The National Library is asking for donations to help digitise their Antarctica collections.

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A woman with short hair and glasses smiles and looks at the camera while she holds a folded document in her hands. In the background are bookshelves with books and an open box on a trolley.

Mrs Judith Bartholomeusz, 2023 National Library of Australia Summer Scholar

'Buried treasure': Caroline Chisholm in the manuscripts collection

23 May 2025

In 2024, Judith Bartholomeusz dove into the manuscripts collection to explore the career of Caroline Chisholm, and how it was influenced by ideas of 'utopias'.

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