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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Book covers side by side for the Artists of the National Library of Australia books about Olive Cotton and Wolfgang Sievers
Famous Australian artists showcased in book series from NLA Publishing
08 Jan 2025

Two new books in The Artists of the National Library of Australia series will be published in February 2025.

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Looking over the shoulder of woman with black curly hair as she look at the cover of an old book about knitting and wool. More similar books are scattered across the table in front of her

2023 National Library of Australia Fellow Dr Lorinda Cramer

Fellowships 2025: Find that missing piece and see your research come together
12 Mar 2024

Applications for 2025 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 12 March 2024

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A woman smiling with collection material in the National Library's Special Collections Reading Room

2025 National Library of Australia Creative Arts Fellow, Julie Gough

Fellowships 2027: Explore, question, discover and share
23 Feb 2026

Applications for 2027 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 23 February 2026.

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Title page of the musical score for Mozart's Marriage of Figaro

W.A. Mozart (1756–1791), Boosey and Sons’ Complete Edition of Mozart’s Opera, Figaro, for Voice and Pianoforte, with English and Italian Words, London: Boosey and Sons, 1854–1864, Hince Collection (Music), MUS Hince 2 collection M 76, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8596647

Figaro!
02 May 2024

Searching for the 18th-century character in the Library's rare books and music collections.

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