Highlights collection items in our catalogue from the 5 major island clusters in the Torres Straits Region.

The Top Western Islands comprise Boigu, Dauan and Saibai Islands.

If they were well behaved, convicts were not usually required to serve out their full term.

The Thursday Island group comprising Thursday Island (TI), Horn Island, Prince of Wales and Hammond Islands.

Our collections document the history and development of dramatic and comic theatre in Australia.

Our theatre and performance music collections showcase the music Australians were listening to throughout the 20th century.

Convict journals provide a glimpse of convict life on the voyage to Australia, and sometimes accounts of colonial life. There are very few convict journals which have survived.

Use this guide to access resources related to the 1967 Referendum's questions and results, the significance of the 'Yes' vote, related misconceptions about voting rights and its lasting impact.

Legislation, also known as statutes or Acts of Parliament, is the written law made by Parliament. In any year the Parliament may vote on new Acts of Parliament to create new laws or vote to change, or amend, older Acts of Parliament. 

Find out more about the constitutional context, the activism that led to change and key resources documenting the fight for recognition and justice for First Nations people.