The Library has an immense collection of 19th century music published in Australia, material about contemporary Australian composers and 20th century popular music published in Australia.

Our Australian newspaper collections include digitised historic and modern newspapers accessible online.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is usually the first stop for statistics information.

We hold 200,000+ Australian topographic maps from 1900 onward. This guide helps you find current and historical maps at various scales in our collection.

A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A Commonwealth bill can be introduced into either house of Parliament, unless it is a money bill which must be introduced in the lower house.

A guide to finding biographies.

Find out how to access and use BDM records to link generations and branches of your family.

Learn how to access historical gazetteers, Ordnance Survey maps, and early atlases to uncover your family's origins in England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.

A Bill which has received Royal Assent becomes an Act.

A bill is a proposal for a new law which is debated by Parliament. There are separate sets of bills for both the Houses of Commons and Lords.