Find a range of materials about Australia’s 500 local governments which manage many of the local issues and services that impact the daily lives of residents.

This guide will help you find information about court cases in law reports and how to access them both at the National Library and online.

The Library has a small but significant collection of Indigenous music. This includes music both written by Indigenous people and interpreted by Europeans from interactions with Indigenous people.

Find out how to access over 60,000 passes issued to Indian people who came to Fiji as indentured labourers.

A good place to find recently published Australian material is through the Recent Australian Publications (RAP) service from Trove.

The major official sources of Australian colonial statistics are available on microform as part of the ABS Colonial Microfiche collection.

Gazetteers are listings of places and can provide useful details, such as territorial division, location, alternate names, population size, and more.

Use this guide for tips and hints for finding and using Government gazettes in your research.

Find key resources from federal, state, territory and local governments, explore notable collections and discover how to access materials that have shaped Australia’s political history.

Find useful tips and things to keep in mind here as you start your family history journey.