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

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.

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.

Delve into the referendum's impact, ongoing challenges and key milestones, including land rights, constitutional recognition and efforts to close the gap.

The Library has a diverse collection of materials documenting the history of Australian musical performance.

The Library has the largest collection of sheet music in the country, with over 300,000 items. The bulk of the collection relates to Australian composers, performers and music publishing houses.

The Near Western Islands comprise Badu, Mabuiag, Moa and Naghir Islands.

The printed collections at the National Library contain substantial collections of older legislation in print, though these may not be complete sets. 

How to find statistics in the Library and elsewhere

Our overseas newspaper collections include digitised historic and modern newspapers accessible online, as well as newspapers in microform and paper formats.