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.

Learn about the opening of the Library building in 1968 and how collection storage has changed over the years.

A fascinating panel discussion that explored the issues faced by Australian women with Indian heritage.

Discover love, creativity, politics, family and more with historically and culturally significant letters from writers such as Jane Austen, Judith Wright, Henry Lawson, Mem Fox and Senator Neville Bonner AO, as well as inspiring new letters from modern Australians like Kate Forsyth, David Brooks, Maggie Mackellar, Ranjana Srivastava and Sam Wallman.

Photographs, programs, cast lists, souvenir booklets, invitations and ephemera relating to Australian ballet, plus personal papers of Geoffrey Ingram and Edouard and Xenia Borovansky.

Learn about the themes explored in the 1975: Living in the Seventies exhibition including Good Vibes and We are Women

Oral history interviews with Charles Perkins, a key figure in Aboriginal rights, alongside a pilot project on how people form mental maps. It also includes ongoing interviews for the 'Seven Years On' project, launched in 1995, which focuses on emerging Aboriginal leaders. This collection offers valuable insights into Aboriginal activism, leadership, and personal stories that have shaped history.

Papers, including manuscripts on Philippine ethnography, books and pamphlets in various languages on a wide range of subjects with a focus on the Philippines, photographs and printed and manuscript maps collected by Henry Otley Beyer.

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With new people and cultures come new ideas and practices. These could be new foods, new religions, new art forms or even new sports.

Explore some of the crime-fiction reads in the collection and how they can help readers learn more about Australian culture, history and place.