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Mark McKenna is one of Australia’s leading historians, based at the University of Sydney.

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Professor John Maynard is a Worimi man from the Port Stephens region of New South Wales.

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Erika Feller is a distinguished international lawyer and humanitarian advocate who has shaped global refugee protection through her groundbreaking work with the United Nations and her commitment to upholding human rights.

The Eric Rolls Memorial Lecture highlights the work of Australia’s environmental scientists and writers.

We have been selectively collecting Australian printed ephemera since the early 1960s so we can tell the story of Australian life, culture, and major events and issues.

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Looking at Polynesia on a world map can be deceiving, as the vast majority of the Polynesian islands appear as near-identical green specks scattered across vast oceanic areas.

Use this guide to help find and access resources in our collection about Australia's climate action protests, anti-mining protests and the Franklin Dam blockade. 

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Authors have used the beauty, harshness and problems of our land to tell their stories, often basing their stories in familiar locations and using their reaction to a particular environment as the central theme.

The Library’s Enterprise Agreement sets out workplace arrangements for the Library’s employees.

We invite you to experience our 2026 Enlighten projection, The Page Turner by local artists Eleanor and Giovanni.