Module

This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: History for Year 8 students. It adopts an inquiry learning approach that develops students’ skills in investigating Asia-Pacific societies in depth.

Census information is useful for the study of historical and contemporary statistics and population trends.

Portfolio Budget Statements inform Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to Government outcomes by agencies within the portfolio.

2121 books, pamphlets, programs, periodicals and plays published between 1755 and 1972. 

Letters are for life. Join the world-famous Ms Constance Spry's Letter Writing Service for a creative workshop in celebration of the humble art of correspondence.

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.

2025 National Library of Australia Fellow Dr Alexis Bergantz shared his Fellowship research on the history of the South Pacific Commission.

Ten signed stencil prints by Pablo Picasso. 54 sketchbooks of John Power, a small group of personal papers of Power, and 262 books relating to art and architecture.

Selected letters from the National Library's vast collections have been paired with responses from contemporary Australians in this new publication.

The Library nominated Praiseworthy for this significant prize.