We are striving to increase the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees in our workforce and to continue to build respectful relationships with communities and connect them with our collections.

We have a richly diverse mix of staff, including strong workforce representation of women, people with disability and people from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Photographer David Paterson documented public reactions to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

In 2023, the Seymour Biography Lecture was delivered by Professor Chris Wallace.

In the second part of our sports stories series, we turn our attention to books by and about the Australian athletes on the basketball and tennis courts and in the swimming pool.

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Australians make heroes of their most famous sportsmen and women, with the cricketer Sir Donald Bradman, Olympian Cathy Freeman and the racehorse Phar Lap among the most celebrated figures in the Australian sporting scene.

Nature enthusiasts and booklovers alike are in for a treat as the second edition of the bestselling NLA Publishing title World Heritage Sites of Australia will be released.

The Asian language collections cover a broad range of formats and focus on contemporary Asia from the 19th century onwards 

Peter Valentine

Hugh Tranter