Learn about the mantlepiece display at the entrance to our Hopes and Fears: Australian Migration Stories exhibition.

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Dive into the transformative period of Japan's history as it transitioned from feudal isolation to modernisation with the decline of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Meiji Restoration.

The Library has recently acquired a journal recording the first Russian Antarctic expedition in 1819-21.

Learn about the real school ship Sobraon behind Sarah Luke and NLA Publishing's children's book Marion and the Forty Thieves.

Joanne Anderton, illustrated by Karen Erasmus

Emma Allen & Lisa Coutts

We held for the Great Debate and the Great Student Debate during Social Sciences Week 2025.

A lively evening of discussion and debate as we explored the power of social media to bring us together or tear us apart.

A lively evening of discussion and debate exploring the power of sport to bring us together or push us apart.

Learn about the evolution of legal deposit and how it works in Australia today.