We spoke to Dr Bill Mihalopoulos about his research using the Harold S Williams collection and time at the Library. 

Dr Angélique Stastny presented a lecture on her 2021 National Library Fellowship research about anti-colonial activist publications in Australia and the Pacific.

There are numerous guides and bibliographies available to help you navigate the Library's vast collections.

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The posters on this page were published during times of conflict.

The Library encourages the reporting of wrongdoing under the Public Interest Disclosure Act and will act on disclosures where appropriate and protect Disclosers from any reprisals or threats of reprisals as a result of making a disclosure.

See some of the creative works from our collections have come out of copyright and into the public domain this year.

Every year, on 1 January, creative works come out of copyright and into the public domain.

The Friends of the National Library of Australia present an opportunity to question two of Australia’s most eminent and most productive historians.

Explore the Prout Collection, featuring 2 oil paintings, 41 watercolours, and 38 pencil and wash drawings by John Skinner Prout, created between 1841 and 1848. This collection showcases stunning Tasmanian landscapes, including scenes of Hobart, Mount Wellington, and Port Arthur, alongside views of New South Wales and Victoria. Prout, a self-trained artist who emigrated to Australia in 1840, captured the essence of the Australian landscape, leaving a lasting influence on colonial art.

Use this guide to help find and access resources about the movements that have shaped social and cultural change in Australia.