Christopher Cheng, illustrated by Di Wu

With the Opalgate Foundation’s support, we are creating a new lifelong learning space on our website.

Australians love dogs—big dogs, little dogs, fluffy couch potatoes and hardy working dogs.

This is one of the unexpected stories of Fred Ward aka Captain Thunderbolt, who was known as the ‘gentleman bushranger’.

The voices of Australia’s gutsy women journalists are being brought to life in a new season of the National Library of Australia’s podcast, Bookmark This.  

Hopes & Fears: Australian Migration Stories showcases how migrants, who have come from all parts of the globe, have helped to make Australia one of the most diverse nations in the world.

Margaret Lilardia Tucker MBE was a significant Aboriginal activist and one of the first Aboriginal women to publish for mainstream audiences.

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The National Library of Australia’s collection includes the Albert Medal awarded to Aya-I-Ga, known as Neighbour, for gallantry.

The Near Western Islands comprise Badu, Mabuiag, Moa and Naghir Islands.

Nature journaling is a wonderful way to document the natural world around you and learn more about it at the same time.