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A group of people in colorful winter gear stand on a vast expanse of snow and ice, looking towards a large orange icebreaker ship in the distance

Felicity Jenkins, Expeditioners form a line on the sea ice off Davis Station to farewell the Aurora Australis and wintering expeditioners returning home, Antarctica, 1998, nla.obj-144071241

Antarctica: Journeys on the ice
10 Oct 2026 | 10:00am - 11:00am

Join National Library curators, with Antarctic station leader Rebecca Jeffcoat and expeditioner Stephanie Pfennigwerth on a journey through our extensive Antarctic collection. 

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Canberra Writers Festival 2026: Opening Night
15 Oct 2026 | 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Join us for this special 10th anniversary opening event, For the Love of Books, with a stellar panel of national and international writers.

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