Have you heard about the Pink Bans of the 1970s? Learn about this little-recorded aspect of Australian history with comics-journalist, cartoonist and 2023 Friends Creative Arts Fellow Sam Wallman.

Learn about the research of 2024 Asia Study Grant recipient Dr Anita Dewi.

From cozy mysteries to courtroom dramas, heists to whodunits, Australia’s literary history has been filled with snoops and sleuths seeking out any number of secrets.

Strut down the catwalk of Australian fashion history with the Library’s collection.

Dive into the world of wacky advertising from decades past.

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

Explore the crossover of two masters of their crafts with these beautiful sketches and designs.

Take a look at some of the letters sent from overseas to friends and family back in Australia during the First and Second World Wars.

Explore the dance style of Gertrud Bodenwieser through photographs with 2023 National Library Fellow Wesley Lim.

Today, we can find the meaning of a word online. In the past, we only had physical dictionaries. (I had a 1980 reprint of The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary (1976), covered in royal blue contact paper.)

Take a look at some of the postcards we hold from the first half of the twentieth century and the messages they were sent with.

Hear from NLA Fellow Dr Gwyn McClelland about his research and time at the Library.