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A group of four people who are very colourfully dressed, holding signs in a park. There are more groups of colourful people in the background.

Jiayuan (Tyr) Liang, The LGBTIQA+ Communities Assemble at Light Square Before at the Pride March, Adelaide, 5 November, 2022, nla.obj-3144558245

Celebrating Pride Month with new collection items
24 May 2023

See some new photographs in our collection, taken at 2022 Pride events held in Adelaide and Perth.

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A black and white image of a man holding a microphone on a stand with 2 hands. He is holding the mic close to his mouth and has his eyes shut. He is wearing a black t-shirt and jeans.

Leigh Henningham, Brian Johnson, lead vocalist with AC/DC performing during the Back in Black Tour, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Victoria, 27-28 February, 1981, nla.obj-3128575954

Celebrating 50 years of AC/DC
12 Apr 2023

To celebrate this milestone, we are sharing 3 recently acquired photographs of the band

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Parliament House at sunset, lit up with an image of Queen Elizabeth II and the words 'In memoriam'.
Capturing public reactions to the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
06 Sep 2023

Photographer David Paterson documented public reactions to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Four ballet dancers posing with their arms out and leaning in various directions

Bodenwieser Ballet performance of Blue Danube Waltz, with Moira Claux, Elaine Vallance, Nina Bascolo and Biruta Apens, 1953, nla.obj-234841849

Capturing movement: Dance photography and Gertrud Bodenwieser
11 Apr 2024

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

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Blue velvet structural artwork on a white pedestal in the Library foyer
Canberra Art Biennial on display at the Library
30 Sep 2024

For the next 4 weeks, the Library is one of 20 locations hosting contemporary mixed media artworks as part of the Canberra Art Biennial.

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Antique map showing a partial outline of Australia
Blaeu map added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register
17 Apr 2023

The map includes details of the first sighting of Tasmania by Europeans and the first mapping of New Zealand

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2023 NLA Fellow Dr Adam Sundberg, 26 May 2023
Below the surface: Marine bio invaders
13 Jul 2023

For the uninitiated, the term ‘marine bioinvasions’ refers to invasive species that over time have been moved from one oceanic location to another, in turn causing detrimental effects on the environments they are introduced into. 

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Woman with brown hair and eyes, wearing a brown sweater, sitting at a desk in the Special Collection Reading Room, smiling at the camera. On the desk in front of her is an old book of music.
Behind the curtain of Australian classical music
05 Jan 2024

Explore the cultural politics of Australian art music with 2023 National Library of Australia Scholar Stephanie Shon.

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Husband and wife sitting at a table with a large cake and vases of flowers in front of them

John Joseph and Harriett Willson Denison celebrating their golden wedding anniversary, November 1939, nla.obj-151150861

Beginner’s guide to family history research
07 Aug 2024

See how to get started with your family history research and how the Library can help along the way.

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A man and woman, both Library volunteers, standing outside the Library on a sunny day smiling
Become a volunteer guide at the National Library
26 Sep 2024

Applications for volunteer guides are open now until 11:59pm on Tuesday 29 October 2024.

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Two men standing and leaning against a small passenger plane in front of an aircraft hangar

Horrie Miller (right) and Jim Woods standing with MacRobertson Miller Aviation Lockheed DL-1A Vega Special passenger aircraft VH-UVK in front of hangar at Maylands Aerodrome, Perth, c.1938, nla.obj-148194215

Aviation families in our collection
19 Feb 2024

Explore some of the prominent aviation families in the collection

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A person standing in front of a bookshelf, holding a magnifying glass up to the shelf. They are also holding an ipad with a website showing on it.
Australia’s books + our shelves: The National Library of Australia seeks a complete collection
06 May 2024

The Library has an ambitious mission: to assemble a complete collection of Australian published work.

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