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Two ladies in nurses uniforms standing either side of an old car that is covered in Red Cross logos and images.

Mrs Fisher and Mrs Vaughan with a Red Cross float entered in the 'Back to Brim' parade, Easter 1983, courtesy Australian Red Cross Heritage Archives.

2024 Community Heritage Grants applications now open

05 Mar 2024

Applications are now open for the 2024 Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program.

Media release

A selection of Australian Red Cross Society films in circular and rectangular cases.

A selection of films from the Australian Red Cross Society (Heritage Archives).

2023 Community Heritage Grant recipients announced

13 Nov 2023

59 community-led organisations have received a 2023 Community Heritage Grant.

Media release

Special presentation copy of The Narrow Road to the Deep North, London: Chatto & Windus, 2014. Image: National Library of Australia

2022 new collection item highlights

10 Jan 2023

The National Library is always adding new and exciting items into its collections every year, and 2022 was no exception.

Blog

Black and white photo of two women, Dorothy Tangney and Enid Lyons, walking together towards the entrance of Old Parliament House

Photo of Dorothy Tangney and Enid Lyons entering Parliament House in 1943, from the Papers of Dorothy Margaret Tangney, 1938-1986, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3190082597

'They gave me a marvellous reception': Australian women, democracy and the 1943 Federal Election

13 Sep 2024

Explore the papers of three women involved in the 1943 Federal Election: Enid Lyons, Dorothy Tangney and Jessie Street.

Blog

The cover of Alexis Wright's book 'Praiseworthy.' The cover is black with a yellow abstract brushstroke.

Alexis Wright, Praiseworthy, 2023

'Praiseworthy' by Alexis Wright shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award

23 Apr 2024

The Library nominated Praiseworthy for this significant prize.

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