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

Explore some of the speculative fiction reads in the collection and how they can help future generations understand society in the time they were written.

There is no denying that Mavis Robertson lived a fascinating life. In fact, according to Dr Alice Garner, ‘her experiences in the Communist Party, the peace movement, early women’s liberation, documentary making and later in the development of industry and compulsory superannuation, offered a very interesting pathway into understanding some significant moments in Australian history’.

Applications for 2025 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 12 March 2024

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

Heartfelt condolences are extended to her family on behalf of the Director General and staff from the National Library of Australia.

The National Library of Australia is calling on Australians with Indian heritage to add their story and experiences to the national collection.

The Library has recently acquired 3 photographs from a Rational Dress Movement picnic in 1895.

Our Enlighten 2024 illuminations use the Library’s remarkable and ever-growing pictures collection to represent diverse connections to place and Country.

Dive into the works of great female writers held in the Library's rare books collection.

Using the Library’s English and Chinese language material, Dr Yao-Tai Li set out to examine the daily experiences of Chinese migrants since the 1970s.

Be illuminated at the National Library this March.