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Black and white photo of a small child playing with a wooden box and a hammer

C. R. Gotts, Philip Gotts, playing with a wooden box, 1921, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-144214274

Thinking outside the box: Creative approaches to family history research
01 Aug 2025

See our outside-the-box strategies to help you uncover the hidden branches of your family tree.

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Photo of women from the dance group Bollydance Dipti in pink costumes taking a selfie in a crowd

Aishah Kenton, Bollydance Dipti dancers taking a selfie at the Indian Film Festival in Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria, 17 August, 2024, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3428627828

Indian Diaspora in Australia documented through photography and oral histories
05 Aug 2025

We asked Australians with Indian heritage to help us build our collection and these materials are now online. 

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NLA Publishing to release first comprehensive biography of Charles Weston
05 Aug 2025

NLA Publishing to release first comprehensive biography of Charles Weston

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Portrait of Dr Marie-Louise Ayres
Dr Ayres to retire as Director-General
04 Aug 2025

Director-General, Dr Marie-Louise Ayres FAHA has announced her intention to retire in April 2026. 

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Mountain biker in full gear riding a rocky, dirt path

Mandy Lamont, Remy Blair riding in the All-Mountain Enduro race during the Cannonball Mountain Bike Festival, high alpine Panorama trail, Thredbo, New South Wales, 2025, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3613430477

Documenting regional sport and competitive events
31 Jul 2025

Score! We’ve commissioned photos of different sports in Australia, including rock climbing, mountain biking and woodchopping.

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Katherine Parr’s handwriting and signature in a copy of A Sermon of Saint Chrysostom

Katherine Parr’s handwriting and signature in a copy of A Sermon of Saint Chrysostom (1542). Image by permission of Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe.

Gorgeous books and royal annotations
07 Aug 2025

We stepped into the private libraries of one of history’s most infamous royal couples and discovered how ink, margins, and manuscript flourishes reveal more than meets the eye.

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Coloured image featuring headshots of two women smiling at the camera. In the middle of the image is a collection of four sketches of Australian animals.

Stephanie Owen Reeder and Ingrid Bartkowiak

Science Week Online Learning Peculiar Parents Author Talk
13 Aug 2025

Learn about the features, habitat and behaviours of some truly peculiar Australian animals in this interactive online learning session.

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Portrait of Judith Wright

Terry Milligan, Portrait of Judith Wright, c. 1998, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1891350

The environmental vision of Judith Wright with Prof John Morrissey
14 Aug 2025

Join Prof John Morrissey for a discussion about his recent Fellowship research focused on the environmental writing of renowned Australian poet and author Judith Wright.

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Fellowship talk
Cover of the What a Ripper book and a photo of Tim Ross
What a Ripper! with Tim Ross and special guest Mary Featherston
30 Aug 2025

To celebrate his latest book What a Ripper! 60 everyday objects that shaped Australia, Tim Ross is being joined on stage by one of the designers featured in the book, Mary Featherston.

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