Media releases from previous years
Listed below are media releases from the National Archives of Australia for the following years:
2017 | 2016 | 2015 |2014 |2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
Media releases for 2017
There were 13 media releases in 2017.
Time to recognise Australian Government digital excellence
Friday, 3 November 2017
Significant awards recognising Australian Government excellence in digital information management are open for nominations.
Fragment of moon rock makes rare appearance
Monday, 4 September 2017
A fragment of moon rock, held by the National Archives of Australia, is making a rare appearance in the new exhibition From outback to outer space: Woomera 1...
Research scholarships announced
Monday, 11 September 2017
The National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) have awarded two new research scholarships to support continued exploratio...
Return of company records to Japan
Thursday, 20 July 2017
On Tuesday 18 July the National Archives of Australia agreed to return to Japan many thousands of archival records that were seized during World War II.
Gough Whitlam's Youth Revealed in New Exhibition
Thursday, 22 June 2017
A new exhibition at the National Archives of Australia in Canberra reveals the influences in youth that made Gough Whitlam an icon.
Safeguarding the nation's memory
Friday, 9 June 2017
The Australian Government today officially opened the new National Archives Preservation Facility in Canberra as part of its ongoing commitment to our nation.
Archives recognises digital excellence
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
The National Archives of Australia used the launch of Information Awareness Month in Canberra last night to highlight the need for executive level buy-in for...
New standard for creating and managing information
Friday, 28 April 2017
The National Archives of Australia will today launch a new Australian Government standard to help manage the government’s growing business information.
One hundred untold stories from World War I
Thursday, 20 April 2017
Men and women irreparably damaged by war– the gassed, the crippled, the insane – are among those who feature in One Hundred Stories, on show at the Nationa...
Report on Australian Government progress towards digital information management published
Thursday, 13 April 2017
Three-quarters of government agencies now manage their records digitally according to a new report by the National Archives of Australia.
Indigenous Australians at war
Friday, 24 March 2017
Two new exhibitions at the National Archives shine light on Indigenous Australians at war and the prejudice they faced at home when they returned – Facing Two Fronts: the fight for respect and ...
Funds for research into NT Chinese merchants and women in Australian politics
Thursday, 16 February 2017
The National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) have awarded two new scholarships to support research ...
Sex education, Chinese Anzacs … and more
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Sex education, Chinese Anzacs, Advance Australia Fair and CWA activism are some of the new topics on show in the National Archives' Memory of a Nation exhibi...
Media releases for 2016
There were 24 media releases in 2016.
Iconic Australian houses
Thursday, 24 November 2016
One of Canberra architect Enrico Taglietti's designs has been included in an exhibition that brings to life iconic Australian houses of the past 60 years – now on show at the National Archives in C...
The horrors of war continued at home for Anzacs
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
Australians can now track down the medical records of relatives who returned home from World War I, thanks to a project recently completed by the National Ar...
Royal visitors meet Dutch migrants at National Archives
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
Dutch migrants and generations of descendants were among the special guests to meet His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Net...
Digital excellence awards for top agencies
Tuesday, 1 November 2016
Commonwealth agencies with innovative digital projects are invited to nominate them for the National Archives of Australia 2017 Awards for Digital Excellence.
Wanted – chief information governance officers
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Technology alone will never be enough to manage the vast volume and variety of information created in today’s world, according to the National Archives of Au...
The stress of espionage
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Spying is a stressful occupation, especially if you choose to defect. It took its toll on Russia’s top spies in Australia in the 1950s, Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov.
Canberra artists top prestigious art prize
Thursday, 15 September 2016
Four artists from the Canberra region are among the top entrants in the revamped Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, which opens at the National A...
New prestige for revamped Waterhouse Prize
Thursday, 15 September 2016
After a two-year absence, the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize has burst onto the exhibition stage again, with a new and refreshed format, a wid...
Local company works with National Archives to preserve Australia's history for the future
Friday, 2 September 2016
The National Archives of Australia will shortly begin to move millions of Commonwealth records to the purpose-built National Archives Pre...
Funds to explore Rottnest Island prisoners and 1950s views of Aboriginal missions
Tuesday, 30 August 2016
The National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) have awarded two new scholarships to support postgradu...
Save your Census data for future generations
Tuesday, 2 August 2016
On Census night Australians have the opportunity to ensure their story is preserved as part of our national history.
Research guide launched to mark centenary of Whitlam's birth
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Gough Whitlam: guide to archives of Australia’s prime ministers, was launched today at the National Archives of Australia by former ALP S...
Stan Grant and Queen Victoria at the National Archives
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
With the Australian democratic system high on people’s minds at present, the National Archives has asked two prominent Australians to give their views in a s...
A new generation of fashionistas at the National Archives
Thursday, 26 May 2016
Faith Fashion Fusion: Muslim women's style in Australia opens today at the National Archives of Australia in Canberra. The exhibition explores the e...
National Archives provide expert assistance to Cuban colleagues
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
The National Archives of Australia will assist the Office of the City Historian in Havana, Cuba to conserve and preserve historic iron ga...
Archives recognises world-class digital achievers
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
The Australian National University (ANU) and the National Blood Authority (NBA) were the big winners at the National Archives of Australia’s Digital Excellen...
France and Australia launch shared archival history project
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Today, at the Ministry of Culture in Paris, the Governor -General of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), launch...
From Play School to Countdown: a trip down memory lane
Thursday, 7 April 2016
From Play School to Countdown, from Bellbird to Alvin Purple, early ABC television programs hold a special place in the heart of many Australians.
Funds to explore women in radio, immigrant doctors
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
The National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) have awarded two new scholarships to support postgraduate archival researc...
You’ve got mail – by Cobb & Co
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Horse-drawn Cobb & Co coaches were vital to Queenslanders from 1866 up until 1924. Bush dwellers relied on them for their mail – not only letters but thousan...
15 million items ready to roll
Friday, 5 February 2016
Work on the National Archives of Australia's new storage and preservation building is on track with the transfer of some 15 million items due to take place b...
National Archives helps agencies meet digital targets
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
The National Archives of Australia has developed two new products to help Commonwealth agencies achieve the Government’s Digital Continuity 2020 policy targets.
Director appointed for Northern Territory Archives Centre
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
The National Archives of Australia and the Northern Territory Department of Arts and Museums have announced the first appointment of an ongoing Director for ...
Vale Jim Carlton
Monday, 4 January 2016
The National Archives of Australia is saddened by the death of the Honourable Jim Carlton AO on 24 December.
Media releases for 2015
There were 30 media releases in 2015.
Vale John Bannon – also a great Australian historian
Monday, 14 December 2015
The National Archives of Australia has lost one of its staunchest supporters with the death of Dr John Bannon, says Director-General David Fricker.
The best of the Waterhouse art prize: reflecting on the fragility of our natural world
Friday, 27 November 2015
The very best of Australia’s natural science artworks have come together in Canberra for Magnified: 12 years of the Waterhouse Natural Sc...
Griffin and Weston – two men, two views on the greening of Canberra
Saturday, 21 November 2015
Two men who have individually left their mark on Canberra – Walter Burley Griffin and Charles Weston – just couldn’t see eye to eye when...
Awards for government digital excellence
Friday, 30 October 2015
The National Archives of Australia is again inviting Commonwealth agencies to nominate their trendsetting projects for this year’s Digital Excellence awards.
New digital requirements for the public sector
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
The National Archives is providing government agencies with a glimpse into the future with a policy that unveils government expectations on digital informati...
Australia's boy conscripts
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
A myth persists that, when war broke out in 1914, the Australian volunteers who enlisted had no defence training to draw on. In truth, Australia had been conscripting youngsters and training them ...
Family and Community Day at the National Archives
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
The National Archives will celebrate Canberra’s Family and Community Day on Monday 28 September with a full day of activities to help locals and visitors lea...
Safekeeping Australia's history
Monday, 14 September 2015
The future of Australia's 40 million Commonwealth records has been assured, with the construction of a new purpose-built preservation and storage facility co...
From ASIO surveillance to rock 'n' roll
Wednesday, 26 August 2015
From ASIO surveillance films to early rock 'n' roll clips and historical ABC and SBS footage, the people of Australia now have easier access to the nation's ...
Funds for Italian aliens and the Sino-Indian war research
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
The National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) have awarded two new scholarships to support postgraduate archival researc...
Unlocking the value of business information
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
A tool to help Australia's government agencies and private businesses preserve digital information for the future has been acclaimed in the prestigious Mande...
Aussie invention used to create television
Thursday, 13 August 2015
In 1934 Brisbane was the first city in Australia to have regular television broadcasts – although only for one hour a day to 18 receivers. It wasn’t until...
Discovering family origins
Friday, 31 July 2015
National Family History Month, launched at the National Archives in Adelaide on Friday (31 July), provides a wealth of advice for Australians keen to discover their origins.
Eye-witness moments from Gallipoli
Friday, 31 July 2015
And the following day my mate Young Duke was killed stone dead. He was sniping at the time and Len was observing for him and I was sitting down having...
New book to help Stolen Generations reconnect
Monday, 27 July 2015
A new book to help Aboriginal Stolen Generations from the Northern Territory discover and reconnect with their families and communities was launched today (2...
25 million scattered pages reveal the Dutch East India Company
Monday, 6 July 2015
Next year will mark the 400th anniversary of exploration of the west coast of Australia by Dirk Hartog and the Dutch. As part of an ongoi...
Aussie Anzacs feature on Imperial War Museums website
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
An international collaboration between the National Archives of Australia and the UK's Imperial War Museums (IWM) has ensured that Australian Anzacs are n...
National Archives exposes the ongoing impact of war
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
For many Anzacs, the horrors of war didn’t end when they returned home. Ongoing health problems – both physical and mental – often meant unemployment, disabi...
War brides: where there is war there is love
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
During World War I, more than 13,000 Australian soldiers married while overseas on service.
Public servants need new skills
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Every public servant needs the skills to create and manage digital government information, not only a small group of specialists, says the National Archives ...
Daily beer breaks for SA workers
Monday, 4 May 2015
Adelaide's early brewers, wine makers and black marketeers will be lurking in the shadows of the Franklin Hotel on Saturday when many of their secrets come o...
Digital awards recognise public service trend-setters
Monday, 4 May 2015
Public service trend-setters have been recognised for world-class digital achievements in the National Archives’ inaugural Digital Excellence Awards, announc...
Aboriginal diggers forced to pretend
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Aboriginal men, banned from serving in World War I, sometimes falsely identified themselves as nationalities such as part-Maori, Indian or black American so ...
Without Consent reveals the truth of Australia’s past
Monday, 30 March 2015
A new exhibition Without Consent: Australia's past adoption practices, at the National Archives of Australia, brings to light the previously hidden ...
Antarctic exhibition finishes traverse of Australia
Monday, 23 March 2015
An exhibition featuring a rare collection of Australian Antarctic artefacts has been viewed by more than 370,000 people during its national tour, which finis...
Migrant memories fading fast
Monday, 2 March 2015
There are only days left to catch the latest exhibition at the National Archives of Australia A Ticket to Paradise?
A contemporary new home for the nation's archival treasures
Thursday, 26 February 2015
The future of Australia's 40 million Commonwealth records has been assured, with a contract for a new purpose-built preservation and storage facility announc...
Former PMs battled over original Constitution
Thursday, 22 January 2015
A document that British and Australian prime ministers crossed swords over in the 1980s is on public display at the National Archives of Australia this weekend.
Migrant memories stirred at National Archives
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
The latest exhibition at the National Archives A Ticket to Paradise? has rekindled memories for former migrants and their families, say the gallery ...
Boost for little-known aspects of Australian history
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
The National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) are continuing to encourage postgraduate archival research into little-kno...
Media releases for 2014
There were 50 media releases in 2014.
A Ticket to Paradise?
Thursday, 27 November 2014
A Greek girl, sent across the world to marry a man she’d never met; an African journalist fleeing for his life; and a stateless baby born in India to Iranian parents, are just some of the human sto...
National Archives to recognise top agencies
Monday, 24 November 2014
The National Archives of Australia has today launched a new awards scheme – promoting excellence and innovation in the management, use and reuse of governm...
Future-proofing Government information
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Information – the currency of the 21st century – must be future-proofed to ensure it is available for reuse now and for coming generations, says the Nation...
World War I submarines forgotten
Monday, 13 October 2014
A small park in Kallangur, just outside of Brisbane, is one of the few places in the world to pay tribute to Australia’s first submarines, both lost during W...
Discovering Anzacs – war stories, censorship secrets and life on the home front
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
War censorship secrets, Anzac nurses, and events on the home front are just some of the themes explored in the new website, Discoveri...
Information: the world’s new economic resource
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Information is the economic resource of the 21st century says David Fricker, who took up his role as President of the International Council on Archives (ICA)...
Forced adoptions in Darwin – a chance to learn more
Thursday, 25 September 2014
Darwin people affected by forced adoptions are invited to share a cuppa with National Archives staff at the Northern Territory Archives Centre in early Octob...
Waterhouse Prize exhibition returns to Canberra
Thursday, 25 September 2014
One of the most popular exhibitions to visit Canberra each year is on again, with top entries in the prestigious Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize now on ...
Australia – a world leader in aviation
Friday, 12 September 2014
In the early years of aviation development, Australia led the world – from Lawrence Hargrave’s flight experiments in the 1880s to the foresight of the Austra...
John Howard Reading Room Opens at UNSW Canberra
Friday, 29 August 2014
The John Howard Reading Room at UNSW Canberra was officially opened today by Mr Kerry Stokes AC, with the Hon John Howard OM AC attending the ceremony among ...
Boost for Australian archival research
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
The National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) are continuing their joint commitment to encourage postgraduate archival r...
Research gets easier in Adelaide
Thursday, 14 August 2014
Adelaide researchers now have access to three separate collections in one place, with the National Archives having moved to the State Library of South Austra...
Life in the lighthouse: ghosts, murder and heartbreak
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Ghosts, murder and heartbreak were just some of the challenges facing Queensland lighthouse keepers and their families as they struggled to survive in isolat...
The ACT public service – 20 years on
Thursday, 7 August 2014
The ACT's first Chief Minister Rosemary Follett AO, will be sharing her memories of the early years of self-government and the ACT public service on Sunday 1...
Tips on delving into family origins
Friday, 1 August 2014
Australians keen to discover their origins can learn how to delve into their background during August, following the launch of National Family History Month ...
Were we at war in 1914? Nobody knew
Friday, 1 August 2014
Encrypted cables, voter schmoozing and an absent prime minister all combined to leave Australia unsure as to whether the nation was at war in 1914.
Hacking into the National Archives
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
The National Archives is supporting the Gov Hack 2014 event and will provide two datasets for the brightest minds to mash, remix and re-use in creative ways ...
National Archives' move to State Library building in Adelaide
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Adelaide researchers will have access to three separate collections in one place, with the National Archives moving to the State Library ...
Aboriginal World War I servicemen – a deliberate silence
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Aboriginal men who volunteered to serve in World War I were rarely acknowledged and often suffered severe discrimination when they returned, according to p...
Before you speak your mind…
Monday, 7 July 2014
Members of the media are invited to hear eminent speakers debate the right to free speech in Australia. In partnership with the Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law at the University of New South ...
Indigenous rights and White Australia make a Splash on ABC
Wednesday, 2 July 2014
The White Australia game, a handprint of an Australian-born 'prohibited immigrant', a confidential Cabinet minute and a letter from school children su...
Digital check-up for Government
Friday, 27 June 2014
Today the National Archives of Australia launched Check-up Digital, an online questionnaire for Australian Government agencies to assess how well they are ma...
Archival bonds with Indonesia set to 2019
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
The National Archives of Australia further strengthened connections with the Indonesian national archive, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on arch...
The Atomic Age, Maralinga, Lucas Heights and beyond
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
From Top Secret World War II files and early scientific curiosities, to the role of camels in extraction, uranium mining has played an interesting and contro...
Information: the currency of the digital economy
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
'Information is an asset – as important as cash, property and machinery,' said David Fricker, Director-General of the National Archives of Australia.
Snakes in the laundry... and other horrors
Thursday, 29 May 2014
Snakes in the laundry, dreary meals of mutton and a British reluctance to shower are just some of the memories post-war immigrants have shared in A Place...
Cycling in Adelaide – then and now
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
A World War I soldier who belonged to Australia’s Cycling Corps, a 1924 'Gent's Light Roadster' and a wooden-wheeled velocipede from the 1870s are among the ...
Brisbane post office a trailblazer
Monday, 12 May 2014
Brisbane post office was a trailblazer in many ways.
South Australia during the war years 1914–18
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Australian poet Henry Lawson was well aware that a World War I soldier’s homecoming was not the end of his troubles.
Working smarter means working together
Thursday, 1 May 2014
The National Archives of Australia has used the launch of Information Awareness Month in Canberra on 1 May to stress the need for all sectors to work togethe...
Australia’s birth certificates on show
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Documents described as the nation's 'birth certificates' will be on special view at the National Archives over the Easter (Saturday, Sunday, Monday only) and...
First Australian to head ICA
Friday, 11 April 2014
In a first for Australia, the International Council on Archives (ICA) based in Paris, last night elected the head of the National Archives of Australia as its next president, the highest post in th...
Advertising – a social history
Thursday, 10 April 2014
Inducements to buy gout and lumbago oils, watch performing fleas and help the war effort, are just some of the early advertisements and trade marks preserved...
Open day – 170 years of Territory history
Friday, 4 April 2014
A film showing the bombing of Darwin during World War II and home movies after Cyclone Tracy are just some of the attractions at the Northern Territory Archi...
New home for John Howard collection at UNSW
Thursday, 20 March 2014
UNSW Australia will house the papers of former Prime Minister John Howard, who today announced the transfer of his collection to the University through a uni...
Acknowledging the past and sharing the future
Thursday, 20 March 2014
One year on from the National Apology to Australians affected by forced adoption policies and practices, the National Archives of Australia has launched a we...
Brisbane too warm for intellect
Friday, 14 March 2014
Brisbane never had a chance of becoming the capital city of Australia because of its warm climate, says Greg Cope from the National Archives' Brisbane office...
A helping hand for Gallipoli descendants
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
The National Archives of Australia is pulling out all stops to help descendants of Gallipoli veterans claim their rightful place at Anzac Cove for the centen...
Flying saucer reports yield up their secrets
Monday, 3 March 2014
Reports of flying saucers, UFOs and mysterious sky sightings will yield up their secrets at the National Archives in Adelaide this week.
New agents of change for digital economy
Monday, 3 March 2014
The National Archives of Australia recognises that skilled information and records managers are the new agents of change in the digital economy. This recogni...
Song, story and soul at the National Archives
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Award-winning Indigenous singer-songwriter Troy Brady will rock the National Archives in Canberra on 8 March, celebrating stories of Indigenous rail workers ...
Review to maintain relevance of AGIFT
Thursday, 27 February 2014
The National Archives is reviewing the Australian Governments' Interactive Functions Thesaurus (AGIFT). AGIFT uses common terms to describe the busi...
Research grants for Australia’s South American refugee program and Commonwealth Aboriginal policy
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
The National Archives of Australia has announced the winners of its 2013 research grants, worth a total of ...
Hawke Cabinet records for 1988 and 1989: Opportunity for media selection
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
The National Archives offers media representatives the opportunity to select items of interest from the lists of the 1988 and 1989 Hawke ...
Boost for Australian archival research
Friday, 21 February 2014
The National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) have announced their latest awards for postgraduate archival research into...
A long way from Rome
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Proxy brides, Italian cane cutters, prisoners of war and the ‘Black Hand’ criminal gang were some of the aspects of Italian migration which came to light as Mairi Popplewell delved into the Nationa...
Discovering Tasmania in the Archives
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Permission to export Tasmanian tigers, false passports for former SS officers, early weather records and a destitute digger’s wife are just some of the stori...
National Archives shares expertise widely
Tuesday, 4 February 2014
The National Archives of Australia is sharing its expertise more widely, by offering its range of training workshops to people and organisations beyond the C...
Special viewing of Australia's birth certificates
Thursday, 23 January 2014
Some of Australia's most valued historical records will be on special view at the National Archives when its Federation Gallery opens for the Australia Day w...
Celebrating South Australia's cycling history
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Images of Adelaide's cycling history will adorn the city streets in January to coincide with the Tour Down Under.
Media releases for 2013
There were 49 media releases in 2013.
Aboriginal and Islander stories: I’ve been working on the railway
Friday, 22 November 2013
The railway stories and experiences of Torres Strait Islanders, Aboriginal people and Australian South Sea Islanders feature in a free ex...
Camels and cameleers 'forgotten'
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Camel teams played a key role in developing Australia but their contribution has largely been forgotten, says Mairi Popplewell from the National Archives in ...
One-stop-shop for Territory records
Monday, 11 November 2013
Various records of the Wave Hill walk-off, including photographs and an oral history of spokesman Vincent Lingiari, are among the many items held in the coll...
'Today we are refugees in the country of our ancestors'
Monday, 11 November 2013
The National Archives of Australia today presented a copy of the Larrakia petition from its collection to the Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation.
National Archives – an agent of change
Thursday, 31 October 2013
In an age that creates and demands information like never before, the National Archives of Australia sees its role as an agent of change, according to its 20...
Last chance to view Waterhouse Prize winners
Thursday, 31 October 2013
One of the most popular exhibitions to visit Canberra each year will close on Sunday 10 November.
Discovering South Australia in the Archives
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Commonwealth Government Records about South Australia by National Archives historian Dr Sara King was launched by the Honourable John Bannon AO at the...
The making of Canberra
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
A new guide to archival records about the Australian Capital Territory will be launched this evening at the Australian Society of Archivists conference in Canberra.
Archives seeks rural people who experienced forced adoption for project
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
The National Archives of Australia invites rural and regional people affected by or having experience with forced adoption, to participat...
Volunteers reveal South Australian records
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
South Australian records in the National Archives' collection are becoming easier to find for everyone, with the help of volunteer transcribers within the co...
One chance to see top Waterhouse artworks
Thursday, 19 September 2013
The top entries in the prestigious Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize will be on show at the National Archives in Canberra from 20 September, the only loca...
Farewell to Max Dupain
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
The people of Australia have only a few more days to catch Max Dupain on Assignment, an exhibition from the National Archives of Australia, now on show at Liverpool City Library.
Blasphemous, indecent or obscene
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Mairi Popplewell, from the National Archives in Brisbane, is shedding light on Australia’s censorship process in two free public seminars Banned Books on Wed...
Last days of once-in-a-century exhibition
Friday, 6 September 2013
Design 29: creating a capital, the once-in-a-century exhibition at the National Archives of Australia is closing this weekend.
Research winners: from sterilisation to the New Settlers' League
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Two research projects, one into contraceptive sterilisation in Australia and one on the New Settlers' League have received a boost, with ...
British migrant stories come out of the vault
Monday, 26 August 2013
British migrants heading for Adelaide on the Straithaird in 1954 were in for a shock when they reached Australia. An outbreak of smallpox on board ...
South Sea Islanders – kidnapped, enslaved, deported: the tragedy of Queensland sugar workers
Monday, 12 August 2013
From the 1860s until 1903 many thousands of South Sea Islanders were kidnapped, lured or indentured to work...
How to navigate Machinery of Government changes
Friday, 9 August 2013
With the election only weeks away, public servants are queuing up to learn more about navigating Machinery of Government changes, with an overbooked seminar ...
Public Servants celebrate Canberra’s centenary – In work and In play
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Public servants past and present are being asked to share their memories in celebration of the Australian Public Service (APS), its peopl...
Australia welcomed post-war Eastern Bloc refugees
Thursday, 11 July 2013
Australia welcomed more than 170,000 post-war refugees between 1947 and 1953, including large groups from Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, Hungar...
Back to 1900 for all the family
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
With a theme of 'Back to 1900', the National Archives in Canberra is inviting families to enjoy some good old-fashioned fun – and discover more about Austral...
Mothers among those to advise National Archives on forced adoptions project
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Nine Australians affected by forced adoptions have been appointed to a federal government working group that will liaise with the Nationa...
A special birthday gift for Canberra
Monday, 1 July 2013
The National Archives of Australia has marked Canberra's centenary with a special birthday gift – the transfer of the city's coat of arms into ACT custody.
Alone across the world
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Mairi Popplewell from the National Archives of Australia's Brisbane office is sharing the secrets of child migration found in archival records, in two public seminars in Brisbane on 15 and 19 June.
Hackers produce application to help Archives track cultural journeys
Friday, 7 June 2013
The National Archives of Australia's passenger arrivals data came under the heavy scrutiny of over 900 hackers at GovHack 2013.
Get the latest digitised archives
Friday, 7 June 2013
The National Archives of Australia has created its own SODA stream to alert people to recently digitised records from its collection of more than 50 million ...
Agencies' responsibilities in a digital world
Thursday, 23 May 2013
With 2015 set as the deadline for Commonwealth agencies to make the transition to digital management and storage, the National Archives has organised a confe...
An Aboriginal family's struggle for survival
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
A request from Aboriginal serviceman Percy Pepper, to return to Australia from wartime Europe in 1918 to care for his ailing wife Lucy, is part of an exhibit...
Wireless radio in Australia
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
The history of wireless radio in Australia is full of fascinating stories.
Holt briefcase subject of British TV host's 'Hidden Treasures' documentary
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Former Australian prime minister Harold Holt’s stylish leather briefcase and some of its intriguing contents, on display at the National ...
Archives involved in Hackfest for who's who of data industry
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
The National Archives of Australia is excited to be part of GovHack 2013 and this year will allow access to its Passenger Arrivals' Index...
Connecting information and people
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
The National Archives has welcomed the theme of 'Connecting Information and People' for this year's Information Awareness Month in May.
Family history for post-war migrants
Friday, 12 April 2013
The National Archives is reaching out to encourage post-war migrants to discover their family history through its website Destination: Australia – sharing ou...
Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives – Canberra
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Shake Your Family Tree day at the National Archives next Tuesday (16 April) offers family historians the opportunity to pick the...
Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives – Brisbane
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Shake Your Family Tree day at the National Archives in Brisbane next Tuesday (16 April) offers family historians the opportunity to pick ...
Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives – Adelaide
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Shake Your Family Tree day at the National Archives in Adelaide next Tuesday (16 April) offers family historians the opportunity...
Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives – Hobart
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Shake Your Family Tree day at the National Archives in Hobart next Tuesday (16 April) offers family historians the opportunity t...
Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives – Perth
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Shake Your Family Tree day at the National Archives in Perth next Tuesday (16 April) offers family historians the opportunity to...
Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives – Sydney
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Shake Your Family Tree day at the National Archives at Chester Hill next Tuesday (16 April) offers family historians the opportu...
Roo boy shakes his family tree
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Kangaroo player Michael Firrito from the North Melbourne Football Club will be among those shaking their family tree at the National Archives in Melbourne ne...
Exhibition and website to feature forced adoption stories
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Following the Prime Minister's apology to people affected by forced adoption practices today, the National Archives of Australia will create an exhibition ...
Online migrant photos and stories enrich the Australian story
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
The National Archives is encouraging post-war migrants and their descendants to search for familiar faces and share their own stories on...
A Vision Splendid
Thursday, 7 March 2013
The National Archives has republished a tribute to Marion Mahony Griffin’s artistic skills, launching it on International Women’s Day (8 March) in recognition of her contribution to the design of C...
After dark – at the National Archives
Friday, 1 March 2013
After dark urban gaming, roving performers and special viewings are all part of the Enlighten festival activities at the National Archives over the next two ...
Hoopla, conflict and bureaucratic bungling
Thursday, 28 February 2013
The people, politics and controversy involved in the design of Canberra have come to life in the National Archives’ latest exhibition Design 29: creating a c...
Royal Commission – records disposal freeze
Friday, 1 February 2013
The National Archives has issued a disposal freeze on records which may be required in evidence by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child...
Blasphemous, indecent or obscene
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
A collection of banned books has come out of the vault at the National Archives of Australia to provide visitors with a glimpse into the minds of mid-twentie...
Saving personal records after a bushfire
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
With bushfires currently raging throughout Australia, the National Archives of Australia has drawn attention to its online advice on salvaging personal recor...
Boost for Australian archival research
Thursday, 3 January 2013
The National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) have joined forces to encourage postgraduate archival research into Austra...
Media releases for 2012
There were 51 media releases in 2012.
Time capsule of Aussie life from the 2011 Census
Monday, 17 December 2012
With more Australians now choosing to have their Census responses saved for future generations, the National Archives has taken custody of the 2011 Census da...
Money for immigration, health and Anglo-Chinese travels
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
The National Archives of Australia has announced the winners of its annual research grants, this year worth a total of $40,000. Each year the National Archiv...
Archival Memorandum of Understanding signed
Friday, 30 November 2012
The National Archives of Australia and LINC Tasmania have confirmed their commitment to an integrated service for the public, with the recent signing of a Me...
Alone across the world
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
From the 1860s to the 1970s, more than 100,000 British children – some as young as three – travelled alone across the world to face new lives. While some succeeded in creating bright new futures, o...
Royal Commission records – disposal freeze
Friday, 23 November 2012
Following the announcement by the Prime Minister last week to establish a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the National A...
Australian-Chinese relations – 40 years on
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Forty years after Australia and the People’s Republic of China established diplomatic relations, the National Archives and the Chinese Ambassador, His Excell...
Out of the vault – a thousand names and thumb prints
Monday, 19 November 2012
The fragile Larrakia petition, signed with a thousand names and thumbprints, will come out of the vault on Tuesday for a special viewing by the National Arch...
Sharing Canberra's early years
Monday, 12 November 2012
Canberra in the 1920s was a stark place. Paddocks separated government offices from the town centre and prohibition meant a trip to Queanbeyan if you wanted ...
Families share soldiers' stories online
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Personal stories of World War I, preserved in the hearts and minds of soldiers’ families, are being shared across the nation...
International prize helps preserve Australia's history
Thursday, 1 November 2012
A prestigious UNESCO award, with a prize of US$30,000 donated by the City of Cheongju in the Republic of Korea, is enabling the National Archives of Australi...
National Archives tackles future challenges
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
The National Archives has been busy over the past year, with a number of significant achievements as well as taking important steps to tackle key challenges ...
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
Friday, 26 October 2012
To mark the UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on 27 October, the National Archives is reminding Australians of the rich audiovisual collection it hol...
Countdown to the digital world
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Within three years, all Australian Government agencies will be expected to save, store and manage new information electronically under a new target set by th...
Petro Georgiou and Minister Simon Crean to launch Malcolm Fraser archive guide
Friday, 12 October 2012
A new guide to the archives of Australia's twenty-second Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, will be launched...
National Archives releases 5-year Corporate Plan
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
The National Archives of Australia has released its priorities for the next five years in its 2012–2017 Corporate Plan.
Longer hours for Adelaide researchers
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
The National Archives of Australia has extended its reading room hours in Adelaide to offer researchers an extra day of access to original records.
The beauty and fragility of our natural world
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
The National Archives in Canberra is again hosting the top entries in the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize™, the only venue outside Adelaide to do so.
Digital world threatens 'reliable evidence'
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Basic concepts such as 'original, reliable, irrefutable evidence' are being turned on their head by the digital society, according to David Fricker, Director...
'The greatest contribution to the archives profession …'
Monday, 3 September 2012
A plan to help Australia’s government agencies and other businesses keep digital information for the future has been acknowledged in the prestigious Mander J...
Top award for Northern Territory research guide
Friday, 24 August 2012
A new research guide to Northern Territory records held by the National Archives of Australia has been selected as a joint winner in the prestigious Mander J...
Archival passenger records to go online
Friday, 24 August 2012
Family historians and other researchers will have greater access to archival records following a new partnership being negotiated between the National Archiv...
Media conference: Archives in a world of social media
Monday, 20 August 2012
Media are invited to attend the Opening Ceremony of the ICA Congress (8.30–9.20am) and the keynote presentation tackling the theme of Sustainability for Arch...
Media conference: Archives in a world of social media
Monday, 20 August 2012
Media are invited to attend the Opening Ceremony of the ICA Congress (8.30–9.20am) and the keynote presentation tackling the theme of Sustainability for Arch...
Hear world's top archivists in Brisbane
Monday, 20 August 2012
What does a former head of MI5, an eminent Spanish jurist and human rights lawyer and the Head Archivist of the United States have in common?
Media conference: Truth, justice and reparation
Friday, 17 August 2012
Media are invited to attend the ICA Congress keynote presentation tackling the theme of Truth for Archives by: Baltasar Garzón Real, Former Judge Magistrate ...
Media conference: Secrecy and accountability: archives in a WikiLeaks world
Friday, 17 August 2012
Media are invited to attend the ICA Congress keynote presentation tackling the theme of Identity for Archives by: Dame Stella Rimington, ...
Were you snapped as a migrant?
Monday, 13 August 2012
Post-war migrants who were snapped by government photographers when they arrived in Australia (or before they left their homeland) feature in a new website c...
Archives celebrates shared services in Adelaide on feast day of St Lawrence, patron saint of archivists
Friday, 10 August 2012
Adelaide's family historians and other researchers have embraced the idea of a one-stop-shop where they can...
National Archives fire simulation
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
With a continued commitment to protecting the heritage items in its custody, the National Archives of Australia has arranged a fire simulation with the ACT E...
New Kings Avenue access to National Archives
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
The National Archives of Australia has welcomed the construction of a new driveway off Kings Avenue, which allows easier access to its heritage building in t...
Online tributes to war dead
Monday, 16 July 2012
Relatives of the men killed on the >i>Montevideo Maru in 1942 are adding heartfelt tributes to a new website honouring their memory.
Mining and dustbowls – their impact on Australia
Friday, 6 July 2012
Joint scholarships from the National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) have been awarded to two postgraduate students who...
A Constitution for all Australians: where to next for Indigenous recognition?
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
The National Archives of Australia has joined forces with ABC Radio National to promote discussion of how to best recognise Indigenous Au...
Footprints: The Journey of Lucy and Percy Pepper
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Footprints: The Journey of Lucy and Percy Pepper is a remarkable story about the strength of family in the face of adversity. It traces the history of...
National Archives website commemorates those who perished in Australia's worst maritime disaster
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
The National Archives of Australia will launch a new website on 1 July commemorating Australia’s worst mari...
Archival photographs enrich Memory of the World
Friday, 8 June 2012
A collection of glass-plate photographs portraying Australia's first contacts with Papuan culture has been listed on the UNESCO Asia/Pacific Memory of the Wo...
GovHack 2012 winners bring Archives data to life
Monday, 4 June 2012
National Archives data has inspired some excellent and creative digital projects as part of the recent GovHack 2012 conference held at the University of Canb...
Latest Griffin discovery completes the picture
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
he final original document from the Griffins’ entry into the 1911 Federal Capital Design Competition has been handed over to the National Archives of Austral...
Find your Anzac
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Australians across the nation can track down their Anzac links through a website hosted by the National Archives of Australia.
'Byte' into your family tree
Monday, 26 March 2012
The National Archives is encouraging Adelaide people to 'byte' into their family tree at the South Australian Archives Centre on Tuesday 27 March.
'Byte' into your family history
Monday, 26 March 2012
The National Archives is encouraging people in the Canberra region to visit and 'byte' into their family history at the Archives on Saturday 31 March.
'Byte' into your family tree – Darwin
Monday, 26 March 2012
The National Archives is encouraging Darwin people to 'byte' into their family tree at its Millner office on Saturday 31 March.
'Byte' into your family tree – Perth
Monday, 26 March 2012
The National Archives is encouraging Perth people to 'byte' into their family tree at its office at East Victoria Park on Saturday 31 March.
'Byte' into your family tree – Sydney
Monday, 26 March 2012
The National Archives is encouraging Sydney people to 'byte' into their family tree at its Chester Hill office on Saturday 31 March.
New exhibition explores our deep connection with Antarctica
Friday, 23 March 2012
Arts Minister Simon Crean has opened a new exhibition at the National Archives of Australia celebrating the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expeditio...
Changing to a digital environment
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
A plan to move government agencies from paper records to digital information and records management was presented today in Canberra by the Director General o...
$40,000 research grants from National Archives
Friday, 9 March 2012
The National Archives of Australia is again calling for applications for its major research grants, worth a total of $40,000. Applications close on 4 May 2012.
'Byte' into your family tree
Thursday, 8 March 2012
The National Archives is encouraging Melbourne people to 'byte' into their family tree at the Victorian Archives Centre on Saturday 31 March.
Special viewing of Australia's founding documents
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
The National Archives will display some of Australia's most valuable records this weekend in its Federation Gallery which is open for viewing on special occa...
Antarctic inspirations for Enlighten Festival
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
The people, sights and sounds of Antarctica are coming to life at the National Archives this weekend, with a new exhibition and special events for the Enligh...
National Archives exhibitions receive Visions of Australia funding
Friday, 20 January 2012
The National Archives has welcomed the news that the Government’s Visions of Australia program has granted funding for two new exhibitions.
Media releases for 2011
There were 20 media releases in 2011.
The National Archives welcomes a new Director-General
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Minister for the Arts, the Hon Simon Creane MP has announced the appointment of David Fricker as the new Director-General of the National Archives of Austral...
Latest postgraduate scholarship recipients to shed more light on Australia's political history
Monday, 19 December 2011
Joint postgraduate scholarships from the National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Assoc...
Exploring small-town Australia
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Smalltown, a new photographic exhibition at the National Archives in Canberra, takes a nostalgic look at far-flung towns across the nation through t...
Traversing Antarctica: the Australian experience
Thursday, 1 December 2011
A new exhibition developed by the National Archives of Australia, in conjunction with the Australian Antarctic Division and the Western Australian Museum.
Hobart's one-stop archival shop
Thursday, 1 December 2011
The National Archives of Australia's Hobart office has now moved to share facilities with the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office (TAHO) at LINC Tasmania p...
Rarely seen First World War portraits revealed ahead of Remembrance Day
Friday, 4 November 2011
Portraits of 500 Australian First World War diggers will soon be seen in Australia, many for the first time, in a collection of digitised...
New website reveals the birth of our nation's capital
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
A new website that documents the development of Australia’s capital city from 1920s to the 1930s portrayed through the eyes of government photographer Willia...
Celebrating nature through art
Friday, 23 September 2011
The National Archives in Canberra is again hosting the top entries in the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize™, with the exhibition launched last n...
Archives honoured with UNESCO prize
Monday, 29 August 2011
The National Archives of Australia has been honoured with an international award from the UNESCO Memory of the World project, to acknowledge its leading role...
Be part of our history, tick 'Yes' to Question 60
Friday, 5 August 2011
On Census night, 9 August 2011, Australians have an opportunity to ensure their story is preserved in our national history for generations to come.
Travel to Archives is history, with new postgraduate scholarships
Friday, 29 July 2011
The National Archives of Australia today launched a joint scholarship program with the Australian Historical Association (AHA) at the AHA...
Constitution Day – Archives celebrates with old-fashioned family fun!
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
This Saturday, Constitution Day celebrations include old-fashioned family activities from 1900 at the National Archives.
National Archives guide for researchers of the northern territory's past
Friday, 1 July 2011
The Minister for Freedom of Information Brendan O'Connor today announced the release of a new guide to the historical records of the Nort...
A Constitution for all Australians – the Top End experience
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Be part of a thought-provoking discussion with some of Australia’s leading commentators. This free forum will explore what the Constitution means for the Nor...
Launch: National Archives guide for researchers of the Northern Territory's past
Sunday, 26 June 2011
The Minister for Freedom of Information Brendan O'Connor today announced the release of a new guide to the historical records of the Nort...
National Archives a world leader in preservation
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Dr Stephen Ellis, Acting Director-General said it was an honour to have the Archives’ work in this field recognised internationally.
Historic homecoming for Griffin drawing
Monday, 23 May 2011
For the first time in a century one of the drawings that won Walter Burley Griffin the Federal Capital Design Competition is being reunited with the other co...
National Archives display uncovers Cabinet secrets
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
The National Archives of Australia announces Out of the Cabinet, a new changing display to highlight the amendments to the open period in Cabinet re...
Find your roots in the National Archives
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
The National Archives is encouraging people to discover their family roots with the fourth annual Shake Your Family Tree day on Friday 25 February 2011.
National Archives grants benefit research projects
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Five high-profile research projects will come to fruition due to the National Archives of Australia 2010 grants program.
Media releases for 2010
There were 15 media releases in 2010.
How to save documents after the flood
Friday, 10 December 2010
The National Archives of Australia provides online advice on salvaging personal records after a flood.
Quest for the South Magnetic Pole
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Quest for the South Magnetic Pole, a new exhibition at the National Archives of Australia, traces one of the longest and most elusive searches in ex...
A tribute to kiaps
Friday, 19 November 2010
Australians who served as kiaps (patrol officers) in Papua New Guinea before Independence, are sharing their memories in a tribute event at the National Archives in Canberra this Saturday.
The beauty and fragility of our natural world
Thursday, 23 September 2010
The National Archives in Canberra is the only venue outside Adelaide to host the top entries in the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize – Australia's...
Calling all kiaps
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Thirty-five years after Papua New Guinea gained independence on 16 September 1975, the National Archives of Australia is now paying tribute to the 2000 Australians who served there as patrol office...
Australia's female criminals uncovered
Friday, 11 June 2010
The latest exhibition at the National Archives in Canberra, Femme Fatale: The female criminal, contrasts the true stories of some of Australia’s mos...
'One amazing person' – Stanley Melbourne Bruce exhibition’s last days
Friday, 21 May 2010
An exhibition that has opened Australians' eyes to the talents and international contributions of Stanley Melbourne Bruce is in its final...
Senator Lundy – Gov 2.0 – communities and conversations
Monday, 3 May 2010
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy, will launch Information Awareness Month in the ACT at the National Archives of Australia on Tuesday 4 May 2010.
Find local Anzacs online
Friday, 23 April 2010
The National Archives' website Mapping our Anzacs provides an easy way for people to discover World War I diggers from their family or their community – and also pay tribute to them.
Go Online for Family History at Archives – Brisbane office
Friday, 19 March 2010
Australians are encouraged to discover the digital and preserve the original at the National Archives’ annual ‘Shake Your Family Tree’ day, held at the Archi...
Go Online for Family History at Archives – Canberra office
Friday, 19 March 2010
Australians are encouraged to discover the digital and preserve the original at the National Archives’ annual ‘Shake Your Family Tree’ day, held in Canberra ...
Go Online for Family History at Archives – Melbourne office
Friday, 19 March 2010
Australians are encouraged to discover the digital and preserve the original at the National Archives’ annual ‘Shake Your Family Tree’ day, held at the Archi...
Go Online for Family History at Archives – Perth office
Friday, 19 March 2010
Australians are encouraged to discover the digital and preserve the original at the National Archives’ annual ‘Shake Your Family Tree’ day, held at the Archi...
Go Online for Family History at Archives – Sydney office
Friday, 19 March 2010
Australians are encouraged to discover the digital and preserve the original at the National Archives’ annual ‘Shake Your Family Tree’ day, held at the Archi...
Archives Touring Exhibition Reveals Shell-shocked Nation
Friday, 19 March 2010
A new touring exhibition from the National Archives of Australia reveals the legacy of sorrow endured by thousands of Australians following World War I.
Media releases for 2009
There were 13 media releases in 2009.
Stanley Melbourne Bruce at The National Archives
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
A new exhibition showcasing for the first time the rich collection of Stanley Melbourne Bruce, Australia’s eighth Prime Minister, goes on show at the Nationa...
Desperately seeking Ethel
Monday, 26 October 2009
The National Archives is urging Australians to find letters or objects connected to Ethel Bruce, the wife of the nation’s eighth Prime Minister Stanley Melbourne Bruce, whose story forms part of an...
Prize-winning artworks at the National Archives
Friday, 18 September 2009
The 33 prize-winning and highly commended artworks from Australia’s richest natural history art competition, the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, will g...
Alternatives to Federation, then and now
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Former premier of South Australia John Bannon will examine the state of federalism, past and present, including the problems facing the Murray–Darling river ...
Archives urges government employees to 'Keep the Knowledge'
Thursday, 20 August 2009
All Australian Government employees are again being urged to ‘keep the knowledge’ in a National Archives of Australia initiative to ensure their records mana...
Citizenship ceremonies mark Constitution Day
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
The National Archives has joined forces with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to highlight the importance of the Australian Constitution to all ...
Chief Justice launches National Archives display
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
The Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Robert French, will launch No Common Creation, a display about the court’s history, at the National Archive...
National Archives Council marks anniversary
Friday, 19 June 2009
The National Archives Advisory Council marks its 100th meeting on Friday 19 June with the launch of A Necessary Safeguard, a history of the Council written b...
Come face to face with convict women at the Archives
Monday, 11 May 2009
A confronting and inspiring exhibition that explores the harsh lives of women held in convict female factories opens at the National Archives of Australia in...
Apply for National Archives research grants
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Grants worth a total of $40,000 are available to researchers, scholars and archivists to help produce innovative research projects using the vast and diverse...
National Archives Advisory Council welcomes changes
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
The National Archives of Australia Advisory Council has welcomed today’s announcement by Cabinet Secretary, Senator Faulkner of far-reaching reforms to the A...
The secret life of Miss Ruby Payne-Scott
Thursday, 12 March 2009
How times have changed . . . to mark Women’s History Month, the National Archives has uncovered previously secret ASIO files which shed light on the extraord...
Discover personal treasures at the Archives
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Australians are encouraged to explore their family history when the National Archives hosts a Shake Your Family Tree day in each of its capital city offices ...
Media releases for 2008
There were 49 media releases in 2008.
Remembering local heroes online
Friday, 19 December 2008
Thousands of Australians across the nation are discovering more about World War I diggers and their communities by visiting Mapping our Anzacs a new website ...
HMAS Sydney – key documents online
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
The recent discovery of the HMAS Sydney has resulted in renewed interest in the National Archives’ records of the disaster.
Looking at Darwin with new eyes
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Darwin historian Dr Mickey Dewar has shed new light on the city’s postwar history, with a research grant from the National Archives of Australia.
Prime Minister opens Shell-shocked: Australia after Armistice
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today opened a new exhibition at the National Archives, which shows the ongoing impact of World War I on Austra...
Prime Minister to open Shell-shocked: Australia after Armistice
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will open the new exhibition Shell-shocked: Australia after Armistice at the National Archives of Australia.
The enduring legacy of Armistice
Thursday, 6 November 2008
When Anzac veterans returned to Gallipoli in 1965, 50 years after their initial landing, they were met by four backpackers. In 1990, on the 75th anniversary,...
Fred, Frank or James – the digger with three names
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
When World War I veteran James Carlin applied to join his local returned servicemen’s club in 1965, the army was unable to find any record to verify his war ...
Looking at Darwin with new eyes
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Darwin historian Dr Mickey Dewar has shed new light on the city’s post-war history, with a research grant from the National Archives of Australia.
Farewell to fashion pics
Friday, 10 October 2008
The celebration of fashion photography from the 1960s and 1970s is coming to an end at the National Archives in Canberra.
Holt’s briefcase preserved for posterity
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Harold Holt’s briefcase, which the former prime minister took to Portsea on the weekend he went missing, is on display in the National Archives in Canberra.
Kissing games in the National Archives
Thursday, 9 October 2008
Kissing games, small busts and fickle fiancés were major concerns for teenagers in 1961, according to the National Archives’ latest Find of the Month.
Australia’s richest natural history art prize
Thursday, 25 September 2008
Top entries in Australia’s richest natural history art prize feature in a new exhibition at the National Archives in Canberra.
National Archives award for creative visualisation
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
The National Archives of Australia will support a groundbreaking project that uses creative visualisation to interpret large sets of archival data, with its ...
Reel Memories – at the National Archives
Friday, 12 September 2008
As part of the 2008 Floriade trails, the National Archives of Australia is screening Reel Memories, a selection of film clips that show how much the nation h...
Anzac mythology obscures reality
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Historian Dr Craig Stockings revealed how Anzac mythology can obscure the reality of Australian military history, in a lecture at the National Archives of Au...
'Pneu tube' all the rage
Monday, 8 September 2008
While communicators today share their news through You Tube, in 1925 the ‘pneu tube’ was all the rage.
Ten years on...
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
Ten years after Senator Margaret Reid opened the restored East Block to house the National Archives of Australia, she returned to help celebrate the decade.
Celebration of 60s fashion
Thursday, 7 August 2008
People around Australia can now see the National Archives’ popular exhibition Strike a Pose online. The exhibition, which recently opened, features trends of the 1960s and 1970s in a celebra...
Predictions for ‘rather a dry year’ in 1908
Sunday, 17 August 2008
‘Rather a dry year’ was in store for Australia in 1908, according to long range weather forecaster J Harcourt Giddons. The National Archives has chosen Giddo...
Archives should seek ‘natural allies’
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Government archivists across the world should develop close links with ‘natural allies’ to encourage better recordkeeping across their public services, says ...
From carbon paper to laser printers
Friday, 1 August 2008
From carbon paper to laser printers, the story of office copying has been captured in The Office Copying Revolution, a new book by conservator Ian Bat...
Global electronic standard the way of the future
Thursday, 24 July 2008
A multinational team, led by archival institutions in Australia and New Zealand, has published a global standard for recordkeeping software. The National Arc...
National Archives push for integrated digital preservation
Thursday, 24 July 2008
The National Archives of Australia continues to push for an integrated approach to managing digital information at the 16th International Council on Archives...
Strike a Pose... with Lee Lin Chin
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Trends of the 1960s and 1970s have taken centre stage at the National Archives in Canberra with a celebration of Australian fashion photography.
Senator Faulkner: Australian Constitution like stump-jump plough
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Cabinet Secretary, Senator John Faulkner, has likened the Australian Constitution to a stump-jump plough, designed to go over obstacles w...
Making Australia Home
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Cabinet Secretary, Senator John Faulkner, today launched the National Archives’ Making Australia Home project which aims to progressively make Australia’s historic immigration records availa...
Citizenship ceremonies mark Constitution Day
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
The National Archives has joined forces with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to highlight the importance of the Australian Constitution to all ...
Constitution a barrier to Aboriginal electorate
Thursday, 3 July 2008
A proposal to establish a federal Aboriginal electorate that crossed state boundaries, came up against ‘a constitutional barrier’ in 1949.
Antarctic map presentation
Monday, 23 June 2008
The first Australian map of the whole Antarctic continent, published in 1939, became part of the National Archives of Australia’s collection today, with a presentation by the Australian Antarctic D...
Historic footage from National Archives for Antarctic Film Festival
Saturday, 21 June 2008
The National Archives of Australia is proud to be co-sponsoring and hosting the Longest Night Film Festival as part of this year’s...
Information in a digital world
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
The challenges of managing information in a digital world will be discussed by national archivists from Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand at the ...
Celebrating the Constitution
Friday, 13 June 2008
The people of Brisbane will have a one-day opportunity to view Sir Samuel Griffith’s personal 1891 draft of the Australian Constitution this week.
Farewell to Max Dupain
Friday, 13 June 2008
Visitors to the National Archives in Canberra have only one more week to catch the Max Dupain on Assignment exhibition.
Gough Whitlam's recollections of 11 November 1975
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
Former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam has shared his personal recollections of 11 November 1975, the day he was dismissed by then Governor-General Sir John Kerr.
Choosing a site for Watson’s Bay post office in 1889
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Getting the mail through in colonial Australia wasn’t always an easy matter. In the days before Federation in 1901, the safe delivery of letters depended upo...
Release of Hope Royal Commission records
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
From 1974 to 1977 the Royal Commission on Intelligence and Security, headed by Justice Robert Marsden Hope, investigated the Australian intelligence agencies...
Footprints: The Journey of Lucy and Percy Pepper
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Footprints, a book portraying the struggles of Lucy and Percy Pepper, has been published jointly by the National Archives of Australia and Public Reco...
Central role for National Archives
Friday, 2 May 2008
The Director-General of the National Archives of Australia, Ross Gibbs, has welcomed the agency’s transfer today into the Department of the Prime Minister an...
Banish the budget blues – at the National Archives
Thursday, 1 May 2008
In writing ‘Banish the budget blues’ in 1930, popular songwriter and entertainer Jack Lumsdaine captured the spirit of many Australians trying to overcome ha...
The camera at Gallipoli
Monday, 7 April 2008
Photographs of Australian troops at Gallipoli, taken by three young diggers in 1915, have been chosen by the National Archives of Australia as its April Find of the Month exhibit.
The games we played
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Colourful board games, played by Australians in the early 1900s, will also tempt players at the National Folk Festival in Canberra this Easter.
Family Journeys book launch
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
Actor Noni Hazlehurst spoke about her family’s arrival in Melbourne as ‘ten-pound poms’ today when she launched Family Journeys, the book containing their story, published by the National Ar...
What’s in a name – Canberra or Frazer Roo?
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Australia’s capital city may have been known as Gamelyn, Nardoo, Aurora or Frazer Roo if some of the nation’s early politicians had their way.
Senator Faulkner to launch family history day
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Senator Faulkner, Special Minister of State and Minister responsible for the National Archives of Australia will officially open the National Archives 'Shake...
High Court archives on Memory of the World register
Thursday, 20 March 2008
This week, the archives of the High Court of Australia will be added to the Australian register for UNESCO’s Memory of the World program.
After the flood – rescuing damaged records and photos
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Help is at hand to salvage water-damaged personal records. The National Archives of Australia has released website content that highlights practical steps to...
Molly Meldrum and his royal faux pas
Saturday, 15 March 2008
A limited edition LP, Silver Jubilee Australian Top 20 has been selected by the National Archives of Australia as its February Find of the Month...
Shake your family tree
Saturday, 15 March 2008
Visitors to the National Archives are often surprised and delighted to find information about themselves and their families in the collection. To encourage Australians to unearth these personal tre...
Origins of the Australian Flag
Tuesday, 8 January 2008
Following Federation in 1901, the new Commonwealth government held a competition to design an Australian flag. It attracted 32,000 entries from around the wo...
