Discover photographs and documents about Australia’s engagement and relationships with the rest of the world.

• Africa
• Antarctica
• Asia and the Pacific
• Cold War
• Europe and the United Kingdom
• North America
• South America
   

Explore how Australians’ relationship with the natural world changed over the 20th century.

• Animals
• Antarctica
• Conservation
• Plants
• Weather and climate
• Water
  • Drought
  • Flood

Discover the 20th-century history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples – their culture, their achievements, the discrimination they faced, and successful campaigns for change.

• Culture and the arts
• History
• Politics and advocacy
• Rights and freedoms
• Sport

Discover how Australia's system of government was formed and the ways our democracy evolved over the 20th century. 

• Activism
• Citizenship
• Constitution and referendums
• Federation
• Legislation
• Parliament and elections
• Prime ministers and politicians

Explore how social security and public health issues have been shaped by events and the government’s values at the time.

• Epidemics and quarantine
• Health care
• Welfare

Discover the work of the CSIRO and Australian inventions and technological advances.

• Communication
• Construction and manufacturing
• Defence equipment and weapons
• Inventions and research
• Renewable energy
• Transport and aviation

Discover the values, cultures and government policies that have helped shape Australia’s identity as a nation.

• Arts and fashion
• Gender and sexuality
• The Great Depression
• Migration and multiculturalism
• Pioneering Australians
• Popular culture
• Public education
• Sport and recreation

Explore Australia’s involvement in war, from government announcements and soldiers’ service files to repatriation schemes and commemoration activities. 

• Cold War
• Defence equipment and weapons
• Vietnam War
• World War I
• World War II