Opium watch
It’s an age-old story: ships, sailors and smuggling. With opium smoking outlawed in 1905, smuggling became increasingly lucrative.
Parliamentary Papers
This fact sheet provides information on Parliamentary Papers.
Victoria
Our Victoria Office is open to the public. Bookings are required to visit.
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Listening is one of the most important ways to initiate change. Disability advocates continue to lobby the government to improve the NDIS.
Establishing an information governance framework
Information governance frameworks provide an overview of the influences that inform how an organisation creates and manages its information assets.
The 2003 Cabinet papers in context
Background to the 2003 Cabinet papers by Associate Professor David Lee, University of New South Wales.
The bombing of Darwin
This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records about the bombing of Darwin in the Second World War.
The 2000 Cabinet papers in context
Background to the 2000 Cabinet papers by Dr Chris Wallace, University of Canberra
Wartime internment camps in Australia
During the First World War and Second World War, Australia held both prisoners of war and internees. We hold records about these camps and their internees.
Jessie Sinclair Litchfield
This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records about Jessie Sinclair Litchfield.
The Jewish experience in Australia
This fact sheet provides information on the National Archives' records documenting the Jewish experience in Australia.
Events
Significant historic moments
The Immigration Restriction Act 1901
The Immigration Restriction Act 1901, also known as the White Australia policy, affected migrants who came to Australia between 1901 and 1958.
Vietnam
Vietnamese migration to Australia was spurred by the Vietnam War. In the 2021 Census, 334,785 Australians self-identified as having Vietnamese ancestry.
Inclusion and diversity
The National Archives is a member of the Diversity Council Australia which provides employees with access to a wide range of diversity and inclusion resources.
Artist interview: threatened plants inspire collaboration
Artists Louise Flaherty and Laura Wills joined National Archives to discuss their work, 'Notes on Chenopodium erosum + Spyridium fontis-woodi'.
The 2005 Cabinet papers in context
Background to the 2005 Cabinet papers by Associate Professor David Lee, University of New South Wales.
Empty shelves: rationing in Australia
In 1942, food and other commodities were so scarce that the Australian Government had to impose rationing to ensure that everyone had a fair share.
Taking music to the streets
A call from a composer seeking a book of her songs led to the story of a lifetime of creativity.
Disrupt, persist, invent
Australia, home of the 'fair go'. But is it really the free and fair place you'd hope for? What can we change?
