This was the first regular wireless communication from the Australian base in Antarctica and was sent before it was confirmed that Mawson and the rescue party would not be collected by the Aurora.

From Monday 1 July 2019, prices for ordering copies of records held in the national archival collection will increase by 4.2 per cent in line with CPI.

National Archives of Australia will receive $36.5 million in the next Federal Budget as part of the Government’s $535.5 million budget boost for 9 National Collecting Institutions.

The National Archives' collection holds official records of each prime minister's time in office. These official records are supplemented with personal records that illuminate their lives.

The National Archives of Australia is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) including the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

The National Archives holds correspondence between Australia’s former governors-general and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. These are colloquially known as the Palace Letters. Find out how to access the letters on our collection database, RecordSearch.

This is a telex that was sent to George Kiddle, the Assistant Secretary of the Immigration Department's Entry Policy Branch. Kiddle had asked Goodwin to gather information for a reply to Arthur Calwell's question no. 5650. The answer was tabled in the House of Representatives on 17 May 1972.

In January 1912, the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, or AAE, established a main base on the Antarctic continent at Cape Denison. Three-thousand kilometres south of Australia, and on the same longitude as Melbourne, the collection of buildings later became known as Mawson’s Huts. Those huts served as living quarters, a workshop, and a base for scientific observations on one of the first truly scientific expeditions to the icy continent.

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At this critical juncture, the role that the National Archives of Australia plays in the integrity and accessibility of government information has never been more important.

The National Archives is subject to the Privacy Act 1988, which requires that we comply with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) set out in that Act.

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Preserving information and records means ensuring they remain accessible and usable. The lifespan of your records depends on how they are managed and preserved.

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