Many happy landings: Australian air races
Touching down in Darwin in 1919, a former WWI bomber won the Great Australian Air Race and became the first international flight to land in Australia.
Principle 7: Business information is saved in systems where it can be appropriately managed
Manage needed business information in systems that protect its integrity and support trusted and reliable use.
Can archives help us measure climate change?
Tidal records held by the National Archives could help us track environmental change over the past two centuries.
Unsung heroes
80 years ago, the Volunteer Defence Corps stood ready to help defend Australia following Japan’s explosive entry into the Second World War.
Open data and formats
To support interoperability your agency should consider making its data and data formats open.
Evaluation of Agency Implementation – DC2020 Policy
An evaluation of agency implementation of the Digital Continuity 2020 (DC2020) Policy objectives.
Data exchange
Data exchange is the transformation or restructure of the data to suit the new system.
Eddie Koiki Mabo and the Mabo Case
The National Archives holds a diverse array of records relating to the Mabo case.
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GRA39 - public interest disclosure - 2016/00471400 - issued 2016
The 2000 Cabinet papers in context
Background to the 2000 Cabinet papers by Dr Chris Wallace, University of Canberra
Transferring digital information to the National Archives
As an Australian Government agency, there are several steps to transferring your digital records to the National Archives.
What to do if we refuse you access
If we refuse access to records under the Archives Act 1983, we will give you our reasons in writing. If you do not agree, you may apply for a review.
AFDA Express Version 2 – Establishment
AFDA Express Version 2 - Establishment
AFDA Express Version 2 Index – Work Health and Safety
AFDA Express Version 2 Index – Work Health and Safety 2020
Amendments made to the access provisions of the Archives Act 1983
Recent amendments to the Archives Act 1983 facilitate more efficient and equitable access to records for all applicants.
AFDA Express Version 2 Index - Personnel Management
View this page to see the index of terms relating to the Administrative Functions Disposal Authority Express Version 2 function of Personnel Management.
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GRA38 - ministers of state - 2018/00273960 - issued 2018
AFDA Express Version 2 – Legal Services
AFDA Express Version 2 – Legal Services
Integrated pest management
Integrated pest management uses a range of measures to control pests. It reduces the need to use chemicals while providing the same or better protection.
Federal election 2025
Recordkeeping advice about managing important records leading up to and after the 2025 federal election.