Multicultural Access and Equity
The National Archives is committed to understanding Australia's diverse population, to build a more productive and socially cohesive Australia for all of us.
National service, 1951–59
Information on researching records on National Service from 1951–59.
Corporate plan 2020–21 to 2023–24
Read the National Archives' corporate plan for the period from 2020–21 to 2023–24.
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Corporate Plan 2017-18 to 2020-21
The National Archives of Australia is embracing the opportunities brought by the digital age by harnessing new technologies to strengthen governance, improve business processes and service delivery across government, and to improve access for the Australian community.
Commonwealth Child Safe Framework
National Archives of Australia (National Archives) statement of compliance to the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework.
Latest Cabinet release
Cabinet records created in the year 2004 offer an insight into John Howard's third term as prime minister.
National History Challenge
A research-based competition for students, with prize money and the chance to be named the National Young Historian of the Year.
Australian Government Recordkeeping Metadata Standard
Learn about the Australian Government Recordkeeping Metadata Standard (AGRkMS).
Muslim Journeys
Muslim experiences in Australia from the pearl divers of the late 19th Century to the Colombo Plan era of the 1950s and 60s.
Migrant stories
Explore the stories of migrants to Australia.
Publications
Our annual reports, corporate plan and reconciliation action plan.
Our workplace
Agency overview, structure and locations of National Archives' offices.
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Emissions reduction plan
National Archives of Australia Emissions Reduction Plan
School visits
Visit National Archives with your class to discover stories from our past and ways you can shape our future.
Current state assessment
Assessing your current state helps your agency to understand your business, data, and information management environment.
Information Publication Scheme
The National Archives of Australia Information Publication Scheme.
Recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
The final report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recommends principles for records and recordkeeping relating to child safety and wellbeing.
Principle 5: How long business information should be kept is known
Analyse and document how long to keep business information to meet identified business and community needs.
