Our service standards
The standards of service you can expect from the Archives.
Accessing our digital legacy
A recent project has allowed National Archives to access and work towards preserving the contents of 30-year-old floppy disks.
Army – First World War: 1914–18
The National Archives holds records of Australian servicemen and women from the First World War.
This Day Tonight: Australian current affairs television comes of age
Current affairs blending hard-hitting stories with satirical segments and political parodies.
Evaluation of Agency Implementation – DC2020 Policy
An evaluation of agency implementation of the Digital Continuity 2020 (DC2020) Policy objectives.
Electronic document and records management systems
An electronic document and records management system is an automated software application. Find out how to develop a business case for introducing an EDRMS.
The bearer has ceased resistance
Souvenirs sent home to his sweetheart meant trouble for one Australian soldier in the months before the Japanese surrender during the Second World War.
A pop petition
When pop star Normie Rowe was conscripted, one teenage fan was determined to stop him going.
Eddie Koiki Mabo and the Mabo Case
The National Archives holds a diverse array of records relating to the Mabo case.
Information Publication Scheme
The National Archives of Australia Information Publication Scheme.
Walter Burley Griffin and the design of Canberra
National archival records about Walter Burley Griffin and the design of Canberra.
External affairs cables
Details of External Affairs cablegrams and savingrams held by National Archives.
General Records Authority 37
GRA37 - research and development - 2022/00304018 - issued 2022, and 2024/00633919
Introducing television to Australia, 1956
This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records about the introduction of television in 1956.
Stevedoring industry
This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records about the stevedoring industry.
Military records held in Hobart
This fact sheet provides information on military records held in Hobart.
Quick reference guide to General Records Authority 38 – Ministers of State
This page is a quick reference guide on using General Records Authority 38 - Ministers of State
General Records Authority 35
GRA35 - Removal of medical images produced on acetate bases - and - Photographic negatives produced on cellulose nitrate bases - 2014/00396055 - issued 2015
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.
AFDA Express Version 2 – Financial Management
AFDA Express Version 2 – Financial Management