National Archives to invest $3 million to save at-risk audiovisual records
Priceless audio and video recordings documenting Australian history will be preserved through a $3 million investment by the National Archives.
BAU, monitoring and improvement
When building interoperability, new processes need to be documented and provided to users in an easy to access format.
Vital role of National Archives during global health crisis
This is an extraordinary time, during which the role of the National Archives of Australia as a source of trusted information for all is coming to the fore.
Australian Privacy Principles and Commonwealth records
The Australian Privacy Principles (2014) regulate the handling of personal information. They apply to Australian government agencies and private enterprise.
ASIO records – accuracy of personal information
What to do if you are concerned about the accuracy of an ASIO file.
Second World War internee, alien and POW records held in Sydney
The National Archives office in Sydney holds a large collection of records of people who were interned in New South Wales during the Second World War.
Victoria
Our Victoria Office is open to the public. Bookings are required to visit.
Professional development and support
We offer support for your information and records management enquiries and ongoing professional development.
Identifying and retaining agency core business records relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
Advice to Australian Government agencies for identifying and retaining their own specific core business records relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Information management for current, emerging and critical technologies
Your agency must manage its records in line with the Archives Act. This includes records about, and produced by, current, emerging and critical technologies.
Save the Daintree Postcards
This record is a sample of one of many postcards sent to Australian Senator Donald Chipp to oppose the building of a road through the Daintree rainforest.
Caring for returned soldier husband – record of evidence for Repatriation Department
This extract is a record of evidence completed by May Brown in 1929. It attests to the mental state of her brother, First World War veteran Albert George Brown.
Abbreviations used in First World War and Second World War service records
Abbreviations used in First World War and Second World War service records explained.
Capability, skills and professional development
Information management professionals need to ensure their skills keep pace with legislation and the changing landscape around records, information and data.
Response to Review of 2003 Cabinet records transfer to the National Archives of Australia
National Archives of Australia welcomes the Review of 2003 Cabinet records transfer to the National Archives of Australia and accepts the recommendations.
Royalty and Australian society: records relating to the British Monarchy held in Canberra
This guide lists records held by the National Archives of Australia about the impact of royalty on the past 100 years of Australian history.
Taking fingerprints for Chinese migration records – minute for Customs and Excise Office
This is a minute paper from 15 March 1909 regarding Customs and Excise Officers to taking handprints for Chinese migration records.
Recording and keeping information relating to COVID-19 vaccination status
Advice to agencies for retaining information on COVID-19 vaccination status.
South Australia
Our South Australia Office is open to the public. Bookings are required to visit.
A nation’s imagination: Australia's copyright records
This guide focuses on fine arts, literary, dramatic and music copyright under colonial and Commonwealth administrations.
