This guide tells the story of Tasmania and its relationship with the Commonwealth administration from 1901.

This is an extract from the World War I service dossier of James Holmes Fleming, it shows the medals he was entitled to, and also offers details such as his service number and when he was discharged.

Find out the questions we will ask when assessing and preparing documents for transfer.

Our organisation has 5 branches: Access and Public Engagement, Collection Management, Corporate Services, Data and Digital and Transformation Office.

On 5 March 2021 the Minister for Finance, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, announced the establishment of the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces. The Review is being conducted by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins.

Our Australian Capital Territory Office is open to the public every day except Good Friday and Christmas Day.

This document notifies Australian Government agencies and other agents or people in possession of Commonwealth records that I have imposed a disposal freeze on Commonwealth records that relate to the findings of the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF) Afghanistan Inquiry which considered Australian Defence Force operations in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2016 (the Inquiry), and that will support the work of the Office of the Special Investigator and any other subsequent actions by the Government.

National Archives of Australia and Ancestry.com have collaborated to digitise 95,000 First World War records.

Pulp fiction publications banned by the Literature Censorship Board in Australia.

Between 31 December 2023 and 5 January 2024, 82 additional Cabinet records from 2003 were transferred from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to National Archives of Australia.

Government agencies are documenting activities relating to their business functions and administrative responsibilities in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Read National Archives' 2024 Australian Public Service Employee census results.

To see Commonwealth government records which have not previously been made public you will normally need to apply for access under either the Freedom of Information Act 1982 or the Archives Act 1983.

Your agency should have business systems that create and manage information assets, and can capture information about records.

National Archives of Australia is proud to announce that over 1 million Second World War service records have now been digitised as part of a large-scale digitisation effort.

The Perth office of the National Archives of Australia holds a wealth of information that will interest both professional and family historians.

Ever since the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Jewish people have been a small but significant group in Australian life.

Stories of Australia's returned World War I (WWI) service personnel have been brought to life in new videos produced by the National Archives of Australia.
Repatriation records held by the National Archives of Australia reveal the impact of war on the mental and physical health of returned service personnel and the experiences of their families.

The notebooks of senior public servants can provide a more detailed picture of the Cabinet's deliberation on an issue.

Six actions for senior executive leadership to take to ensure data, information and records are protected in their agency.