Preservation Policy 2021-2025
The National Archives of Australia's Preservation Policy will drive the development of strategies to address our collection’s inherent preservation challenges.
Priceless AV records to fade from national memory within seven years
Imagine losing forever all video footage of your children growing up. As a nation, Australia faces an equally unthinkable prospect. A substantial component of our 20th-century audiovisual cultural heritage – documenting our growth as a nation – will disappear by 2025 due to deterioration of the magnetic tape on which it is stored.
Types of information
Find out about the types of information a typical agency needs to manage.
Information disposal
Learn about how and why Australian Government business information is disposed and who oversees disposal of information.
Information management policies
Learn about the National Archives' policies and strategies that support sound information and records management practices.
Cyclone Tracy, Darwin
This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records relating to Cyclone Tracy.
Latest Cabinet release
Cabinet records created in the year 2004 offer an insight into John Howard's third term as prime minister.
GAIN Australia e-bulletin back issues
Back issues of GAIN Australia's monthly email bulletins. Stay up to date with National Archives’ information and records management news and initiatives.
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.
Corporate plan 2025–26 to 2028–29
Read the National Archives' corporate plan for the period from 2025–26 to 2028–29.
Systems that manage information
Your agency should have business systems that create and manage information assets, and can capture information about records.
Australian Antarctic exploration and research
Information on National Archives records about Australian Antarctic exploration and research.
2004 cabinet release summary
Cabinet records created in the year 2004 offer an insight into John Howard's third term as prime minister.
2003 Cabinet release summary
An overview of Cabinet records created in the year 2003 which became available to access on 1 January 2024.
2001 Cabinet release summary
An overview of Cabinet records created in the year 2001 which became available to access on 1 January 2022.
2000 Cabinet release summary
An overview of Cabinet records created in the year 2000 which became available to access on 1 January 2021.
What's in the collection
Learn about the types of records in our unique and irreplaceable collection.
Using the collection
Find out what records you can access and how to order them via RecordSearch.
Archival policy and planning
A range of policies govern the National Archives' operations and projects.
2002 Cabinet release summary
Cabinet records created in the year 2002 offer an insight into John Howard's second term, and part of his third term as prime minister.
