Banned for nearly 24 years, Upsurge was released on 29 April 1958 following the first review of banned books since Federation.

Do you need to provide proof of your arrival in, or departure from, Australia? We may be able to help.

Talking chairs, a floating glass building and a self-driving railway. Step into the past (or was it the future?) at Expo 67 in Montreal.

In 1915, three mates from Sydney used the humble camera to document their ’adventure of a lifetime’ at Gallipoli.

2020 marked the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender, ending the Second World War. Australia's perspective on these events is captured in our collection.

This guidance sets out the considerations and obligations of Australian Government Agencies for management and stewardship of official information.

This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records about International Women's Year in 1975.

Public submissions from our valued stakeholders and clients providing thoughts about our role, functions, purposes, services and resourcing.

Find out how to manage and store your agency's information so it stays accessible and usable.

We provide specialised services for preserving and exhibiting archival documents, including training, materials testing and preparing loan items for exhibition.

Four tiny specks of moon rock are one of the most significant objects held in the collection of the National Archives of Australia.

Between 1948 and 1954, 5,000 Ukrainian 'displaced persons' found refuge in Australia. Among them was future Aussie Rules legend Alex 'Jezza' Jesaulenko.

This page provides information about posters in the national archival collection.

The Data Interoperability Maturity Model (DIMM) lets you assess your agency’s progress towards effective data interoperability.

Cabinet records created in the year 2004 offer an insight into John Howard's third term as prime minister.

An online exhibition celebrates 20th-century Aussie beach culture through vintage photographs.

A Commonwealth Customs file reveals a shooting spree at Riverton Station, South Australia in 1923.

In January 1912, the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, or AAE, established a main base on the Antarctic continent at Cape Denison. Three-thousand kilometres south of Australia, and on the same longitude as Melbourne, the collection of buildings later became known as Mawson’s Huts. Those huts served as living quarters, a workshop, and a base for scientific observations on one of the first truly scientific expeditions to the icy continent.

For a short time in 1896, the post office in the gold town of Niagara was also a pub.

In 1954 a steamship arrived in Sydney Harbour carrying the first reigning monarch to visit Australia – Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip.