The government has a role in encouraging and regulating the construction, mining and manufacturing industries. Discover some of Australia’s major projects including the building of Canberra.

The Federal Court has heard arguments regarding the public release of the so-called 'Palace letters', and whether they should be regarded as Commonwealth records or the private papers of Sir John Kerr.

An information management strategy helps your agency align its information management practices and meet the requirements of an information governance framework

We partner and collaborate with a wide range of public, private and non-profit bodies. Find out how you can partner with us, too.

We ensure Australian Government information of enduring significance is secured, preserved and available.

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

A poster with a message for the Australian public, regarding the danger of spreading information about Australia's war movements.

This is a leaflet prepared by the United Peace and Free Speech Committee of Victoria encouraging public attendance at a demonstration.

This is a black-and-white photograph of the construction camp train used by workers building the Trans-Australian Railway between Kalgoorlie and Port Augusta from 1913 to 1917.

Collection Management Assistant Director-General Josephine Secis

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.

Capability Review Action Plan for National Archives of Australia

Your information governance committee is responsible for all information matters from compliance, strategy and infrastructure to metadata standards and privacy.

This is a black-and-white photograph by Max Dupain of the Sydney Opera House at night. It is composed so that the building's white arched roof is highlighted in stark contrast to the dark background.

Black-and-white cartoon drawn by Alex Stitt is from the 1977 ‘Life. Be in it’ national public health campaign.

This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records about the Torrens Island Quarantine Station.

Read the National Archives' corporate plan for the period from 2020–21 to 2023–24.

Access the Check-up survey collecting data on Australian Government agencies' information management capabilities and behaviours.

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.

The personal experiences of secret agents and the curious history of espionage in Australia are publicly revealed in a new National Archives exhibition.