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

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.

The chief information governance officer is a role to establish and keep a culture for an accountable and business-focused information management environment.

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.

Read the National Archives' corporate plan for the period from 2022–23 to 2025–26.

Read the National Archives of Australia's Information and Data Governance Framework.

The National Archives holds a range of official records that refer to John Monash's dealings with the Commonwealth, many relating to his military service.

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.

Information on researching records about migrant hostels in New South Wales, 1946–78.

This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records about the General Post Office, Sydney.

Digital authorisations and workflows improve business efficiency, support end-to-end digital processes and increase the availability of information.

An exhibition featuring a unique collection of artworks, gifted to Gough and Margaret Whitlam in 1979, will be shared with the public at National Archives of Australia in Canberra.

A black-and-white photograph of Indigenous activist, leader and public servant Charles Perkins at his desk at the Department of Aboriginal Affairs in Canberra.

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

The Digital Transformation Agency's Policy for the responsible use of AI in government sets out the Australian Government approach to embrace the opportunities of AI and provide for safe and responsible use of AI.

Well-managed business information is a valuable asset that contributes to good government .

The Director-General (the Accountable Authority) of the National Archives of Australia (the Archives) has established the Audit & Risk Committee (the Committee) in compliance with section 45 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) and Section 17 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (the PGPA Rule).
Audit Committees play an important role in supporting the governance of non-corporate Commonwealth entities, providing independent advice to Accountable Authorities, and assisting them to meet their duties and obligations.

A photograph of Aboriginal activist and public servant Pat O'Shane, in her position as the head of the New South Wales Department of Aboriginal Affairs.

Information governance frameworks provide an overview of the influences that inform how an organisation creates and manages its information assets.

Find records about more than 3200 children who migrated to Australia under approved schemes between 1947 and 1953.