Tune Review of the National Archives of Australia
An independent review examining the purpose, role and functions of the National Archives and the level of resourcing it should receive.
Managing email
Emails you create or receive as part of Australian Government business are Commonwealth records. Learn how to manage email according to the Archives Act 1983.
The 2003 Cabinet papers in context
Background to the 2003 Cabinet papers by Associate Professor David Lee, University of New South Wales.
Quarantined in Queensland
A brief history of Lytton Quarantine Station in Brisbane, Queensland.
General Records Authority 35
GRA35 - Removal of medical images produced on acetate bases - and - Photographic negatives produced on cellulose nitrate bases - 2014/00396055 - issued 2015
AFDA Express Version 2 Index – Financial Management
AFDA Express Version 2 Index – Financial Management 2017
Innovation and research
The National Archives actively researches and seeks out opportunities to improve and embed digital archiving best practices into our work.
Storing and charges at the National Archives
The National Archives charges agencies for the storage of temporary and unevaluated records
Capability Review Action Plan
Capability Review Action Plan for National Archives of Australia
APS Code of Conduct
All National Archives' employees are required to abide by the APS Code of Conduct and to uphold the APS Values.
AFDA Express Version 2 Implementation Guideline: records relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
Government agencies are documenting activities relating to their business functions and administrative responsibilities in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Evaluation of Agency Implementation – DC2020 Policy
An evaluation of agency implementation of the Digital Continuity 2020 (DC2020) Policy objectives.
Empty shelves: rationing in Australia
In 1942, food and other commodities were so scarce that the Australian Government had to impose rationing to ensure that everyone had a fair share.
Agency action plan
Agency-wide census action plan 2025
Developing an information management policy
Learn how to create an information management policy to improve your organisation's information management practices.
The bearer has ceased resistance
Souvenirs sent home to his sweetheart meant trouble for one Australian soldier in the months before the Japanese surrender during the Second World War.
Network drives
Read about reducing the risk of using a network drive as a records management system, and how to effectively monitor and manage the drive.
Fremantle Harbour
Information on National Archives records about Fremantle Harbour.
A moving frontier
Meals on Wheels, volunteers and the Australian Government.
Child migrant records held in Sydney
Records relating to child migrants to New South Wales - including migrant selection documents, passenger lists and immigration policy files.
