Simon Froude
Simon Froude is the Director-General of the National Archives of Australia.
2. Implement fit-for-purpose information management processes, practices and systems
Implementing the actions on this page will help your agency implement fit-for-purpose information management processes, practices and systems.
Distributed custody policy
This policy sets out the conditions and arrangements under which Commonwealth archival records may be held by institutions other than the Archives.
Sound and vision
Watch history come alive through newly digitised audio-visual gems from the national archival collection.
Corporate plan 2020–21 to 2023–24
Read the National Archives' corporate plan for the period from 2020–21 to 2023–24.
Creating a scrapbook
There are several issues to consider when making a scrapbook for your family archive.
Archival Control Model
The Archival Control Model (ACM) for the National Archives of Australia (National Archives) is the Commonwealth Record Series (CRS) system.
Corporate Plan 2019–20 to 2022–23
Read the National Archives' Corporate Plan for the period from 2019-20 to 2022-23.
Retaining, managing and disposing of data and datasets
Your agency will have business systems that create, keep and manage digital information and records, including data and datasets.
How we select national archives
The selection principles and considerations that underpin the National Archives' decisions when selecting records for inclusion in the collection.
Storing information
The way you store your information affects how easily information can be found, used and managed over time.
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.
Australia's golf champion prime minister
Prime Minister Stanley Melbourne Bruce is not generally remembered for being a man of the people. Yet if there was one thing that he shared with ordinary Australians, it was a great love of sport.
Community Heritage Grants
The Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program supports our aim to protect and provide access to Australia's cultural heritage.
National description strategy 2021–2024
The main purpose of the National Archives of Australia‘s descriptive work is to facilitate public access to the archival records it holds.
Relationship between the Information management standard and Building trust in the public record policy
The Information management standard for Australian Government and the Building trust in the public record policy both support the strategic governance and fit-for-purpose management of Australian Government information assets.
Capturing information
An essential part of managing your agency’s business information and records is to capture it into systems that manage and support its use over time.
Disposal of records in National Archives' custody following digitisation policy
This policy outlines the framework for the disposal of records in the National Archives’ custody following digitisation.
Wildflower stop
A special stop on the Trans-Australian Railway let passengers stop and smell the flowers.
Quick reference guide to General Records Authority 38 – Ministers of State
This page is a quick reference guide on using General Records Authority 38 - Ministers of State