Australian government photographers capturing the people, places and daily life of Western Australia over 4 decades.

Records disposal freeze: Records related to the Vietnam War - Details of the records disposal freeze

The Tandanya Declaration on Indigenous matters commits the National Archives to working respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

In the aftermath of a fire you need to move quickly, decisively and knowledgeably in order to save as much as can be saved.

The National Archives of Australia Information Publication Scheme.

Australian Government websites are Commonwealth records and must be managed in accordance with the Archives Act 1983.

Learn more about our research and postgraduate scholarships and Community Heritage Grants.

All business information the Australian Government creates, sends and receives must be disposed of using compliant destruction methods. Find out more.

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

Capability Review Action Plan for National Archives of Australia

The National Archives' Dr Mickey Dewar oration celebrates the life and work of Northern Territory historian Dr Dewar. A video of the 2022 oration is available on this page.

The public release schedule highlights new, updated and existing National Archives products and advice to help your agency meet each of the 17 policy actions.

Building trust in the public record identifies key requirements for managing Australian Government information assets (records, information and data).

Back issues of GAIN Australia's monthly email bulletins. Stay up to date with National Archives’ information and records management news and initiatives.

There is a widely held perception that information recorded digitally is secure forever. This idea has been reinforced by marketing messages for products like audio CDs, personal computers and digital cameras. This idea is appealing, but it is completely untrue.

GRA35 - Removal of medical images produced on acetate bases - and - Photographic negatives produced on cellulose nitrate bases - 2014/00396055 - issued 2015

This advice provides guidance on identifying and managing Commonwealth records created by, or relating to, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies employed by Australian Government agencies.

A targeted records retention notice (RRN) was issued to selected Commonwealth agencies on 23 September 2021 to support the production of records for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. If your agency head or information and records manager has not received a formal notice from the National Archives it is unlikely that your agency will be required to produce records for the Royal Commission. The notice remains in force until further notice from the National Archives.
The notice suspends the National Archives’ permission to destroy or transfer records that may be required by the Royal Commission. Agencies in receipt of the notice are legally obliged to preserve any such records.
The named Australian Government agencies in this retention notice are required by law to protect from destruction any relevant records subject to this notice. If other agencies identify potentially relevant records they should advise the National Archives as soon as possible

This notice has been published on the National Archives’ Records disposal freezes and retention notices website page.
Any questions in relation to the records retention notice may be directed to the National Archives via the Agency Service Centre.

Great White sharks, Jaws and a fear of the ocean.

Our history shows that today's data becomes tomorrow's cultural heritage.