Strategy 2025–2030: Evolving National Archives
Evolving National Archives sets out the vision for a National Archives that is open, valued and trusted.
Professional development and support
We offer support for your information and records management enquiries and ongoing professional development.
Selling the Wittenoom dream
The town of Wittenoom was built on the dream of a natural resource worth more than gold: blue asbestos.
Capability, skills and professional development
Information management professionals need to ensure their skills keep pace with legislation and the changing landscape around records, information and data.
Developing an enterprise-wide information management strategy
An information management strategy helps your agency align its information management practices and meet the requirements of an information governance framework
Our digitisation service
Digitisation of collection material is an accepted practice of collecting institutions all round the world.
Through the eyes of the Anzac
In 1915, three mates from Sydney used the humble camera to document their ’adventure of a lifetime’ at Gallipoli.
Developing or reviewing a records authority
Developing or reviewing a records authority for your agency is part of a recurrent process of evaluating your agency’s business functions and activities to identify records that need to be created or captured.
Our workplace
Agency overview, structure and locations of National Archives' offices.
Members
Join the NAA Members Program and support the work of the National Archives.
Organisational structure
Our organisation has 4 branches: Access and Public Engagement, Collection Management, Technology and Office of the Director-General.
AFDA Express Version 2 – Contracts Under Seal/Deeds
AFDA Express Version 2 – Contracts Under Seal/Deeds
Agency Digitisation Service
Access to unclassified paper records is provided via the Agency Digitisation Service (ADS
AFDA Express Version 2 – Technology & Information Management
AFDA Express Version 2 – Technology & Information Management
AFDA Express Version 2 – Property Management
AFDA Express Version 2 – Property Management
Green Shadows – the Papuan Infantry Battalion
A battalion of mostly Papuan native soldiers gained a reputation for bravery and became known as the Green Shadows.
General Records Authority 34
GRA34 - establishing and winding up entities and companies - 2014/00444390 - issued 2015
Personal Records Collections - Acquisitions Policy and Strategic Framework 2021-24
National Archives of Australia has collected the official and private records (personal records) collections of significant individuals who served within, or were closely associated with the Commonwealth government since the early 1960s.
The Sepia – history beneath the waves
The Sepia, an iron hulled 3 mast barque ran aground on December 1898. The ship was discovered by the Underwater Explorer's Club of Western Australia in 1960.
Long did she reign
Her Majesty, Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (21/4/1926 – 8/9/2022).