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Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski

Australian pride histories and biographies: Recommendations from the National Library
22 Feb 2023

Celebrate WorldPride with this diverse range of books about the LGBTQIA+ experience and culture.

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A watercolour illustration from Have You Seen My egg?

NLA Publishing celebrates the 10th anniversary of ‘Have You Seen My Egg?’
16 Feb 2023

To celebrate 10 years of this classic children’s title, NLA Publishing is producing an anniversary edition of Have You Seen My Egg?.

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Library Lovers’ Day
14 Feb 2023

To help celebrate Library Lovers’ Day, visitors to the National Library were asked to nominate what it is they love about the Library.

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A black and white image of a group of mean demonstrating. The man front and centre is holding a microphone to his mouth, while the man to the right is holding a megaphone speaker up in the air. There are placards and flags in the air in the background.

William Yang, Dennis Altman and Craig Johnston, Gay Demonstration, Macquarie Street, Sydney, 1981, nla.obj-136863821

A new oral history interview with Dennis Altman
09 Feb 2023

In 2022, Australian writer, academic and gay rights campaigner Dennis Altman was interviewed by Robert Reynolds for the National Library's Oral History collection.

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The Library A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen

The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduw

Recommended reads for Library Lovers' Day
09 Feb 2023

Explore these book recommendations from the National Library staff to help library lovers of all ages get in the Library Lovers’ Day spirit!

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She's on the Money by Victoria Devine and Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape

She's on the Money by Victoria Devine and The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape

What's hot in non-fiction: Summer reading suggestions from your National Librarians
27 Jan 2023

Interested in adding more non-fiction books to your reading list? Check out these recommendations from staff at the National Library.

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​​National Library of Australia and Trove systems affected by user credential harvesting​
23 Jan 2023

The Australian Cyber Security Centre has advised the National Library of Australia that a small number of National Library and Trove login credentials were involved in a data breach.

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Conserving John Gould’s Australian Bird Pattern Plates
13 Jan 2023

Learn about the treatment work our conservators have recently done on thepattern plates for the supplement to The Birds of Australia by John Gould.

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Special presentation copy of The Narrow Road to the Deep North, London: Chatto & Windus, 2014. Image: National Library of Australia

2022 new collection item highlights
10 Jan 2023

Find out about some of the new items that were added to our collections during 2022.

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Public domain 2023
03 Jan 2023

Every year, on 1 January, creative works come out of copyright and into the public domain.

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2022 news
31 Dec 2022

Explore our news articles from 2022, captured by the Australian Web Archive.

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Tranby Aboriginal Co-Operative

2022 media releases
31 Dec 2022

Explore our media releases from 2022, captured by the Australian Web Archive.

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