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Illustration of a brown horse and a white horse in the Australian bush

Detail from the cover The Colt of Old Regret written by Dianne Wolfer and illustrated by Erica Wagner

A new take on ‘The Man from Snowy River’ to be released by NLA Publishing
06 Mar 2025

Beloved children’s author Dianne Wolfer presents a captivating new work inspired by the iconic Australian poem, The Man from Snowy River by Banjo Paterson.

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A painted locket portrait of a man in a red military uniform. The locket is resting on some black material.

Nathaniel Plimer, Portrait Miniature of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Brisbane, c.1800-1810, nla.obj-3180223104

A rare portrait miniature of Sir Thomas Brisbane
28 Jun 2023

The National Library has recently acquired a rare portrait miniature of Sir Thomas Brisbane, the sixth Governor of New South Wales.

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A section of the cover of the book 'Marion and the Forty Thieves' showing some of the characters on a boat.

Marion and the Forty Thieves cover detail.

A rollicking middle-grade adventure to be released by NLA Publishing
12 Jun 2024

Readers will embark on a thrilling journey through turn-of-the-century Sydney in a new middle-grade adventure novel.

Media release
A man and woman sitting on couches recording an oral history interview
Add your story to the record of Australian responses to COVID-19
17 Feb 2025

The National Library is recording interviews with a diverse range of Australians to ensure that stories of the COVID-19 pandemic are captured for present and future generations.

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Book cover with blue bird with a blue flower in it's beak, standing near other blue objects, including a fork, spoon, bottle lids and more

Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker

ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 2024: 'Bowerbird Blues'
21 May 2024

Join Mike from the National Library Bookshop as he reads 'Bowerbird Blues' for National Simultaneous Storytime 2024.

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A watercolour image from 1827 of an echidna. This depiction is not accurate with what we know echidnas to look like in real life.
An early picture of an echidna
11 Jan 2024

An 1827 illustration of an echidna has recently been added to our collection.

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Three friends watch Rugby World Cup 2003 from the Rocks

Ben Rushton, Three friends in the crowd at the Rocks watching the last minutes of the live telecast of the Rugby World Cup final in 2003, nla.obj-148690668

And the crowd goes wild
19 Jul 2023

Dive into our sporting photography collections with this selection crowds that have showed up to support their favourite athletes.

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A person sitting in a chair with their arm resting on the chair's arm. Behind them is a banner with the image of a dragon and three children on it. In the background is a desk and wall covered with illustrations and artworks.

Anna Zhu, Portrait of Gabrielle Wang, Melbourne, Victoria, 6 September 2022, nla.obj-3129101874

Anna Zhu photographs Gabrielle Wang
09 Aug 2023

The Library recently acquired three photographic portraits of 2022-23 Australian Children's Laureate, Gabrielle Wang.

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Two books open on a table with people flicking through them and looking at the books' colourful artwork showing drawings of women
Announcing the 2024 Asia Study Grant recipients
11 Dec 2023

The National Library is pleased to announce the six recipients of the 2024 Asia Study Grants.

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Collage of two headshots. On the left, a woman with brown and blonde hair, fair skin and a fringe standing in front of a hedge. On the right a woman with large glasses and a pixie cut smiling and standing in a bright, old fashioned looking room
Announcing the 2024 Creative Arts Fellows
22 Nov 2023

The National Library is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Creative Arts Fellowships.

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Man in a suit and tie playing guitar and singing behind two microphones
Announcing the 2024 National Folk Fellow
22 Nov 2023

We are pleased to announce Mr John Shortis as the 2024 National Folk Fellow.

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Three people, one woman and two men working at a long table. They are each doing their own research using laptops, notebooks and other resources
Announcing the recipients of the 2024 National Library of Australia Fellowships
22 Nov 2023

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 National Library of Australia Fellowships.

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