Dr Nicholas Ferns presented a lecture on his 2024 National Library Fellowship research into the history of the relationship between Australia and the World Bank, with a particular focus on the connections between international finance and national development.

Explore our events held in 2022, captured by the Australian Web Archive.

Explore our events held in 2021, captured by the Australian Web Archive.

Dr Adam Sundberg presented a lecture on his 2023 National Library Fellowship research about the environmental history of ballast water and management in Australia.

The 2023 Annual Academy of Social Sciences Symposium, Digital Society: Social science perspectives for a better future, explored critical issues surrounding our current and future digital world

As part of our Enlighten Festival program, Wiradjuri man Larry Brandy invited children to become kangaroos, emus or hunters while learning about traditional Aboriginal culture.

As part of our Enlighten Festival program, Wiradjuri man Larry Brandy invited children to become kangaroos, emus or hunters while learning about traditional Aboriginal culture.

Associate Professor Deane Williams presented a lecture on his 2023 National Library Fellowship research about how Ron Maslyn Williams – filmmaker, photographer, writer, musician and radio playwright – became one of Australia’s post-Second World War cultural innovators.

We celebrated the launch of a new board game from Joey Games.

The 2025 Ann Moyal Lecture presented by Dr Ken Henry AC, titled What We Must Fix First.