The Federal Register of Legislation (the Legislation Register) is the authorised whole-of-government website for Commonwealth legislation and related documents.

A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A Commonwealth bill can be introduced into either house of Parliament, unless it is a money bill which must be introduced in the lower house.

Regulations are the most common form of subordinate legislation. These are the guidelines that dictate how the provisions of a specific Act are applied.

Learn more about the children's book Dog Beach and and important jobs that Aussie dogs have done over time.

Around 10,800 items from the period 1829-1922 ranging from a single page to hundreds of pages and documenting British reactions to particular events, problems and crises, as well as Britain's relations generally with particular countries and regions.

Personal papers of Warren Fahey’s activities as an entrepreneur, musician and writer from 1967-1998 and a collection of folkloric recordings.

Our flagship lectures are made possible by the generous support of our donors.

Fifty years on, see how the destruction and impact of Cyclone Tracy in Darwin 1974 is captured in our collection. 

Two new books in The Artists of the National Library of Australia series will be published in February 2025.

The Library encourages the reporting of wrongdoing under the Public Interest Disclosure Act and will act on disclosures where appropriate and protect Disclosers from any reprisals or threats of reprisals as a result of making a disclosure.