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Episodes

Total: 327

While Bennelong is a name well known – the truth of the man is still misunderstood by many. In her

Learn the extraordinary story of the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia and its impact on the Australi

Dr Andrew Levidis explores the transnational network of bureaucrats, soldiers and propagandists, who

What do you expect when graduating with a science degree? To disarm militia in war-torn Mogadishu? T

“For generations my family wanted to conceal their Aboriginal roots. Our darker complexions, I was t

The colonial heritage of Norfolk Island is little known to most Australians. 2020 NLA Fellow, Alisa

Trisha Dixon is joined in conversation by Fleur Flanery, Philip Cox and Max Bourke to discuss the en

Over 400,000 men enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces to fight in World War I. Nearly one in e

Jack Waterford AM delivers the 2021 Canberra Day Oration, Canberra: Part of the Nation's Capital, pr

2021 Creative Arts Fellow for Australian Writing, Dr Jordie Albiston, discusses her research process

Learning Webinar 2021 Audio

NLA Fellow, Dr André Brett uses the development of railway networks to interrogate the strong and en

Inspired by the folk traditions and the unique socio-cultural identity of his home in the Northern R

‘Just one scribbled note from Marcie Muir led us to this amazing discovery … If we hadn’t had that s

In Conversation with Michelle Grattan 2020: The Year That Changed Us

Monday 16 November 2020 — the Anniversary of the apology to the 'Forgotten Australians' and Former C

Kate Forsyth and Belinda Murrell are the sisters behind the latest NLA Publishing title, ‘Searching

On the anniversary of Walter Burley Griffin’s 1913 appointment as Federal Capital Director of Design

Designing Canberra

2020/11/3

Join Peter Freeman and Dr Rachael Coghlan as they explore the lives of early Canberra architects Mal

Join National Library Exhibition Curator Dr Grace Blakeley-Carroll, and Director of Exhibitions Dr G