Nine photographic panels, so large that they've never been displayed in public until now, depict the construction of Parliament House in Canberra 30 years ago.

Indigenous objects presented to Hazel Hawke at the the 1988 Barunga Festival are on display for the first time at Parliament House.

A newspaper photo saved by a trusted stenographer shows the behind-the-scenes drama of Edward VIII's abdication unfolding in his dominion Down Under.

A "silk" map used by WWII Australian commandos in Borneo is on display at the Australian War Memorial.

The National Film and Sound Archive acquires photos and a letter sent to fans by silent movie star Louise Lovely.

The Western-style wedding dress worn by a Japanese war bride in 1956 is on display at the National Museum as part of a wider exhibit about immigration.

The National Portrait Gallery acquires a rare painting of colonial life by a 19th-century mother of six who enjoyed recreational art.

Century-old drawings in the National Archives are helping researchers discover what happened to a World War I submarine.

A 1933 painting that was made for a Melbourne mural is about to go on show in a new Australian Art Deco exhibition.

Three objects carefully preserved at Parliament House tell the story of its construction and will form part of a new display.