The National Library of Australia is seeking community support to digitise its unique collection of election ephemera. Containing material from every federal election since 1901, and extending across all political perspectives, the collection offers a vivid history of democracy down under. The digitised material will then be made freely available on the National Library’s digital […]
Parramatta Library, housed in the City’s iconic civic, cultural and community hub PHIVE has been named the winner of The Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) Library Design Award. The award recognises the extraordinary interior and exterior design of Australia’s best contemporary libraries and celebrates the investment organisations make to delivering extraordinary facilities for their […]
A new study from the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre found childhood maltreatment accounts for between 21 to 41 percent of common mental health conditions in Australia. The study also found childhood maltreatment accounted for 41 percent of suicide attempts in Australia, 35 percent for cases of self-harm and 21 percent of depression. The study defined […]