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Lecture
Mabo Lecture: Dr Terri Janke
Join Dr Terri Janke for a special lecture as she reflects on the effects Mabo decision 30 years on. Her talk will focus on the Indigenous knowledge and caring for country and the State of the Environment report.
There's a lot happening at the National Library this spring. From lectures and talks, to book events and school holiday activities, there is always something to see and do at the Library!
Learn about the remarkable stories of intrepid Australian Antarctic explorers in an adventurous new book by environmental historian Dr Joy McCann. Available in bookstores now.
Characters and production come alive through design. Discover the world of costume and set design with our new exhibition focusing on the life and work of Kenneth Rowell. Open now in the Treasures Gallery.
The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past and present – and through them to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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