Man in striped button up shirt tucked into dark pants looking at newspapers in various languages at a kiosk on the street

Ethnic newspapers are prominent on this kiosk in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1991, nla.obj-136834359

Fijian Australian woman with short grey hair sitting on a rock on a beach

Leigh Henningham, Portrait of Everest Pitt, 2022, nla.obj-3110047460

Young man and woman smiling and posing for a selfie in front of a large flower arch with a neon sign reading 'I heart CABRA'

Ken Leanfore, People pose for a selfie in front of a 'I heart Cabra' sign on John Street, Fairfield City Council's Cabramatta Moon Festival, 2022, nla.obj-3128830839

Man in a polo shirt, shorts, a hat and sunglasses playing golf near a cliff over the ocean

Anne Zahalka, Australia, isle of refuge (detail), 2010, nla.obj-138074839

Cultural diversity is celebrated in contemporary Australia. However, issues surrounding migration, border control, migrant workers’ rights and First Nations sovereignty remain controversial.

Artistic and first-person perspectives on these topics are represented in our collection. We work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities to create a lasting record of their experiences in Australia. Targeted collecting projects with Chinese and Fijian Australians between 2021 and 2023 have increased the representation of these communities in the collection.

A broad range of material is collected, including newspapers and oral history interviews. These resources are freely available for all to use when researching their own migrant family histories.

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Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website contains a range of material which may be considered culturally sensitive including the records of people who have passed away.

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