Australian history

Online features This web feature presents an online version of Jakelin Troy's book on Aboriginal breastplates titled King Plates: A History of Aboriginal Gorgets. Minor revisions and enhanced with the National Museum of Australia's collection of Aboriginal breastplates. A slideshow of images taken from different visits to ANZAC Cove. (2004) Student multimedia works inspired by the Australian Journeys gallery. (2009-11) This symposium explored the legacy of the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. A collection of photographs taken by people living in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin, showing local landscapes, resources, cultural heritage and characters. (2004-06) The Museum collects cartoons to develop a visual archive of Australia's political history that is an important resource for the Museum and the nation in years to come. An online exhibition which shows people and places, the water quality and issues that communities along the Murray-Darling Basin are dealing with.