A newsroom discussion about the PM’s social media posts ended up with millions of dollars going to save vital records from the Bounty and of John Curtin.
A review of the Archives suggested beefing up cybersecurity,but the institution hasn’t had the money to implement it,risking sensitive government documents.
The National Archives will be able to save disintegrating documents,film and other at-risk materials with an imminent funding package from the federal government.
The government will soon decide the fate of the Archives’ disintegrating records,but one filmmaker suggests its audiovisual records would be better off elsewhere.
The National Archives has taken in nearly $100,000 from the public but leading historians say no other archive is forced to pass the hat around to survive.
Senator Amanda Stoker responds to questions about National Archive funding and whether the government should be embarrassed the Royal Family is now involved.
The minister in charge of the National Archives says it has to deal with the disintegration of its records even as the institution warns parts of Australia’s history cannot be saved.
Philip Davies,chairman of the Commonwealth Heritage Forum,said the possible loss of a Pitcairn Island register was not far short of a scandal,and has alerted the heir to the British throne.
The number of Archives members has soared since its funding crisis was made public,with donations set for a fund to preserve its most at-risk records.
The National Archives has resorted to taking public donations to help digitise disintegrating records after the federal budget didn’t give it any extra money.
The government has splashed cash on aged care,childcare rebates and infrastructure,but we could all lose out in the long term.