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Bali survivor Speaks from the Heart in Canberra
Bali bomb survivor Simon Quayle will reflect on his recovery and the memory of seven lost team mates at the National Museum of Australia tomorrow.

Aboriginal remains home from Sweden
The remains of some 20 Aboriginal people - most taken from Australia nearly a hundred years ago by a Swedish scientific expedition to the Kimberley - will be returned tomorrow in a special ceremony at the National Museum of Australia.

World's top metal conservators meet in Canberra
The challenges of conserving precious metallic objects - from Brunel’s Great Britain steamship to a shipwrecked toilet, from early Australian motor cars to historic Maltese armour - are being examined at the Metal 04 conference at the National Museum of Australia next week

Great southern desert dwellers in Canberra
The National Museum of Australia this week announces details of its forthcoming exhibition, Extremes: Survival in the Great Deserts of the Southern Hemisphere, and introduces three remarkable stories of survival in some of the world’s harshest conditions.

Governor-General faces young interviewers
Students ask some surprising questions on Talkback Classroom .

Tales of Shipwrecks and Sunken Treasures
The secrets of Australian and Asian shipwrecks - how they are discovered, retrieved and protected - will be revealed in a free public forum at the National Museum of Australia this Sunday.

Australian flag home from World Trade Centre
An Australian flag retrieved from the ruins of the World Trade Centre following the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001 will be unveiled today at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

Pyne, Collins, Brown face first-time voters
Three first-time student voters go head to head with politicians from three parties during a special election Talkback Classroom interview at the National Museum of Australia tomorrow.

Holden story belongs to all Australians
Two iconic FX Holdens unveiled today at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra will take visitors on a nostalgic journey celebrating the nation’s first and most popular mass produced car.

National Museum unveils two motoring icons
Two iconic treasures of Australia’s motoring history will be unveiled at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra at 11.15am tomorrow.

Bringing Darwin to the National Museum
The National Museum of Australia in Canberra wants to hear over the next fortnight from community groups in Darwin who would like their suburb to feature in a photographic exhibit which depicts ‘life in the burbs’.

Kelp armour, possums and political activism
The stories of Aboriginal people from Victoria and Tasmania who are reclaiming lost cultural traditions go on show at the National Museum of Australia on Monday to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.