The National Archives of Australia is to receive extra funding to support the digital preservation of its records of Prime Ministers.
Announced by Attorney-General, Christian Porter, $3 million is to be injected into the Archives over two years to pay for the digitisation of its Prime Ministerial records.
Mr Porter said the Archives held official records created by many of Australia’s Prime Ministers in the course of their service as well as some personal papers documenting their political and professional careers.
He said digitising the records would ensure they were preserved and available for future generations.
“This funding will assist the National Archives in its work to preserve records of national significance and make them available to the public,” Mr Porter said.
“Prime Ministerial records are an important part of our history and it’s important that these be available for future generations including scholars, writers and researchers.”
He said the Archives had an ongoing program of digitising important historical records.
“Ensuring the papers of former Prime Ministers– both public and some personal – means that future generations can see the role they have played in shaping our nation and our democracy,” Mr Porter said.
The Archives’ Prime Ministerial records can be accessed at this PS News link.
