Trove saved thanks to $42.2 million Federal lifeline

The Albanese Government has provided digital archive Trove with $33 million over four years plus an additional $9.2 million in indexed ongoing annual funding.

The Albanese Government has ensured the survival of Trove, a digital portal used by thousands of Australians every week for both personal and academic research, after months of campaigning by the National Library of Australia.

One of Australia’s most significant historical and cultural resources, Trove features more than 14 billion digital items including newspapers, magazines and other archives.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts