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Mobile apps

We have the following mobile apps available for you to download free.

The Aboriginal Sydney app is a companion to the Aboriginal Sydney book, and allows you to explore Sydney’s Indigenous heritage ‘on the go’. It provides a glimpse of the vitality, diversity and complexity of Sydney’s Aboriginal life and historical and contemporary culture. It’s also an alternative social history.

Read more about the Aboriginal Sydney mobile app.

We've made it quick and easy to access our collections on the go! With this app, you can search our catalogue, download items, manage your account, and find suggested reading instantly with your iOS device.

Read more about the AIATSIS Collections Search mobile app.

AIATSIS acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, culture and community.

We pay our respects to elders past and present.

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Learn about the Torres Strait Islander flag

A Possum Skin Cloak

Native Title and traditional ownership

Yijarni: true stories from Gurindji country

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Mobile apps