The NFSA’s strategies and plans outline our priorities, goals and future directions as Australia’s national audiovisual archive. These documents show how we respond to cultural shifts, emerging technologies and the needs of audiences and industry – guiding our work to collect, preserve and share Australia’s audiovisual heritage.

NFSA Now: Strategic directions

The NFSA tells the national story by collecting, preserving and sharing audiovisual media, the cultural experience platforms of our time. In the digital age, NFSA should be Australia’s most dynamic and valued cultural organisation.

Our priorities

Relevance:

• Tell the national story in all its diversity
• Evolve with industry and audiences, adapting our collecting, archiving and services
• Maintain trust and value as a leader and collaborator in the audiovisual, educational and cultural sector

Reach:

• Be loved and trusted by all Australians
• Provide ease of discoverability and access

Renewal:

• Make effective use of available resources to maximise public value
• Extend and innovate in our uses of technology to enhance efficiency and productivity
• Be an employer of choice in the Australian cultural sector
• Explore new avenues of support for economic and strategic return

Our strategy is completely aligned to the five pillars of the National Cultural Policy – Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place.

Download NFSA Now: Strategic Directions 2026–28 [PDF, 3MB]

Corporate plan

The NFSA’s corporate plan sets out our purpose, strategic priorities and planned activities over a four-year period.

Read the latest Corporate Plan

Statement of reflection

Our commitment to acknowledging and addressing colonial legacies, amplifying First Nations voices and working collaboratively to shape the future of the collection.

Read the Statement of reflection

Reconciliation action plan

Our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan 2025-2028 outlines how we are building First Nations cultural capability to better understand our collection, champion First Nations voices, and care for First Nations materials in accordance with cultural protocols.

Download the NFSA Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan 2025–2028 [PDF, 685 KB]

Disability Inclusion Action Plan

Discover the strategies we’re implementing to create a more accessible and inclusive organisation for staff, audiences and the communities we serve.

Read the Disability Inclusion Action Plan

Sustainability and climate action strategy

Our approach to custodianship and environmental responsibility, connecting cultural preservation with care for Country and a sustainable future.

Read the Sustainability and Climate Action Strategy

Collection policy

The purpose of this policy is to set out the guiding principles for the development, preservation and sharing of the NFSA collection.

Download the NFSA Collection Policy 2022 [PDF, 940 KB]

Deadline 2025: collections at risk

Audiovisual archives worldwide agree: large-scale digitisation of magnetic media will soon be impossible. The NFSA has extended its 10-year plan to digitise magnetic media, with ongoing work to save collections at risk.

Find out more about Deadline 2025

Download the discussion paper Deadline 2025: collections at risk [PDF, 191 KB]