One of the key goals of the History Council of NSW is to provide a forum for identifying and responding to issues of relevance to the practice of history. The Council maintains watching briefs on the following issues:

• history curricula in the primary, secondary and tertiary education sectors;
• arts funding, in particular cultural institutions;
• digital archives and digitisation of records;
• copyright and the copyright act;
• legislative issues;
• censorship and privacy;
• intellectual freedom;
• indigenous issues; and
• heritage.

The Council makes submissions, writes letters and issues media releases where appropriate.

We welcome public input on all matters relating to the practice and preservation of history.