One of its best features is its focus on Australiana, with pages of jokes and cartoons, including the Ettamogah Pub series by cartoonist Ken Maynard.
The stimulus for this was David Scott Mitchell's offer of his extensive collection of Australiana, including the original journals of Abel Tasman and Matthew Flinders, to the people of New South Wales.
The Australiana Fund is an independent fundraising organisation responsible for the purchase and maintenance of artworks in the four Official Residences of the Governor-General of Australia and the Prime Minister of Australia.