History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: Last man hanged
1967: Ronald Ryan is the last person legally executed in Australia.
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History & Culture
Should Australian birds be renamed to mirror societal change?
Many Australian birds are named after people. But with so many of these historical figures having direct – or indirect – links to violent colonialism, there’s a growing movement advocating for them to be renamed.
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Notes from the field: Obsessed with Big Things
Australia’s Big Things aren’t only quirky froth and bubble. They’ve been a fixture of family road trips for generations of Aussies.
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Short on trees, big on story
Gold was once the reward for digging at Kosciuszko National Park’s Long Plain. Now a rich history awaits, just below the surface.
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Australia’s unsung hero
Australian George Hubert Wilkins was highly regarded in the USA, where he was famous for his brave exploits, but he’s still largely unknown in his home country.
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The bigger they come
Sure, Egypt has the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Pyramid of Cheops, but Australia has giant prawns.
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Up and away
California’s famous Pacific Airshow landed – for the first time – on the Gold Coast in August 2023, for three days of non-stop, sky-high thrills.
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The Batavia’s story of mutiny and murder gets a new chapter
Archaeologists have unearthed new evidence of a 400-year-old bloody battle on a remote Western Australian island.
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Defining Moments in Australian History: Age pension introduced
1908: Legislation pledges financial support for elderly or infirm Australians.
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Eye of the storm
To stay or go? Tracey Nearmy’s photo captures a couple’s dilemma during Black Summer.