The Dakota diamonds mystery
In 1942 a Dakota aircraft crashed on a remote beach in Western Australia carrying millions of dollars’ worth of cut diamonds. Where are they now?
In 1942 a Dakota aircraft crashed on a remote beach in Western Australia carrying millions of dollars’ worth of cut diamonds. Where are they now?
Canberra, the land of the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples, has a new story to tell at the National Museum of Australia. It is the story of our Great Southern Land.
Far beyond scones and jam, the influence of the Country Women’s Association has been at the frontline of Australia’s regional communities for 100 years, supporting rural women, advancing social justice and lobbying governments.
What happened 50 years ago to the ill-fated flight of environmental activist Brenda Hean?
We are the only country to feature a woman on every banknote. Will this change with the passing of the Queen?
1975: One of Australia’s most recognisable health campaigns begins.
Home to Victoria’s highest concentration of rock-art sites – and to world-class climbing – the Grampians National Park is truly spectacular, but also a site of conflict. In the face of widespread climbing bans, land managers are working to balance the interests of Traditional Owners and climbers.
One hundred years ago on a remote beach in Western Australia astronomers proved Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.
Climate change is rapidly intensifying. Amid the chaos and damage it wreaks, many precious Indigenous heritage sites in Australia and around the world are being destroyed at an alarming rate.
The preserved liver, stomach, intestine and heart of the fossilised prehistoric jawed fish, Arthrodire placoderm, are the oldest ever found.