History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: smallpox breaks out
April 1789: A major smallpox epidemic breaks out.
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History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: the Petrov affair
In April 1954, Soviet spies Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov, masquerading as Canberra diplomats, defected to Australia.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: the Federation drought
1895–1903: Australia’s worst drought since European settlement.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: ‘Breaker’ Morant executed
27 February 1902: Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant and Peter Handcock are executed.
History & Culture
Pompeii awakens in Canberra
Experience the ancient city’s destruction and rebirth in this immersive exhibition at the National Museum of Australia.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: Colonisation begins
26 January 1788: A convict settlement is establish at Sydney Cove.
History & Culture
Mothers of modern Australia
At Australia’s earliest surviving female convict site, women are being written back into history.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: The Black Death
January 1900: Australia’s first case of bubonic plague reported.
History & Culture
New life for history-making RAAF Caribou A4-179 aircraft
A historic Caribou aircraft, once a symbol of courage and resilience and a stalwart of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), has been given new life and a new home in South East Queensland.
Science & Environment
Bird flu ‘panic’: Dire advice to pet owners not to release exotic birds into Aussie bush
Authorities are warning that one of Australian’s most popular pets – the rose-ringed parakeet – could become our next “extreme” pest.