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.
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Destinations
Tales of the north
From the warm seas of the Torres Strait to the ancient rainforests of Cape York, the Far North only reveals itself through the sharing of stories
History & Culture
Bill King: outback entrepreneur
Red dust, remote bush and thousand-kilometre journeys now form a quintessential travel experience for millions of international visitors to Australia. For that we can thank Bill King
Tim the Yowie Man
The Australian ghost story with its own festival
An annual festival now celebrates the story of Frederick Fisher’s ghost.
History & Culture
Tasmania’s forgotten Chinese history
The story of Chinese migrants in North East Tasmania is best explored on the Trail of the Tin Dragon.
History & Culture
Australia’s Freedom Ride 60 years on
In 1965, kids enjoying a summertime swim at a local pool in a small country town became a potent symbol of the fight against entrenched racial discrimination in Australia.
History & Culture
The story behind Perth’s ‘Arc de Triomphe’
One of Perth’s oldest buildings, the iconic Barracks Arch is affectionately known to some locals as the city’s very own Arc de Triomphe.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
A Stonehenge puzzle solved
One of the many mysteries of Stonehenge – where its Altar Stone came from – has recently been solved by Australian scientists.
History & Culture
The cartographic king
After almost four decades of creating beautiful, exquisitely detailed maps for Australian Geographic, Will Pringle has put down his professional cartographic tools for the last time.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: Australia’s merino wool industry begins
1797: Merino sheep introduced to Australia.