History & Culture
Top 10 Aussie firsts we’ve never heard of
Australians have contributed some very significant firsts throughout history. Here are a few of the less well-known.
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History & Culture
Australia’s most notorious bushrangers
We reflect on the dastardly deeds and larger-than-life legacies of Australia’s infamous bushrangers.
Science & Environment
Discovering the Hobbit of Flores, Indonesia
Professor Richard Roberts talks about Homo floresiensis (or the Hobbit) found in 2003 in Indonesia.
History & Culture
Mapping the Antipodes: Australia in early maps
A series of maps trace the unveiling of Australia, from the fantasies of second-century Egypt to Flinders’ last work.
On This Day
On This Day: Australia joins WWI
On 6 August 1914, Australia officially joined the allied forces in WWI.
History & Culture
Gallery: Lost portraits of Australian WWI solidiers
The State Library of NSW is calling for information on an unseen, haunting collection of portraits of WWI soldiers in NSW in 1918. Of the 1600 images, 230 images are currently on exhibit, and 20 of them are shown here. Portraits of War: The Crown Studios Project will be on show at the State Library of NSW from 28 June until 21 September 2014 in Exhibition Galleries.
History & Culture
Australia’s cuisine culture: a history of our food
A look at what cooking Australian cuisine means and how it’s changed over the years.
History & Culture
Ned Kelly: Hero or hell raiser?
Although Ned Kelly was laid to rest with his family in 2014, the nation is still divided on whether he was a hero or hellraiser.
Destinations
Queensland’s outback legends in Longreach
Visit the home of Qantas and where Waltzing Matilda was born.
On This Day
On this day: Charles Darwin departs Australia
Darwin sailed away in 1836 with 10,000 scribbled words on the Australian wilderness, which helped build his theory on evolution.