History & Culture
Natural justice
Recent trials of people charged with deliberately killing protected eagles in north-eastern Victoria have shone a light on the lengthy process of prosecuting wildlife crimes.
Category: History & Culture
History & Culture
The battle of Goimbla Homestead: bushrangers vs landholders
On the night of 19 November 1863, three bushrangers – Ben Hall, John Gilbert and John O’Meally – approached Goimbla Homestead, near Eugowra in central western New South Wales.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: First royal visit
1867: Australia’s first royal visit, by Prince Alfred, son of Queen Victoria.
History & Culture
‘The bush calls us’: the defiant women who demanded a place on the walking track
Bushwalking is a hobby most Australians are fond of, but there was a time when women weren’t allowed to take part in these treks – until some trailblazers decided to take a hike.
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Queens of the outback
The fabulous Broken Heel Festival takes the stage one final time, bringing glitz and glamour to far west New South Wales.
History & Culture
Notes from the field: Digging her job
Australian Geographic staff writer and sub-editor Esme Mathis jumped at the opportunity to join two remote fossil digs for our feature Searching for Aussie dinosaurs.
History & Culture
The Adamsfield mining rush
About 130km west of Hobart are the remote remnants of the osmiridium mining settlement of Adamsfield, established in 1925.
History & Culture
A telescope for a Golden Age
After a stellar 50 years as one of the country’s major scientific assets, the Anglo-Australian Telescope continues to play a major role in keeping Australian astronomy on the world stage.
History & Culture
Centenary of compulsory voting
It’s been 100 years since compulsory voting was introduced for Australian federal elections.
History & Culture
A pioneering pair
Louisa Atkinson and her mother, Charlotte, were among Australia’s earliest authors, and pioneers in women’s rights.