On this day: The birth of Vegemite
In 1923 a dark brown paste chock full of B vitamins hit shelves around Australia…
In 1923 a dark brown paste chock full of B vitamins hit shelves around Australia…
A giant Galapagos tortosie that was once the pet of Charles Darwin died on this day, aged 176, in 2006.
On 8 July 1904 Sydney’s power supply was switched on for the first time.
On 30 July 1997, one life was saved and 18 were lost when part of Thredbo, NSW, was buried by a landslide.
The bark paintings marked the first traditional campaign in the fight for Aboriginal land rights.
After a nine-year protest started in 1966, the Gurindji became the first Aboriginal people to reclaim their land.
One of the world’s most sophisticated radio telescopes was opened in New South Wales.
It was 25 years ago that Uluru was officially returned to its Aboriginal traditional owners.
In 1963, 50 years after the construction of Canberra began, its central lake received its first drops of water.
On 4 October 1913 Australia asserted its independence from Britain by forming its own naval force.