On this day: indigenous people get citizenship
It was on this day, only in 1967, that indigenous people were formally recognised as Australian citizens.
It was on this day, only in 1967, that indigenous people were formally recognised as Australian citizens.
John Duigan, the first to design, build and fly an Australian- made plane, was born on May 31, 1882.
For 36 years, the Great Barrier Reef has been protected under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975.
Our nation was legally born on 9 July 1900 – but it’s not a date many Australians would recognise.
Edith Cowan, Australia’s first female candidate to be voted into parliament, was born 150 years ago today.
On 5 August 1944, more than 500 Japanese prisoners of war launched a violent breakout in Cowra, NSW.
Almost 250 years ago, Captain James Cook sailed on the voyage where he discovered Australia.
The GPO’s opening on 1 September 1874 signalled the growth of communication and wealth in NSW.
On 3 September 1939, two days after Hitler invaded Poland, Australia entered World War II.
On 16 September 1975, Papua New Guinea became an independent state after 70 years under Australian rule.