History & Culture
On this day: Mawson sets sail for Antarctica
One century ago today, Sir Douglas Mawson set off on the first Australian expedition to Antarctica.
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Adept adapters
Each morning I wander through Hyde Park on my way to the office.
This morning I was greeted by a mob of cockatoos (I counted about 30 before I gave up) foraging for their breakfast…
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Torres Strait Islands: Coming of the Light
We headed to the Torres Strait Islands for the Coming of the Light festival.
On This Day
Birth of the Australian Empire?
1804’s Castle Hill Rebellion was the first Australian convict uprising, a violent and chaotic attempt to overthrow the colonial authorities.
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On this day: Australia’s last convict ship docks
Australia’s last convict ship, The Blackwall Frigate Hougoumont, unloads the final 279 convicts in WA.
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Miracle elephant comes back from the dead
Yesterday the death of a baby Asian elephant at Taronga Zoo left us feeling decidedly flat. Elephants have an onerously long gestation period of somewhere between 600 and 660 days…
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On this day in history: Australia’s first stamp released
Nearly a century ago, the first stamp in Australia was released.
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Navigation in the 21st century
We asked adventurer Clark Carter which nav devices have helped him out of the most heart-stopping, high-altitude and hapless situations.
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On this day: Uluru given its Aboriginal name
On 15 December 1993, Uluru was officially given a dual name, recognising its importance to Aboriginal people.
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All eyes on miracle elephant
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock in the mountain-goat’s enclosure the last few days, you would have heard about the ‘miracle’ baby elephant, born to Taronga Zoo inhabitant Porntip early yesterday morning.