Was it generosity, or pure laziness, that led to the extreme brevity of Deputy Editor Kathy Riley’s opening blog?
The usually talkative and hard-working Kathy revealed very little in her first blog, instead opening the door to readers for a question they might like answered.
A new exhibition celebrates Aboriginal artist Yulyurlu ‘Lorna’ Fencer Napurrula whose work was unique.
On this day in 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman first sighted Van Deimen’s Land, which is now Tasmania.
I return to the office after a few weeks off all abuzz about what the New Year will hold for the AG Society, and for me.
There are a few things on the list but the most pressing is the new Nancy Bird Walton Sponsorship for Female Adventurers…
One century ago today, Sir Douglas Mawson set off on the first Australian expedition to Antarctica.
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…
This weekend is the only chance to see a total lunar eclipse until 2014.
We headed to the Torres Strait Islands for the Coming of the Light festival.
1804’s Castle Hill Rebellion was the first Australian convict uprising, a violent and chaotic attempt to overthrow the colonial authorities.
Australia’s last convict ship, The Blackwall Frigate Hougoumont, unloads the final 279 convicts in WA.