History & Culture
Meet the real Ned Kelly
We Aussies love our bad-boy antiheroes, and the armour-clad bearded bushranger Ned Kelly is the most notorious of them all.
Energy
Taking back the power
A scheme bringing solar electricity to remote communities promises to improve the lives of some of Australia’s most disadvantaged people.
History & Culture
Notes from the field: Of mangroves and mudflats
We wanted someone who could shoot equally well above and below water for our story on blue carbon, and photographer Alex Pike was perfect for that assignment.
Climate
‘Skin in the game’: Why Yael Stone left Hollywood
This Aussie actor has turned her back on a successful Hollywood career to work with her new extended neighbourhood south of Sydney on creating a sustainable future.
Climate
Torres Strait Islanders lose climate change case against Australian government
The Federal Court has handed down its long-awaited judgement in a four-year climate case brought by Torres Strait Islanders.
History & Culture
‘Tears of joy’ in Paris for Australia’s latest World Heritage site
After decades of lobbying, Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation is finally celebrating formal international protection for one of the world’s biggest assemblages of rock art at Murujuga in Western Australia’s Pilbara.
History & Culture
Farina: From railhead to ruins
Once a thriving town at the end of the Central Australia Railway, South Australia’s Farina is now only home to tourists exploring the ruins.
History & Culture
50 years after ‘Jaws’ the man-eater myth has been retired
In the half a century since Jaws was released we know so much more about sharks’ amazing biology.
Events
Defining Moments in Australian History: The wheat that changed Australia
1903: William Farrer begins distributing Federation wheat.
Events
Defining Moments in Australian History: The ongoing campaign to abolish nuclear weapons
In 2017, the Nobel Peace Prize was won by a Melbourne-founded nuclear disarmament organisation.