
Back for the future
Bathurst is one of several regional inland cities holding historic-trades fairs, tapping into growing enthusiasm for a slower, more sustainable way of living and of making things.
Bathurst is one of several regional inland cities holding historic-trades fairs, tapping into growing enthusiasm for a slower, more sustainable way of living and of making things.
Now a museum, the former home of Ben Chifley offers a window into the life of Australia’s working-class prime minster.
1906: The Story of the Kelly Gang premieres in Melbourne before screening worldwide.
The oldest European settlement west of New South Wales’ Blue Mountains, Bathurst is pure gold.
When Victoria’s national parks run short of koalas, this is the place to go.
Before Palmerston (modern-day Darwin) was founded in 1869, the British made four failed attempts to create a settlement on New Holland’s “unclaimed” northern coastline. The largest of these was Victoria Settlement, located about 200km north-east of Darwin, at Port Essington on the Cobourg Peninsula.
New experiences with First Nations people on Country are transforming “flop-and-drop” tourism in this tropical getaway.
1967: Ronald Ryan is the last person legally executed in Australia.
Many Australian birds are named after people. But with so many of these historical figures having direct – or indirect – links to violent colonialism, there’s a growing movement advocating for them to be renamed.
Australia’s Big Things aren’t only quirky froth and bubble. They’ve been a fixture of family road trips for generations of Aussies.