History & Culture
A 10-site tour of Victoria’s goldfields
Central Victoria has thousands of old gold mines. Here are 10 sites that tell the story of one of the world’s greatest gold rushes.
History & Culture
Australia’s abandoned mines: rehabilitated
Australia is pockmarked with 80,000 disused mining sites. A major research project seeks to map them all in the hope of encouraging improved rehabilitation outcomes and clever adaptive reuses.
History & Culture
This giant kangaroo once roamed New Guinea – descended from an Australian ancestor that migrated millions of years ago
Long ago, almost up until the end of the last ice age, a peculiar giant kangaroo roamed the mountainous rainforests of New Guinea.
History & Culture
Recognising Indigenous knowledges is not just culturally sound, it’s good science
Floods, fires and droughts in Australia devastate lives, destroy wildlife and damage property. These disasters also cost billions of dollars through loss of agricultural and economic productivity, environmental vitality and costs to mental health. People are looking for long-term solutions from politicians and researchers.
History & Culture
High Country heroes
Devoted volunteers are keeping Australia’s alpine huts standing as havens for outdoor adventurers against harsh mountain weather.
History & Culture
A Dreaming Story: Ponde and Murray
The Murray cod is central to the Dreaming of South Australia’s Riverland, but sadly today is seldom seen. We investigate.
History & Culture
Immersed in Martuwarra
A force of nature, an ancestral being, this Kimberley river has shaped the people and landscape of northern Australia since life began here.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: Eureka Stockade
1854: Goldminers stage a rebellion at Ballarat.
History & Culture
Last remaining Wool Bay kiln a reminder of Adelaide’s limestone foundations
Adelaide’s construction boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries created demand for the raw materials needed to build the civic, religious and commercial buildings that define its elegant city centre. One of those materials was lime, a key component in high-quality mortar and plaster for thousands of years.
History & Culture
Underground art museum protects works from natural disaster
Buried in a eucalypt-clad hill beside the Shoalhaven River, the new Bundanon Art Museum safeguards some of the nation’s most precious artworks from flood and fire.