History & Culture
Lasseter’s Reef: Will it ever be found?
Since its purported discovery more than 120 years ago, Lasseter’s Reef, a fabled gold-rich outback quartz vein, has eluded both fortune-hunters and researchers.
History & Culture
Robert Irwin looks exactly like Steve in this re-created photo
They look so alike!
History & Culture
‘Organised, technologically advanced’: First people to arrive in Australia came in large numbers, and on purpose
The size of the first population of people needed to arrive, survive, and thrive in what is now Australia is revealed in two studies published today.
History & Culture
The story of the first Australian women in Antarctica
Many of the issues faced by the first Australian women to travel to Antarctica are still being experienced by modern-day polar women.
History & Culture
Fight for survival of wartime breed
They carried thousands of Allied soldiers safely across the scarred battlefields of World War I, but the fight for survival is far from over for Australia’s historic military mounts.
History & Culture
The only known sculpture of a WWI Indigenous soldier has been found
Those that discovered the bust of Australian Indigenous POW Douglas Grant tell the story of how they managed to track it down.
History & Culture
Can comedy help communicate climate change?
ASMR, comedy AND climate change? You have to see it to believe it.
History & Culture
Annette Kellerman: Australia’s very own mermaid
Every Australian should know the name Annette Kellerman.
History & Culture
Where are all the chocolate bilbies this year?
Cadbury will not be reintroducing its chocolate bilby, despite public outcry.
History & Culture
Monica embarked on a 30,000km solo road trip around Australia. Here’s what she learnt
Author Monica Tan chats to us about her solo trip around Australia and how she reconciled her Chinese-Australian heritage.