History & Culture
Tales from Port Arthur
Now one of Australia’s best-known tourist attractions, this hauntingly beautiful former convict site has a dark history.
Category: Places
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
Industrial pollution threatens Murujuga’s World Heritage listing
The world’s largest rock-art site might not meet the requirements to join the UNESCO World Heritage List because it’s impacted by acidic emissions generated by local fossil fuel plants.
History & Culture
A breath of fresh air
On a purpose-built farm in Victoria’s High Country, families dealing with autism find a place of therapy and respite.
History & Culture
Remembering Cooktown’s Chinese history
In the heritage-listed cemetery at Cooktown, on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, one monument stands apart from the European graves.
Biodiversity
Tales of the north
From the warm seas of the Torres Strait to the ancient rainforests of Cape York, the Far North only reveals itself through the sharing of stories
History & Culture
Burrup Peninsula rock art among world’s oldest
Study confirms vast collection of Aboriginal engravings in the Pilbara may be tens of thousands of years old.
History & Culture
Uluru: Stories in stone
On the anniversary of Uluru’s handback to the Anangu, filmaker David Curl reflects on Australia’s beating heart.