100 years of Australia House
History & CultureTake a behind-the-scenes tour of Australia’s oldest diplomatic mission, once described as the nation’s most important building.
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The hub of Aussie traditions, icons, and characters.
An Aussie tradition: it’s the 80-year anniversary of Carols by Candlelight
History & CultureCarols by Candlelight is a much-loved Australian Christmas tradition, but you may not be familiar with its humble beginnings in Victoria.
Meet Harriet and Helena Scott, colonial Sydney’s finest natural history artists
History & CultureVanessa Finney explores the lives, careers and legacy of Harriet and Helena Scott, who she says are colonial Sydney’s finest natural history painters.
Inside Captain Cook’s journal
History & CultureHeld in the collection of the National Library of Australia.
The books Australia banned
History & CultureAdd these to your reading list: throughout the 20th century, thousands of book titles were banned in Australia for being ‘obscene’. That was until the publishing industry became fed up.
How the Kimberley nearly became the Jewish homeland
History & CultureAustralia: the unpromised land.
A short history of female filmmaking in Australia
History & CultureAustralian women have been making films since as early as the 1920s, but their contribution to the industry is often overlooked.
12 female physicists you need to know about
History & CultureIn 2018, the NSW Higher School Certificate physics syllabus is undergoing changes for the first time in 17 years, but students will not be taught about the contributions of female physicists to the field.
Brazil museum fire: what are the chances it could happen to an Australian museum?
History & CultureFire is just one of many threats museums face; how well protected are the priceless collections stored in Australia?
‘Artificial and unscientific’: representations of female animals in museums criticised by experts
History & CultureIn museums across the world, female specimens have either been displayed in submissive poses or omitted altogether – but now, several curators and experts are trying to change the status quo.