In an unprecedented, and largely spontaneous, sign of national solidarity for reconciliation and support for First Nations people, more than 250,000 people walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on 28 May 2000.
1832: Aid to encourage migrants to Australia begins.
Once a prosperous and thriving community, the uranium-mining town of Mary Kathleen, about 50km by road east of Mount Isa in north-western Queensland, is now a ghost town.
Colour fills the skies above Northam, Western Australia, as the Top Guns of the balloon world chase glory in the Women’s World Hot Air Balloon Championship.
Members of Aboriginal communities are warned that this story contains images and names of deceased people.
Researchers have discovered internationally significant rock-art sites in Arnhem Land were far from random and instead ‘chosen’ for the critical vantage points they provided.
1896: Edwin Flack races into history.
On 19 April 1876, a group of Irish Fenian prisoners who became known as the ‘Fremantle Six’ escaped from Australian authorities. However, the plan to secure their freedom began more than a year earlier and thousands of kilometres away.
The strong connection between King Island’s people and its moonbirds is celebrated by an arts festival bringing culture and conservation together.
Daylight saving has 80 per cent support in Australia and a majority in every state.