History & Culture
How you can hold Australia’s Beating Heart
A stunning celebration of Australia’s beautiful landscapes and people through our iconic and evocative bush poetry.
Category: History & Culture
History & Culture
Back to the Moon: Australia’s mining expertise at forefront of new era of space exploration
Australia’s mining expertise is at the forefront of a new era of space exploration that’s looking to the Moon and beyond.
History & Culture
Sign of the times: why we’re seeing more sign language interpreters on our screens
There are good reasons why we’re seeing more sign language interpreters on our TV screens.
Destinations
A concise history of Antarctic exploration
The mainland of the most southern continent was first discovered 200 years ago, and a spirit of exploration still colours visits to the frozen continent today.
History & Culture
Meet the prehistoric sea scorpions that once terrorised Australia
Scientists recently published the most comprehensive collection of information on these ancient sea scorpions.
History & Culture
Scientists reveal ancient Aboriginal underwater archaeological sites
Scientists report the first submerged ancient Aboriginal archaeological sites found on the seabed.
History & Culture
Snapshot: Skating on very thin ice
Although winter temperatures in Australia are not usually low enough to freeze our lakes and rivers, this certainly hasn’t stopped us getting our skates on.
History & Culture
Budgerigars: Australia’s colourful, clever and much-loved avian gift to the world
A comprehensive history of Australia’s most well-known bird.
History & Culture
Scientists found a stone wedged in a tree. This is what it tells us about the resilience of Aboriginal culture
Trees marked by Aboriginal cultural practices are a distinctive part of the Australian landscape.
History & Culture
A new film about ice freediving forgoes adventure to tell the story of an elite ice freediver’s battle with trauma
Descent examines the psychological side of well-known ice freediver Kiki Bosch’s story.