It’s been 100 years since the last Cobb & Co coach ran in Australia, between the tiny towns of Surat and Yuleba in South West Queensland.
Cyclone Tracy was one of Australia’s most damaging natural disasters. Fifty years on, we recall the devastating storm and the extensive evacuation and reconstruction that followed.
How did an animal-loving boy from suburban Melbourne end up a camel vet in the UAE, rubbing shoulders with Middle East royalty?
Outback thriller Wake in Fright upset local audiences when it was released in the 1970s. But it became a classic, brought Broken Hill to the silver screen and had a profound impact on Australian cinema.
After almost four decades of creating beautiful, exquisitely detailed maps for Australian Geographic, Will Pringle has put down his professional cartographic tools for the last time.
1797: Merino sheep introduced to Australia.
Living on Western Australia’s remote Abrolhos Islands is idyllic but challenging.
On the night of 19 November 1863, three bushrangers – Ben Hall, John Gilbert and John O’Meally – approached Goimbla Homestead, near Eugowra in central western New South Wales.
1867: Australia’s first royal visit, by Prince Alfred, son of Queen Victoria.
Bushwalking is a hobby most Australians are fond of, but there was a time when women weren’t allowed to take part in these treks – until some trailblazers decided to take a hike.