History & Culture
Australian colonial art uncovered in Canada
Original artworks depicting 19th century colonial Australia have been found in a cupboard in Canada.
History & Culture
Cobb & Co coaches: once mighty, now history
The pioneering 19th-century coaching conglomerate won – and lost – a great deal during its turbulent 70-year history.
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PM Science Prize winners announced
This year’s winners of the PM Science Prizes include chemists who rewrote the textbooks on plastics.
History & Culture
Lone Pine seeds grown into a living memorial
From a handful of pine cones found by Aussie diggers at Gallipoli comes a living forest of war memorials.
History & Culture
Bob the Railway Dog: An icon of Australian history
Bob the Railway Dog had an insatiable thirst for train travel – he was a dog for all Australians.
History & Culture
DNA confirms Aboriginal culture one of Earth’s oldest
The first Aboriginal genome sequence confirms Australia’s native people left Africa 75,000 years ago.
History & Culture
Dingoes originated in China 18,000 years ago
The dingo came to Australia via southern China, and much earlier than previously thought, says new research.
History & Culture
Ned Kelly timeline
Dates in the life and death of the infamous Australian bushranger.
History & Culture
Australia’s Middle Eastern cameleers
Thousands of Afghani and Pakistani cameleers played an important role in shaping the Australian outback.
History & Culture
How Aboriginal activism brought about change
A new exhibition showcases artwork of a time when Aboriginal activists drew attention to civil rights.