History & Culture
Napoleon’s fascination with Australia revealed
Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor and European conqueror, had a fondness for Australia, a new exhibition reveals.
History & Culture
The New Australians of South America
Nearly 120 years ago an idealistic bunch of Australians set sail for South America to build their utopia.
History & Culture
Australia’s historic heritage shops
Step back in time as you enter these wonderful old shops, virtually unchanged for decades.
History & Culture
Historic Aboriginal images reveal outback life
In the 1920s, Herbert Basedow collected more than 1000 surviving indigenous artefacts, 2200 negatives and 800 plants.
History & Culture
Gallery: The outback life from historical Aboriginal images
In the 1920s, Herbert Basedow collected more than 1000 surviving indigenous artefacts, 2200 negatives and 800 plants.
History & Culture
Australia’s first lady of the surf
Isabel Letham pioneered surfing for women long before the culture had become widespread in Australia.
History & Culture
The strange tale of Aboriginal circus performers
A gruesome discovery revealed the fate of Tambo, an Aboriginal man put on show in the USA in the 1800s.
History & Culture
Aussie Mountaineer retires after Everest attempt
Andrew Lock has narrowly missed making the summit of Mt Everest again, and has decided to retire.
History & Culture
Aussie song has been everywhere, man
Aussie musician Geoff Mack has travelled a long way since writing that iconic Australia ditty.
History & Culture
Return of the killer whales of Eden, NSW
Legend has it that orcas helped human whalers to capture and destroy their marine victims off the coast of Eden, NSW.