History & Culture
On this day: Death of Australia’s first megastar
She’s the face on our $100 note, but many Australians may never have heard of this enigmatic figure.
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Aviation: The adventures of Love Bird and Diamond Bird
Donald Mackay was on a mission: to venture into Australia’s unknown central desert and accurately map what he saw from the air.
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Aussie lingo: Furphy
Frank Povah finds the origins of another true blue term from our odd Aussie vernacular.
History & Culture
Food: Gourmet in the outback
We hailed outback chef Andrew Dwyer to give us some tips for faring well in the Aussie bush, including a true-blue roo recipe.
History & Culture
Brunette Downs: Kingdom of cattle
Up before daybreak and labouring under the scorching sun is all in a day’s work for the citizens of Brunette Downs.
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National reflections
The Australian of the Year award is a reminder of our nation’s diversity. For five decades it has lauded the worthy and willing – and a few rogues.
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A birdwatcher’s perspective
Chris Doughty has seen more birds in Australasia and the Pacific than anyone else in the world.
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CWA: Pearls and wisdom
The Country Women’s Association continues to play a valuable community role across Australia.
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Darwin, Wallace and the princess in the south
Australia and its wildlife had a surprising influence on the revolutionary theories of the evolutionary titans Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
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Beetle mania
Australian pastoralists owe a great debt to this Hungarian-born, beetle-mad scientist.