History & Culture
Turtle and dugong footage causes controversy
A TV report showing turtles and dugongs hunted in the Torres Strait has been criticised as unbalanced and emotive.
History & Culture
Red deer people may be new Stone Age culture
A new study of previously unearthed human fossils suggests the ‘red-deer’ people of China were a separate species.
History & Culture
Phar Lap to stand tall in Wellington
Phar Lap’s skeleton has been remounted in a new more accurate way and put on display in New Zealand.
History & Culture
Australia’s worst floods
Some caused great loss of life, others devastated homes and infrastructure; these are the worst floods in Australian recorded history.
History & Culture
Preserving Aboriginal history
Mary-Jean Sutton, with the help of AG Society, is preserving the memories of the Mapoon Aboriginal community.
History & Culture
Project creates ark for world’s dying languages
Recordings of indigenous languages on the point of extinction are being gathered into an online database.
History & Culture
Want a better life? Change your name
Having a name that’s easy to pronounce could make you more popular and help you get a better job, say experts.
History & Culture
New threat to world’s largest rock art collection
Pilbara Aboriginal art faces new industrial threats, even though it’s been found worthy of World Heritage listing.
History & Culture
Australians awarded top photography prizes
Photographs from two Australians have been named winners in the prestigious Loupe Awards for 2011.
History & Culture
Iconic images: Australia’s larrikin days
The work of iconic Australian photographer, Rennie Ellis, documents a fancy-free time in the country’s past.