History & Culture
When the lights came on in Walhalla
Connection to mains power was a turning point for this languishing goldrush-era town – now popular among day-trippers and weekenders visiting Victoria’s Great Dividing Range.
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Science & Environment
Hook, line and sinker: the much-needed changes to recreational fishing to prevent more platypus deaths
Recreational fishing is a popular pastime in Australia’s inland rivers and streams. Unfortunately, in the process, many people are unwittingly killing platypuses.
History & Culture
Back for the future
Bathurst is one of several regional inland cities holding historic-trades fairs, tapping into growing enthusiasm for a slower, more sustainable way of living and of making things.
History & Culture
Inside the humble home of Ben Chifley
Now a museum, the former home of Ben Chifley offers a window into the life of Australia’s working-class prime minster.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: World’s first feature film produced in Victoria
1906: The Story of the Kelly Gang premieres in Melbourne before screening worldwide.
Science & Environment
Australians aren’t equal when it comes to climate change vulnerability
Across Australia, our communities have different characteristics that make them either more susceptible or more resilient to harms from climate change and extreme weather events. Now, researchers have developed a new index to identify the areas and people most at risk.
AG Society
Rescuing an emblem
Nothing says an Aussie Easter quite like the bilby, but this symbol of the outback is facing a tough struggle for survival.
News
‘We’re going to see some haunting images’: Bird flu has reached Antarctica
It’s the news conservationists have been expecting, but dreading. The avian influenza H5N1 virus has reached mainland Antarctica.
Science & Environment
Why eucalypts are survival experts
They can recover from fire, grow back from a bare stump, shrug aside bark loss that would kill a lesser tree, and endure drought and floods.
Science & Environment
Help for kelp: saving the Great Southern Reef
The Great Southern Reef is losing its most valuable asset, the Tasmanian giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), but a group of researchers and partners are collaborating to save this vital habitat.