AG Blog
Vale Colin Putt (1926-2016)
Colin Putt’s legendary fix-it abilities brought the highest caliber of adventure to Australian Geographic’s first pages, featuring in issue #1.
On This Day
On this day: The black box was born
Research scientist David Warren lost his father to an airline disaster when he was a boy, then went on to revolutionise global aviation safety.
On This Day
On this day: 100 years of federal science
Without our federal science body the world wouldn’t have WiFi. Looking back at 100 years of the CSIRO, and into its future.
On This Day
On this day in history: Australia’s first convict pardon
Six years into his seven-year sentence, John Irving was busy helping treat patients in the fledgling colony of Sydney.
On This Day
On this day: It’s Louisa Lawson’s birthday
Louisa Lawson was nothing if not an impressive woman – she was both mother to Aussie suffragettes and to national icon, Henry Lawson.
On This Day
On this day: Australia’s national flag gazetted
How did we end up with the flag we have today? Why didn’t we choose the animals playing cricket?
AustroPalaeo
VIDEO: Hunting for Antarctic dinosaurs
A University of Queensland palaeontologist is part of an expedition about to head to remote James Ross Island to search for fossils.
AustroPalaeo
Fossil Factfile: Kronosaurus
This apex carnivore of Australia’s prehistoric Eromanga Sea is one of the world’s largest known marine reptiles.
On This Day
On this day: John Batman’s birthday
John Batman is famous for offering to pay rent to traditional owners and naming the Melbourne-area Batmania for 81 days.
On This Day
On this day: Happy birthday Sir Doug Nicholls, Governor of South Australia
Yorta Yorta man, Sir Doug Nicholls was one of the most powerful voices for indigenous civil rights in Australia.