History & Culture
South Pole Australian explorer dies
We remember Jon Stephenson, an inspirational explorer who was the first Australian to make it to the South Pole.
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Biodiversity
Horses invaluable for tracking bilbies
Horses have proven invaluable for helping to track elusive bilbies in Western Australia.
History & Culture
Jetpack up and away
A jetpack invented by a New Zealander is one step closer to commercialisation after lifitng 1.5km off the ground.
Biodiversity
Kimberley area gets indigenous protection
A new reserve managed by traditional owners will one day protect 26,000 sq. km of Kimberley wilderness.
News
Gallery: Indigenous protection for Kimberley area
A new reserve managed by traditional owners will one day protect 26,000 sq. km of Kimberley wilderness.
News
Amazon tribe has no language for time
A tribe of people in the Amazon live their lives by events rather than time and have no word for ‘week’ or ‘year’.
History & Culture
Burke and Wills time capsule unearthed
A time capsule buried beneath a monument to explorers Burke and Wills has been unearthed in Ballarat.
News
Vale Lionel Rose
Lionel Rose was Australia’s first indigenous World Champion and the first Australian of the Year. We remember him.
History & Culture
Mummified Maori head returned to NZ
The tattooed, mummified head of a Maori tribesman will be returned to New Zealand, from France, after 136 years.
News
Dead birds dumped at premier’s office
In a bold stunt, an animal activist group has dumped illegally shot bird carcasses outside the Victorian premier’s office.