History & Culture
Bird rock art could be world’s oldest
A rock painting that appears to be of a bird that went extinct about 40,000 years ago has been discovered in northern Australia.
Tag: Australian culture
History & Culture
80th anniversary of female solo flight
Amy Johnson, a darling of aviation, pioneered female flying for a record attempt 80 years ago.
History & Culture
Aboriginal astronomers: world’s oldest?
Indigenous perspectives are adding insight to western astronomical understanding of the southern night sky.
News
Images of Australia: early 1900s
The strength and spirit of NSW country life at the turn of the 20th century come into focus in a new exhibition.
News
Sydney ranks in world’s top 10 cities
Sydney beats more than 200 other cities to come at tenth place in the Mercer Quality of Living Survey.
News
The fight to protect Australian heritage
A new government initiative will help to preserve the history of Australia’s iconic heritage sites.
History & Culture
Camping: The classic Australian experience
Treasured memories of family camping trips keep thousands of Australians making an annual pilgrimage.
How Australians are making it rain
Cloud seeding is a controversial technique to generate rain. But does it work and what are the consequences?
History & Culture
CWA: Pearls and wisdom
The Country Women’s Association continues to play a valuable community role across Australia.
Climate
Goyder’s Line: Life on Goyder’s Line
As climate change bites, a historic rainfall marker in South Australia’s marginal lands has increasing importance.