Gallery: Snapshots of the Aussie life
The work of iconic Australian photographer, Rennie Ellis, documents a fancy-free time in the country’s past.
The work of iconic Australian photographer, Rennie Ellis, documents a fancy-free time in the country’s past.
Images from the late 1800s depict the heady excitement of Australia’s Gold Rush period.
Prior to Kingsford Smith’s successful flight over the Tasman, Moncrief and Hood’s attempt ended in disaster.
Our national day is seen in many different ways, depending on the viewpoint of Australia.
The loss of the SS Yongala – now a Great Barrier Reef dive site – was a puzzling mystery for almost 50 years.
It was on this day, only in 1967, that indigenous people were formally recognised as Australian citizens.
One of the greatest, and most tragic, polar expeditions of all time is showcased at a new exhibition in Sydney.
Our nation was legally born on 9 July 1900 – but it’s not a date many Australians would recognise.
Edith Cowan, Australia’s first female candidate to be voted into parliament, was born 150 years ago today.
On 5 August 1944, more than 500 Japanese prisoners of war launched a violent breakout in Cowra, NSW.