AG Blog
Aussie lingo: kangaroo
We love these graceful, hopping marsupials, but where did the name kangaroo come from? Frank Povah tells us the yarn.
Tag: culture
AG Blog
Editor’s chat: the end of camel patrols
AG editor, Ian Connellan chats about the end of the largest police beat on Earth: camel patrols of the outback.
On This Day
On this day: Aboriginal Australians get Uluru back
It was 25 years ago that Uluru was officially returned to its Aboriginal traditional owners.
AG Blog
What do you think about the kangaroo?
A new study will look at the human interaction with ‘roos – why they’re loved, hated and chosen as icons.
News
Szechuan peppers cause vibrator-like sensation
The kick you feel when eating Szechuan peppercorns is similar to someone rapidly tapping your lips, a study has found.
News
Aboriginal culture preserved online
An ambitious project is taking the world’s largest ethnographic collection global.
History & Culture
The Spokesman
See the four-room Queenslander that houses the 180-200 pushies of vintage bicycle enthusiast James MacDonald.
History & Culture
Gallery: Queensland’s Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival
Indigenous culture was on display at the Laura Dance Festival held every two years in Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula.
History & Culture
Ken Duncan’s images of motherhood
Photographer Ken Duncan captures images of mothers and children in poor and remote areas.
News
Secrets of successful surfers revealed
Sports scientists across the Tasman are delving into the art of riding waves, with some interesting results.