Tag: culture
On this day: William Buckley
Over 200 years ago on this day, William Buckley’s unlikely emergence spawned the phrase: ‘Buckley’s chance’.
Aussie lingo: Blockie
Ever ‘done a blockie’? Well, Frank Povah tells us how that word came about.
Green burials
Natural, no-frills burials are becoming a popular way to give something back to the Earth.
It’s all in a name
What’s in a place name? And should we change unsavoury or politically incorrect names?
Aussie lingo: kangaroo
We love these graceful, hopping marsupials, but where did the name kangaroo come from? Frank Povah tells us the yarn.
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: Aboriginal Australians get Uluru back
It was 25 years ago that Uluru was officially returned to its Aboriginal traditional owners.
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.