25 April 1915: On the first anniversary of Australian troops landing at Gallipoli in Turkey, Anzac Day was observed around Australia and wherever Australian soldiers were posted.
April 1789: A major smallpox epidemic breaks out.
In April 1954, Soviet spies Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov, masquerading as Canberra diplomats, defected to Australia.
An annual festival now celebrates the story of Frederick Fisher’s ghost.
1895–1903: Australia’s worst drought since European settlement.
27 February 1902: Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant and Peter Handcock are executed.
In 1965, kids enjoying a summertime swim at a local pool in a small country town became a potent symbol of the fight against entrenched racial discrimination in Australia.
This stunning natural amphitheatre launched careers and provided almost a century of entertainment after being created in the 1930s by extraordinary architectural and landscape design duo Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin.
One of Perth’s oldest buildings, the iconic Barracks Arch is affectionately known to some locals as the city’s very own Arc de Triomphe.
Experience the ancient city’s destruction and rebirth in this immersive exhibition at the National Museum of Australia.