The world’s largest rock-art site might not meet the requirements to join the UNESCO World Heritage List because it’s impacted by acidic emissions generated by local fossil fuel plants.
On a purpose-built farm in Victoria’s High Country, families dealing with autism find a place of therapy and respite.
Dive into the realm of the sea cucumber, an unassuming creature that helped shape Australia’s pre-European culture.
1816: Australia’s first public hospital is established in Sydney.
Fifteen years after she came into office it’s clear Julia Gillard, Australia’s first female prime minister, has left an indelible mark.
Australian maritime archaeologists are helping to decontaminate rusty war shipwrecks in the Pacific, preventing billions of litres of oil and other pollutants from leaking into the ocean.
Australia’s first A-list celebrity was Dame Nellie Melba, a gifted opera singer with legions of adoring fans across the globe.
Fifty years after the conflict in Vietnam, the Australian soldiers who fought still bear the scars – as do their children and grandchildren.
Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War officially ended 50 years ago, but the consequences have cut through our population for three generations.
Central to the identities of First Nations peoples and modern Melburnians, the Yarra River (Birrarung) is now legally recognised as a ‘living entity’.