History & Culture
A pioneering pair
Louisa Atkinson and her mother, Charlotte, were among Australia’s earliest authors, and pioneers in women’s rights.
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History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: Wave Hill walk-off
23 August 1966: 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers and their families initiated strike action at Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory.
Capturing despair
Nothing quite brought home the national shock of the tragedy of Cyclone Tracy in 1974 like this image. But what’s the full story behind it?
Tim the Yowie Man
The man buried three times
By definition, a final resting place is final, isn’t it? Well, not always, it seems.
Our early weathermen
Survival on the roof of mainland Australia was an unenviable but necessary challenge that tested the endurance skills of 19th-century weather forecasters.
Looking back at Loveday: Australia’s largest WWII internment camp
During World War II, civilians in Australia deemed “enemy aliens” – mostly those of German, Italian and Japanese descent – were housed in internment camps. The largest of the camps was Loveday Internment Camp in South Australia’s Riverland region, about 6km south of Barmera.
History & Culture
Discovering what it means to be the oldest living culture in the world
We often hear that Aboriginal peoples have been in Australia for 65,000 years, “the oldest living cultures in the world”. But what does this mean, given all living peoples on Earth have an ancestry that goes back into the mists of time?
History & Culture
A tale of mistaken identity and whalebone picnics
For more than 20 years, the jawbone of a whale lay on the grass just behind the golden sands of Long Beach, near Batemans Bay on the South Coast of New South Wales.
Looking back at Australia’s largest political demonstration
In an unprecedented, and largely spontaneous, sign of national solidarity for reconciliation and support for First Nations people, more than 250,000 people walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on 28 May 2000.
Defining Moments in Australian History: Assisted migration
1832: Aid to encourage migrants to Australia begins.