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Lost Kokoda battlefield rediscovered

A former army captain has discovered the site of a pivotal battle between Australian and Japanese troops near Papua New Guinea’s Kokoda Trail.

A rock painting that appears to be of a bird that went extinct about 40,000 years ago has been discovered in northern Australia.

An expedition recreating the route of the infamous mutiny on the Bounty is about to hit Australian waters.

Amy Johnson, a darling of aviation, pioneered female flying for a record attempt 80 years ago.

Indigenous perspectives are adding insight to western astronomical understanding of the southern night sky.

The strength and spirit of NSW country life at the turn of the 20th century come into focus in a new exhibition.

How a bus load of youngsters rode for equal rights in Australia.

The “unsung heroes” of the Aboriginal civil rights movement are detailed in a new exhibition.

Colonial Australia still rattles its chains in these dwindling outback settlements.

Early impressions of Australia’s natural world are shrouded in history and mystery.