News
On this day: death of Australia’s first megastar
She’s the face on our $100 note, but many Australians may never have heard of this enigmatic figure.
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News
History of Australia’s Muslim cameleers
From 1860, 20,000 camels and their handlers from Afghanistan and Pakistan were shipped to Australia.
History & Culture
Aviation: The adventures of Love Bird and Diamond Bird
Donald Mackay was on a mission: to venture into Australia’s unknown central desert and accurately map what he saw from the air.
History & Culture
Darwin, Wallace and the princess in the south
Australia and its wildlife had a surprising influence on the revolutionary theories of the evolutionary titans Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
News
House, home and history
Take a virtual walk through a neighbourhood of Australian architecture… one historic home at a time.
Destinations
Trekking Tasmania: When driven by hunger
Six determined Tasmanians retrace the arduous overland journey of convict bolter Alexander Pearce – the first known white man to cross the Franklin River country.
Adventure
Vintage air
Eleven classic planes, countless classic views – an extraordinary safari through Australia’s outback skies.