The tangled mess that choked Australia
A huge area of the nation’s inland was once smothered with invasive prickly pear.
A huge area of the nation’s inland was once smothered with invasive prickly pear.
It might not sound like the best music in the world, but Australia was the first by a matter of months at playing a tune on a computer.
Dr Karl tells the story of Australia’s first submarine in World War One, the AE2.
Today marks 100 years since the opening of Taronga Zoo at its current site in Mosman on the north shore of Sydney Harbour. The first public zoo in New South Wales, Taronga has come a long way since the early days. We take a look back through its history. Click on the image to scroll, or swipe right-to-left if using a touchscreen device.
This year is the 40th anniversary of Sydney’s annual Mardi Gras and follows on from the official legalisation of marriage equality in Australia.
Two hundred years ago liquor was downed to celebrate the founding of one of Sydney’s icons – now home to almost 9000 plant species.
Hidden in the Australian bush and buried beneath dust lie wrecks and ruins of towns that once bustled with life.
Bicycles have a long and colourful history in Australia, stemming from the rudimentary machines of the late 19th century to the sleek, streamlined pushies of today.
A priceless, 353-year-old map of New Holland – on which all subsequent mapping of Australia is based – has arrived in Melbourne for restoration.
Was Tasmania a viable Jewish homeland option during WWII? A young Melbournite Critchley Parker thought so.