People & Culture Archives

An artful life: Scotland Island, Sydney

Hidden in an estuary in Australia’s biggest city is a remote island community of artists, eccentrics and families.

Every year, a festival in country NSW pays tribute to spring and attempts to heal the rifts of war.

Get an insight into the inner-workings of Canberra’s Parliament House, which turns 25 this year.

An international award for panorama photography has named its breathtaking winners.

From mines and clubs to tunnels and underground homes, subterranean Australia is a varied and humbling space.

An incredible project aims to revive more than 250 languages once spoken across Australia.

Two 17th century records show how a determined Spanish explorer could have been the first European to find Australia.

In the year of its 40th birthday, the Sydney Opera House remains a revered Australian icon.

The Samoan islands sit atop volcanic foundations, shaping majestic sights and a tight-knit way of life.

For 600 generations, the resilient Pila Nguru people have inhabited one of Australia’s harshest environments.