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Australian colonial art uncovered in Canada
Original artworks depicting 19th century colonial Australia have been found in a cupboard in Canada.
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PM Science Prize winners announced
This year’s winners of the PM Science Prizes include chemists who rewrote the textbooks on plastics.
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Australia’s forgotten WWI prisoners
A photographer recorded the little-known experience of Australia’s German prisoners
History & Culture
Centenary of Australia’s biggest sugar strike
100 years ago, the sugar industry was almost brought to its knees by its biggest strike, bringing large reforms.
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Great zoo escapes: confessions of a zookeeper
With a 40-year career, zookeeper Terry Boylan has just about seen it all, including some amazing escapes.
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Jetpack up and away
A jetpack invented by a New Zealander is one step closer to commercialisation after lifitng 1.5km off the ground.
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Mummified Maori head returned to NZ
The tattooed, mummified head of a Maori tribesman will be returned to New Zealand, from France, after 136 years.
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Aussie lingo: nongs and drongos
Frank Povah chats about the history of this classic Aussie word for ‘fool’.
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Adventurers to push rail car across Australia
A team of adventurers plan to break a Guiness World Record by pushing a rail car across Australia.
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DNA reveals new route of Pacific migration
Polynesian people may have populated the Pacific via New Guinea rather than Taiwan as previously thought.