In the heritage-listed cemetery at Cooktown, on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, one monument stands apart from the European graves.
In April 1954, Soviet spies Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov, masquerading as Canberra diplomats, defected to Australia.
From the warm seas of the Torres Strait to the ancient rainforests of Cape York, the Far North only reveals itself through the sharing of stories
Red dust, remote bush and thousand-kilometre journeys now form a quintessential travel experience for millions of international visitors to Australia. For that we can thank Bill King
1895–1903: Australia’s worst drought since European settlement.
A series of heists on Australian museums 70 years ago is still causing a flutter in butterfly science today.
Telling the story of Australia’s bunya pines was a refreshing change for wildlife photographer and writer Esther Beaton. For one thing, the trees didn’t move!
The story of Chinese migrants in North East Tasmania is best explored on the Trail of the Tin Dragon.
The lure of wild and remote landscapes ignited the passion of this farmer, ringer, agriculture graduate and advocate for people with disabilities.
27 February 1902: Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant and Peter Handcock are executed.