History & Culture
An Aussie tradition: Carols by Candlelight
Carols by Candlelight is a much-loved Australian Christmas tradition, but you may not be familiar with its humble beginnings in Victoria.
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6 Aussie Christmas trees that are better than the traditional pine
Australia is home to more than 24,000 different species of native plants. Why not use one as your Christmas tree this year?
History & Culture
Meet Harriet and Helena Scott, colonial Sydney’s finest natural history artists
Vanessa Finney explores the lives, careers and legacy of Harriet and Helena Scott, who she says are colonial Sydney’s finest natural history painters.
History & Culture
The books Australia banned
Add these to your reading list: throughout the 20th century, thousands of book titles were banned in Australia for being ‘obscene’. That was until the publishing industry became fed up.
History & Culture
How the Kimberley nearly became the Jewish homeland
Australia: the unpromised land.
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A short history of female filmmaking in Australia
Australian women have been making films since as early as the 1920s, but their contribution to the industry is often overlooked.
History & Culture
12 female physicists you need to know about
In 2018, the NSW Higher School Certificate physics syllabus is undergoing changes for the first time in 17 years, but students will not be taught about the contributions of female physicists to the field.
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Brazil museum fire: what are the chances it could happen to an Australian museum?
Fire is just one of many threats museums face; how well protected are the priceless collections stored in Australia?
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‘Artificial and unscientific’: representations of female animals in museums criticised by experts
In museums across the world, female specimens have either been displayed in submissive poses or omitted altogether – but now, several curators and experts are trying to change the status quo.
History & Culture
Top 5 landmark environmental legal cases in Australia
Australia’s environmental battles weren’t always fought among the trees or down the river. A lot of cases went all the way to the High Court of Australia.