History & Culture
Stories told by Aboriginal Tasmanians could be oldest recorded in the world
First Nations people in Lutruwita/Tasmania have been sharing their stories for more than 12,000 years, new research has found.
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History & Culture
How the South American jacaranda became a symbol of Australian spring
Jacaranda season is beginning across Australia as an explosion of vivid purple spreads in a wave from north to south.
History & Culture
Explainer: Australia has voted against an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here’s what happened, and what happens next
The majority of Australian voters have rejected the proposal to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: Penicillin breakthrough
1945: Australian Howard Florey shares in Nobel Prize for developing penicillin.
History & Culture
The mighty McIlwraith
An off-road adventure with Indigenous guides through the remote McIlwraith Range offers a unique experience of this little-visited part of far north Queensland.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: William Cooper advocates for First Nations rights
1936: Yorta Yorta Elder William Cooper leads the formation of the Australian Aborigines’ League.
History & Culture
Celebrating the ritual and custom of ancient cultures: a book review of China Adorned
China is a country of immense diversity, especially its people. ‘China Adorned’ is a stunning celebration of this.
History & Culture
‘Any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up today is a bum!’: It’s been 40 years since Bob Hawke proclaimed these famous words
Forty years ago, Australia won the America’s Cup. It was followed by celebrations – and controversy.
History & Culture
‘Earthly hell’: Before Port Arthur there was Sarah Island
Between 1822 and 1833, any re-offending convicts in Van Diemen’s Land were sent to Sarah Island (known as Langerrareroune by the local Toogee people) on Tasmania’s remote west coast.
History & Culture
The art of body adornment in Papua New Guinea
While most of us might wear a piece of jewellery or an adornment of some kind because we like it, or think it looks good, or because a loved one gave it to us, the people of Papua New Guinea look at it in a completely different way.