History & Culture
Vietnam’s deep scars
Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War officially ended 50 years ago, but the consequences have cut through our population for three generations.
Events
Defining Moments in Australian History: Smallpox breaks out
April 1789: A major smallpox epidemic breaks out.
History & Culture
Remembering Cooktown’s Chinese history
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.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: The Petrov affair
In April 1954, Soviet spies Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov, masquerading as Canberra diplomats, defected to Australia.
People
Confessions of a citizen scientist
Budding conservationists can have a meaningful impact on local biodiversity by recording their wildlife observations on iNaturalist.
History & Culture
The Australian ghost story with its own festival
An annual festival now celebrates the story of Frederick Fisher’s ghost.
Events
Defining Moments in Australian History: The Federation drought
1895–1903: Australia’s worst drought since European settlement.
History & Culture
The tale of a butterfly heist and a taxonomic side quest
A series of heists on Australian museums 70 years ago is still causing a flutter in butterfly science today.
History & Culture
Notes from the field: Tall tales
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!
History & Culture
Tasmania’s forgotten Chinese history
The story of Chinese migrants in North East Tasmania is best explored on the Trail of the Tin Dragon.