History & Culture
Gallery: Traditional printing in Australia
Tiny newspapers are booming across rural Australia. Though many have modernised, a few still use traditional methods.
History & Culture
New Aboriginal language born in the NT
A language spoken by Aboriginal children in a remote part of central Australia has a “radically innovative” structure.
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30 of the best collective nouns
Do you know the ridiculous term for a group of jellyfish? Find out here.
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An Australian buried at Westminster Abbey
Sixty years ago, Melbourne-born Sir William McKie masterminded music for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Australia’s Gold Rush in pictures
Images from the late 1800s depict the heady excitement of Australia’s Gold Rush period.
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Ancient coins could redraft Australian history
An Australian Geographic expedition aims to uncover the truth about ancient coins found off Arnhem Land in 1944.
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A photographer’s dream: First Everest climb
A photographic legend, Alfred Gregory gave the world its first glimpse of the summit of Everest.
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First to the Everest summit: 60 years on
It’s been 60 years since two men first claimed Everest’s summit, but hundreds still attempt it every year.
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Gallery: First mountaineers of Mt Everest summit 60 years ago
It’s been 60 years since two men first claimed Everest’s summit, but hundreds still attempt it every year.
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Big egos don’t produce success, study finds
Those who feel they deserve success are more likely to fail when challenges arise.