After the Second World War, numerous Nazi war criminals fled to Australia. In the 80s, a special investigative unit took on ...

The Australian Music Vault unveils a new display celebrating You Am I, showcasing rare archives and contemporary photography marking their ARIA Hall Of Fame induction.

A prisoner in Australia is challenging a state's ban on Vegemite in prisons, claiming that denying him the polarizing yeast ...

One of the first things you’ll notice while driving around is the famous ‘Norfolk Wave’. Locals lift a finger or salute to every passing car – and tourists are expected to join in. It’s simple, it’s ...

UNESCO inscribed the Australian Convict Sites on the World Heritage List.The 11 sites across New South Wales, Tasmania ...

Explore the enduring rivalry of the Ashes and its significance in cricket history, captivating fans worldwide despite ...

In A Great Act of Love, the award-winning author interweaves a surprising chapter of Tasmanian history with the story of her ancestor who was transported to Van Diemen's Land in the 1800s.

Aunty Thelma lived through the mission era, stolen children and forced assimilation. As she witnessed the signing of the ...

Victoria has made history as the first Australian state to strike a treaty with its Indigenous peoples — a landmark step in a nation still reckoning with its colonial past.

Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for the Environment and WaterThe Hon Julie Collins MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Member ...

Tasmania is home to Australia’s oldest intact colonial gaol which this year marks a significant milestone. The Richmond Gaol was established in 1825 using convict labour, originally standing as a ...

Kristyn Harman’s Cleansing the Colony ­reveals that New Zealand, too, fought this good fight. According to Harman, NZ’s early image of ­itself ‘‘was idealised as a new sort of colony to be populated ...