More than 300 people died when Tropical Cyclone Mahina slammed into the north Queensland coast on 4 March 1899.

Australia’s history did not begin with colonization. Tens of thousands of years before empires rose elsewhere, Aboriginal Australians were living, adapting, and building culture across the continent.

In 1804 Australia had its first uprising – the Castle Hill Rebellion. It was a convict uprising put down by New South Wales Corps.

A recent study has unearthed fascinating insights into Australia’s indigenous history through the examination of a unique 19th-century boomerang. This unusual artifact, which dates back to the 1800s, ...

Dr Joshua Black holds a Palace Letters Fellowship with the Whitlam Institute at Western Sydney University. Daniel Casey does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

A recent meeting of the 2025-26 Fredonia Shakespeare Club was at the home of Judi Lutz Woods and Leanna McMahon was the ...