In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...

New confidential CIA documents reveal that secret research was conducted on a possible alien invasion that took place between ...

Beryllium-10, a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth's geological history. A research team from the Helmholtz-Zentrum ...

What was the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration? Why was it created? How were migrants from Greece selected?

Firefighters yesterday were desperately trying to stop a cluster of fast-moving blazes in southeast Australia, as thousands of hectares of national park burned and a farming community was forced to ...

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents need transcribing (or at least classifying) and the vast majority ...

The winners of the 2025 Australian of the Year Awards will be announced at a ceremony in Canberra on January 25. There are more than 30 people in the running to be named Australian of the Year ...

When he was a boy in Tasmania, Alfred Gaby (1892-1918) had seen his brothers go to the Boer War. He later served in the local militia before joining the AIF at the beginning of 1916. He was ...

In 1984, Advance Australia Fair was officially adopted as the Australian national anthem. Credit: National Library of Australia Bib ID 632210 You might hum along to Advance Australia Fair when you ...

a consequence of the limited infrastructure of the National Broadband Network (NBN).” However, Australia has the most stable fixed internet in the world, according to the analysis – even ...

It’s time to celebrate our national day again and with venues across ... Set sail and travel the Brisbane brown snake on board Oasis Australia Day Cruise. Across three levels house, Baleraic ...

The Australian National University says a review has found students who were alleged to have used a Nazi salute and other anti-Semitic gestures during an online meeting last year did not do so.