The essential features of graduation ceremonies have not changed since the twelfth century.
In the grand narrative of white Australia, James Cook’s landing on Dharawal Country 250 years ago is heralded as the point at...
James Bicheno (1785-1851) was one of the Colonial Secretaries of Van Diemen's Land.
‘Palace letters’ reveal the palace’s fingerprints on the dismissal of the Whitlam government The ‘palace letters’ show the Australian Constitution’s susceptibility to...
Martin Cash was a notorious bushranger who operated in Van Diemen’s Land during the 1840s. He is also well-known for escaping twice...
In a first discovery of its kind, researchers have uncovered an ancient Aboriginal archaeological site preserved on the seabed For most of...
From humble beginnings in Stanley, Joseph Lyons went on become the first and only Tasmanian to be Prime Minister of Australia.
'Tasmania' might have featured tropical coastline according to an 1830s plan to create an Australia of 10 states.
Image courtesy Sothebys. AN IMPORTANT OVER-SIZED SILVER OPEN-FACED SIX-MINUTE TOURBILLON WATCH WITH PETO’S CROSS DETENT CHRONOMETER ESCAPEMENT, REGULATOR. Watch No. 2574, Case...
Was there slavery in Australia? Yes. It shouldn’t even be up for debate Prime Minister Scott Morrison asserted in a radio interview...