History

The film The Dish helped reintroduce a new generation of Australians to the critical role the Parkes Observatory played in the Moon landing. Twenty-five years after its release, the film has had a lasting impact.

 The world changes, yet Australia keeps being great. Our institutions permit us to be nimble, and we adapt.

Remnants of a shipwreck in Jervis Bay have maritime archaeologists puzzled and wondering what else could be nearby.

The Glenmaggie Weir was built 100 years ago to supply water to sugar beet farmers, and now keeps local dairy farms going.

The theft of several royal treasures at the Louvre on Monday was not the first museum jewellery heist this century to resemble a Hollywood movie. Here's a look back at two infamous capers to steal near-priceless jewels.

An emotional ceremony for the repatriation of Aboriginal remains that had been held by institutions, including the South Australian Museum, has been held in Adelaide's north at a site that is now a resting place for hundreds of Kaurna ancestors.

Australia's first saint faced challenges head-on and paved the way for modern pilgrims from a tiny school in rural South Australia, a nun says.

Leo Sayer leads the fight against plans to transform a historical former jail into an upmarket accommodation and hospitality venue in the NSW Southern Highlands.

As the Malinauskas government proceeds with its $50 million North Adelaide golf course upgrade, some Kaurna elders are grappling with the prospect that the redevelopment could uncover Aboriginal remains.

A team of more than 60 heavy horses have hauled an antique wagon to set a new world record. The event harnessed old-fashioned horsepower, but its real aim was to showcase Australia’s agricultural history.

The "green bans" in the 1970s saved many of Australia's historic buildings and our cities are richer for them. But a famous economist didn't like them.

A memorial, including a replica of the aircraft and a plaque made out of a stone recovered from the crash site, has been unveiled in York.

A former RAAF jet fighter will be rebuilt by an amateur team of restorers in the second such project for a south-west New South Wales men's shed.

Classical musicians Richard and Suzy Miller count their circa-1832 home as one of their greatest creative achievements as they prepare to leave it for someone else to love.

We've flipped the script to put Indigenous Australians back at the centre of telling their own stories.

Since October 7, tensions have been rising between Palestinians and Israeli settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Aleks Berzins is farming the land in the same way his grandfather did, using draught horses for jobs now widely done by machines.

One hundred years ago, showgirl-turned-philanthropist Millie Tallis spent weeks preparing for a major second-hand goods fundraiser in Melbourne, giving rise to the Australian op shop.

The arch would stand at the Washington end of Memorial Bridge, which spans the Potomac River from Arlington, Virginia.

On the 50th anniversary of the Balibo Five murders, families are still grieving the loss of their loved ones and remain committed to holding those responsible accountable for their actions.