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Auschwitz survivors mark 80th anniversary of liberation

Auschwitz survivors mark 80th anniversary of liberation

As far-right rhetoric gains ground across Europe, world leaders are joining survivors at the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp liberation.

Australian conservator joins Antarctic odyssey

Australian conservator joins Antarctic odyssey

Australian conservator joins Antarctic odyssey

Australian conservator joins Antarctic odyssey

A young Australian conservator is about to head off on an Antarctic expedition, restoring artefacts and retracing the steps of legendary explorers.

'An inch, and we were gone': bridge disaster remembered

'An inch, and we were gone': bridge disaster remembered

'An inch, and we were gone': bridge disaster remembered

'An inch, and we were gone': bridge disaster remembered

As Hobart marks the 50th anniversary of the Tasman Bridge collapse, its most famous survivor and a historian recount the night the deadly disaster unfolded.

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Australians urged not to walk but to work on the moon

Australians urged not to walk but to work on the moon

Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is urging local researchers to look to space for answers to some of earth's biggest challenges.

Indigenous ancestral remains returned from US museums

Indigenous ancestral remains returned from US museums

Californian museums have repatriated the remains of more than a dozen Indigenous people as discussions continue on collection ethics and colonisation.

Breakthrough use of lab-grown skin on burns patient

Breakthrough use of lab-grown skin on burns patient

An Australian burns patients has been treated with lab-grown skin using his own cells that has dramatically reduced the risk of infection.

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

Casts of volcano victims, detailed frescoes, carbonised bread and other ancient artefacts will help illustrate the story of Pompeii in a new Australian exhibit.

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Ancient clues found to human occupation of Australia

Ancient clues found to human occupation of Australia

Ancient clues found to human occupation of Australia

Ancient clues found to human occupation of Australia

Evidence of human occupation in Indonesia 42,000 years ago offers new clues about the route taken by the first humans to inhabit the region including Australia.

Coffin plate of the man who named Australia heads to SA

Coffin plate of the man who named Australia heads to SA

Coffin plate of the man who named Australia heads to SA

Coffin plate of the man who named Australia heads to SA

A lead plate that identified the lost grave of Matthew Flinders, the man who named Australia, will come down under for display after his re-burial in the UK.

Feat of clay: oldest pottery sheds light on trade route

Feat of clay: oldest pottery sheds light on trade route

Feat of clay: oldest pottery sheds light on trade route

Feat of clay: oldest pottery sheds light on trade route

A collaboration between traditional owners and researchers has uncovered the oldest pottery made in Australia on an island in the Great Barrier Reef.

Call for War Memorial to mark First Nations history

Call for War Memorial to mark First Nations history

Call for War Memorial to mark First Nations history

Call for War Memorial to mark First Nations history

Officially recognising the frontier conflicts could facilitate truth-telling and help the nation come to terms with its bloody history, an author says.

Coota Girls surviving, guiding and thriving at Yabun

Coota Girls surviving, guiding and thriving at Yabun

Coota Girls surviving, guiding and thriving at Yabun

Coota Girls surviving, guiding and thriving at Yabun

Gadigal Information Service is hosting the annual Yabun Festival in Sydney's Victoria Park, inviting everyone to celebrate Indigenous survival on January 26.

Missing Iraq War documents prompt independent review

Missing Iraq War documents prompt independent review

Missing Iraq War documents prompt independent review

Missing Iraq War documents prompt independent review

A failure by the former Morrison government to provide Iraq War documents to the National Archives will be investigated.

Grand lighthouse gets $2m makeover after cocky attack

Grand lighthouse gets $2m makeover after cocky attack

Grand lighthouse gets $2m makeover after cocky attack

Grand lighthouse gets $2m makeover after cocky attack

A historic lighthouse in South Australia has had a $2 million refurbishment after cockatoos with a hankering for salt nibbled at its historic brickwork.

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Hobart man traded Aboriginal human remains for acclaim

A Hobart solicitor was able to build his scientific reputation by trading the remains of Tasmanian Aboriginal people, a Cambridge study reveals.

Fresh evidence in mystery of Endeavour's resting place

New information has been released backing controversial claims by Australian scientists that a shipwreck off the US coast is Captain Cook's Endeavour.

'Offensive' statues of colonial figures to be reviewed

Colonial statues throughout the City of Sydney will be reviewed to offer a First Nations perspective on the history of the figures depicted.

Land council slams Senator Price for colonisation cheer

The Central Land Council has taken Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to task for her comments about colonisation being only positive.

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On tractor for world record as mighty machine turns 100

The Farmall tractor, loved by generations of farmers and collectors, will celebrate its centenary in country NSW this weekend.

Monitoring man-made emissions at Murujuga

A radon monitor has been installed at Murujuga in WA to help analyse what effect human-caused emissions are having on its world-famous 50,000-year-old rock art.

Rare reptile bones uncovered after 107 million years

A team of researchers has confirmed the origin of two pterosaur bones discovered in Victoria more than 30 years ago.

Rock paintings evidence of elusive Aust-Indo encounters

Archaeologists have found evidence of previously unrecorded encounters between Australia's Indigenous people and those in eastern Indonesia.

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