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'Oldest wine cellar': shots fired over barracks sale

'Oldest wine cellar': shots fired over barracks sale

The decision to sell off a well-positioned and historic military barracks has set up a showdown between Defence Minister Richard Marles and senior veterans.

Rock art damage complaint goes to UN rights council

Rock art damage complaint goes to UN rights council

Rock art damage complaint goes to UN rights council

Rock art damage complaint goes to UN rights council

A traditional custodian will tell the UN Human Rights Council the federal government is allowing ongoing industrial damage to world-heritage-listed rock art.

Fresh-faced premier scraps divisive Dan Andrews statue

Fresh-faced premier scraps divisive Dan Andrews statue

Fresh-faced premier scraps divisive Dan Andrews statue

Fresh-faced premier scraps divisive Dan Andrews statue

A controversial statue honouring a divisive former premier has been scrapped by a new leader months before a state election.

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Dan Andrews statue a 'public urinal' risk, Liberal says

Dan Andrews statue a 'public urinal' risk, Liberal says

A statue of former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews would be at risk of being desecrated, a federal MP warns, as pressure builds to scrap the planned monument.

Vision for Olympic site shown as critics slam 'fantasy'

Vision for Olympic site shown as critics slam 'fantasy'

Public consultation is being invited on a state government's Olympic plans amid bitter opposition to the use of a heritage-listed park.

Divisive former premier's statue sparks outrage

Divisive former premier's statue sparks outrage

Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews will be immortalised in a bronze statue, with the announcement raising eyebrows among his opponents.

Democracy's birth almost locked everyday Australia out

Democracy's birth almost locked everyday Australia out

Commemorations and celebrations are under way to mark 125 years since the opening of the first federal parliament and the birth of Australian democracy.

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'Biggest honour of my life': aviator's key Anzac speech

'Biggest honour of my life': aviator's key Anzac speech

'Biggest honour of my life': aviator's key Anzac speech

'Biggest honour of my life': aviator's key Anzac speech

Tens of thousands of people have paid their respects to Australia's servicemen and women in the nation's capital, as a trailblazing aviator gave a key speech.

Australia's story of spear versus gun needs telling

Australia's story of spear versus gun needs telling

Australia's story of spear versus gun needs telling

Australia's story of spear versus gun needs telling

Australians need to know thousands of Aboriginal people died defending Country with spears, says one of the activists who founded the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.

Historic deal sealed for world-famous tourist drawcard

Historic deal sealed for world-famous tourist drawcard

Historic deal sealed for world-famous tourist drawcard

Historic deal sealed for world-famous tourist drawcard

Traditional Owners will be the big winners of an historic revenue shake-up after changes to the 99-year lease for the national park that includes Uluru.

Thylacines maybe lived on mainland longer than thought

Thylacines maybe lived on mainland longer than thought

Thylacines maybe lived on mainland longer than thought

Thylacines maybe lived on mainland longer than thought

Artists who depicted Tasmanian tigers in rock art hundreds of years ago may have seen the living animal before it died out on the mainland, researchers say.

Group of women bailed after allegedly defacing statue

Group of women bailed after allegedly defacing statue

Group of women bailed after allegedly defacing statue

Group of women bailed after allegedly defacing statue

A group of activists have been charged and bailed after allegedly defacing the statue of an Australian women's rights campaigner with red paint.

Fossil wonderland submitted for World Heritage listing

Fossil wonderland submitted for World Heritage listing

Fossil wonderland submitted for World Heritage listing

Fossil wonderland submitted for World Heritage listing

A 58,000-hectare Australian expanse containing some of the world's oldest evidence of animal life could be included on the prestigious World Heritage list.

'Ghoulish reminder': Bondi footbridge may be demolished

'Ghoulish reminder': Bondi footbridge may be demolished

'Ghoulish reminder': Bondi footbridge may be demolished

'Ghoulish reminder': Bondi footbridge may be demolished

The future of a heritage-listed footbridge where gunmen opened fire is uncertain as the council decides whether to replace it or transform it into a memorial.

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Symbolic handback of Uluru celebrated 40 years on

The symbolic return to the Anangu people of a globally recognised landmark four decades ago is being celebrated by Traditional Owners and Australia's leaders.

Pharaonic art vanishes from Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

A Pharaonic painting has vanished from the famed Saqqara necropolis marking another archaeological loss in Egypt.

'Climate fail': huge gas project approval ignites fury

Australia's biggest gas project will be allowed to operate until 2070, with the approval lighting the fuse for an angry backlash from climate activists.

Rock art heritage listing to attract eyes of the world

World Heritage listing for a massive collection of remote Indigenous rock engravings has been celebrated but industry pollution questions remain unresolved.

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Fears heritage-listed rock art at risk from gas project

A vast collection of rock art has been recognised as a World Heritage site but advocates warn the engravings are under threat from industrial expansion.

Evidence acidic pollution is damaging ancient rock art

Industrial emissions are likely to have degraded the world's largest and most diverse collection of Aboriginal rock art engravings, researchers warn.

'Parliament tower' approval a tall order for opponents

Approval for a capital city's tallest commercial building, just metres from its heritage-listed parliament, disrespects history and heritage, opponents say.

Vandalised Captain Cook statue's removal ignites debate

The decision to remove a controversial Captain Cook memorial after repeated acts of vandalism has sparked debate among leaders.

Massacre order poster on coloniser statue in court test

A protester who pasted a massacre order made by a former governor against Indigenous Australians on a statue has suffered a defeat in court.

Vandals scared off trying to decapitate Captain Cook

Beefed-up security has prevented vandals doing more damage to a statue of Captain Cook as a historical cottage was defaced with anti-colonial graffiti.

Goldfields' World Heritage won't hit modern prospectors

On the cusp of World Heritage status, the goldfields could attract more foreigners to Australia many moons after the gold rush sparked waves of immigration.

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