How the 'peaceful' pastime of woodworking helped to heal a war veteran's heart
When Aboriginal war veteran Bob Syron started crafting wooden artefacts to connect with country, he also found inner peace.
From naked athletes to the first marathon: Busting Olympic myths, past and present
There are a number of myths surrounding the Olympics. This historian sorts the facts from the fiction.
It's 50 years since Whitlam used a political 'last resort' that changed Australia
The dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975 has long overshadowed another monumental event in Australian political history from that era.
How a standard sailing trip from Adelaide to Melbourne become SA's worst maritime disaster
In a time well before instant communication in 1859, it took days for word of the Admella shipwreck to reach authorities, during which survivors were stranded with no food and water.
50 years ago, a stalemate led to a unique event in Australian politics
The dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975 has long overshadowed another monumental event in Australian political history from that era.
An Englishman took 70,000 seeds from the Amazon. It changed the world
Rubber is waterproof, durable and in so many everyday items it would be impossible for our world to exist in this form without it. However, like many resources, it has a dark past.
Theona's ancestors were massacred 170 years ago. Now she's connecting with descendants of those responsible
Attendees of a commemoration of the killing believe it fractures a heavy silence that has pervaded Australian history and culture, with hopes this kind of truth-telling spreads "like a virus".
Why urban explorers are fascinated by abandoned buildings
Welcome to the strange subculture of urban exploration, or urbex. The pastime's popularity has exploded in recent years, though its rise is a double-edged sword.
The gruelling walk inspired by a cannibal convict's daring escape almost 200 years earlier
In 2008, six experienced walkers retraced the steps of cannibal convict Alexander Pearce almost two centuries on from the escape that earned him infamy. The hikers recently reunited to reflect on their 22-day journey through some of Tasmania's harshest country.
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feel good:How two sporting heroes helped inspire their Olympian grandkids to greatness
Rosalie Evans was in her early 40s when a cancer diagnosis prompted her to leave her husband and take up kayaking — in a big way. Many years later, her granddaughter is gearing up for an Olympic debut in canoe sprinting.
How a 100yo piece of glider from Queensland survived the Challenger explosion
It's been nearly 40 years since a history-making glider fragment, not much bigger than your hand, headed into orbit only to end up in one of the world's worst space disasters. Now a piece of Bert Hinkler's 1911 glider is on display,
How a piece of timber that survived NASA's Challenger disaster returned home to Australia
The great-niece of Bert Hinkler offers a rare insight into how the fragment from a glider flown by the aviation pioneer came to be aboard the doomed space shuttle and its unlikely discovery in the Atlantic Ocean.
Unknown mummy may be frozen in time 'screaming in agony' due to post-mortem spasm
The 2,500-year-old mummy — dubbed the Screaming Woman — was "virtually dissected" by an Egyptian research team.
Famous Sycamore Gap tree illegally cut down showing signs of life
Eight new shoots appear on the stump of a famous tree that was illegally felled in northern England last year.
How steely locals saved their 130yo church from going under the hammer
Dwindling congregations and ageing churches being sold off is a familiar story across Australia but this town in regional Victoria is bucking the trend.
Historic village wants 'mini Stonehenge' to honour the region's mining history
Locals at Catherine Hill Bay have salvaged parts of a century-old timber mining jetty. Now they want to see it used in a Stonehenge-like sculpture for the town.
How files showing the British tortured and killed resistance fighters 'on a mass scale' were revealed
For decades the British government hid secret files about the detention and torture of Kenyan resistance fighters. This is how they were revealed and the horrors they contained.
The last time a president decided not to run for re-election, the streets of Chicago descended into chaos
Before there was violent protest, the National Guard and a pig nominated for office — in August 1968, the Democratic National Convention was facing the same dilemma we are now.
'Why do we have to pay to cook our own hotpot?' The changing Chinese food scene in Australia
Lemon chicken and sweet and sour pork used to be some of Australia's favourite Chinese foods but new crowd-pleasers such as beef noodles and spicy hotpot are changing the food scene.
'Something out of Thunderbirds': Sinéad O'Connor wax figure pulled over complaints it doesn't compare to late singer
A Dublin museum has taken down its wax figure of the Nothing Compares 2 U star and apologised to family and fans over its lack of likeness to the late singer.
'Suspicious' fire rips through historic building complex that houses Adelaide's Oxford Hotel
A fire that caused significant damage to the building complex that houses Adelaide's historic Oxford Hotel, sending out flames and plumes of smoke, is now being treated as a case of possible arson.
Chinese desert and ancient Indian burial grounds added to UNESCO's World Heritage List
A "possibly unparalleled" desert, an archipelago with oceans "virtually free" from human exploitation and resting places for royals of old are among sites given world heritage status.
The 'Irish Giant' was petrified of becoming a surgeon's plaything. A betrayal saw his worst fears come true
Known as the "Irish Giant", Charles Byrne's dying wish was to be buried at sea to avoid being dissected and displayed after he died. But he was betrayed and centuries later the debate over where his remains should rest continues.
After more than half a century, one of Australia's biggest maritime mysteries has been solved
Researchers have solved a maritime mystery spanning more than half a century, finally bringing closure to those left behind.
How this iconic photo nearly 'fell through the cracks'
A photographer who captured Nicky Winmar's protest against the unrelenting racial abuse during St Kilda's win over Collingwood in 1993 knew the moment was different. But convincing his editor it was front-page news was another battle.