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Australia’s most notorious shipwreck tells a story of murder, slavery, mutiny—and, now, ‘surprisingly sophisticated’ trade in the 17th century

In 1629, the Batavia wrecked in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands off western Australia, setting off a horrifying chain of events that included mutiny, murder and slavery. But along with its 341 passengers ...
Phys.org

Ancient mud reveals Australia's burning history over the past 130,000 years—and a way forward in current fire crisis

Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub cover in half, according to our new study published in Science of fossil pollen trapped ...
The Conversation

The more you know: people with better understanding of Australia’s colonial history more likely to support moving Australia Day

There have been calls to change the date of Australia Day/Invasion Day since as far back as 1938. January 26 marks the day in 1788 when the First Fleet landed in Australia to establish the colony of ...
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The entire history of Australia

That is because for much of Australia’s early history, the country was governed as a penal colony for British convicts, who were transported to the far side of the world to lay the foundations of the ...
Opinion

Say yes to your census data being shared in 99 years – for Australian history, and for your children

I was born in the United States, and the first census I was recorded on was in 1950. Because individual US census records are released after 72 years, I was able to see that original form in 2022, and ...
Geelong Advertiser

Blackbirding: Dark map flips Australia’s history on its head

A dark 46-year chapter of Australia’s history in which 15,000 people died in conditions so horrific they were forced to eat putrid dugong meat and children were hanged on ships has been omitted from ...