Discrimination against trans women at Sydney's McIver's Ladies Baths is, sadly, just the latest in a long history of some Australians being excluded from the water.
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Two starkly different research projects at East Gippsland's Cloggs Cave, 50 years apart, show the importance of Indigenous perspectives in archaeology.
Originally made with curry powders imported by British colonialists, Australia's understanding of curry has come a long way.
When British colonials came to Australia, they stuck to their winter Christmas traditions of roast meats and plum puddings. But over the centuries, Australians found their own ways to celebrate.
The beach is synonymous with the Australian summer. But it has a long - and varied - history in this country too.
Badtjala woman and visual artist Fiona Foley looks back at Australian history, and her own art making, in this powerful new book.
Far from mere underwear, singlets have many cultural meanings. Once worn chiefly by shearers, laborers and soldiers, they have been embraced on dance floors and in the gym.
Millicent Bryant made her first solo flight at the age of 49 in 1927. The life of this bold, unconventional woman was tragically cut short in a ferry disaster that same year.
Long regarded as guardians of morality, women who swore were often policed and punished. But whether protesting or parodying, they have used bad language in creative ways.
Launched in Brisbane in 1985, the final 9 stores will close this Sunday. Australia's tastes have changed.
A post-war funding crisis forced universities to take the initiative in making their case to the public. A new history explores how universities did it and the changes they brought about.
The Australian Electoral Commission is taking public submissions on the name for a new federal electorate in Victoria. Prominent women like Susan Ryan and Margaret Tucker deserve consideration.
Despite thinking of ourselves as anti-authoritarian, Australians have a high tolerance for government intervention in their lives, if they believe it is for the common good.
Our new research has more than doubled the known fossil record of seals in Australia.
William Cooper was in his 70s when he began a remarkable political campaign, pushing for Indigenous rights and recognition.
The early Australian colony of thieves was all about crime and crime control; the details, from the mid-1800s, were published in what came to be known as the Police Gazette. Now it's been visualised.
Johann August Ludwig Preiss was the first professional botanist to systematically collect flora in the Colony of Western Australia. Yet he is little remembered today.
After a long court battle, Australians are finally about to learn more about one of the most pivotal episodes in our political and constitutional history.
The newest novel from the author of The Secret River is an imagined diary, detailing the 'true' story of Elizabeth Macarthur.
Four reporters joined the showdown with the Kelly gang 140 years ago. They became part of the story and set the tone for a legend.
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Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Professor of History, La Trobe University
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Research Professor in the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society, UNSW
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Lecturer in History, La Trobe University
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Honorary Associate, Department of History, University of Sydney
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ARC Laureate Fellow, Monash University, and Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Monash University
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow in Public History, University of Technology Sydney
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Executive Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor, College of Arts, Law and Education, University of Tasmania
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Associate professor, University of Tasmania
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Executive Producer, Social and Political Sciences Program, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
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Fellow in Historical Studies, University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health, Victoria University
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Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History, University of Western Australia
