Investor leadership sends a strong message
Prominent Australian archaeologists are praising the actions of shareholders to hold Rio Tinto to account for the blasting activity that decimated 46,000 year-old Aboriginal rock shelters […]
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PoWs drew comfort from art
Between the arrival of pearl divers and war brides – long after Japanese performers toured Australia 150 years ago – an untold chapter of World War […]
Young filmmaker’s light vision catches judges’ votes
Filmmaker, designer and animator, Flinders University alumna Emma Hough Hobbs, has taken out the inaugural $35,000 Hanlon Larsen Screen Fellowship from a competitive field of 50 […]
Medieval texts reveal false Royal Navy origins
England’s proud maritime history credits Alfred the Great as having established the Royal Navy but evidence from medieval text uncovered by Flinders University researchers show this […]
Soil data reveals secrets in ancient Israel
Fresh insight gleaned from rocks and soil mapped across Israel will help reveal more information about ancient humans, animals and evolution in the Middle East region. […]
Warnings on Pilbara and other heritage sites
Destruction of important heritage sites in mining areas of Australia could happen again, Flinders University experts warn. They say ‘routine destruction’ of Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]
More holidays at home planned by wary travellers
COVID-19’s immediate impact on domestic tourist movements across Australia will extend to sweeping long-term changes in tourist behaviour, according to a new survey assessing the future […]
Voyages très extraordinaires of French discovery
Early French voyages, led by commanders like Baudin, Bougainville, Lapérouse, D’Entrecasteaux, Freycinet, Duperrey and Dumont d’Urville, were the first to name, describe and beautifully illustrate many […]
Trinity nuclear test anniversary matters
July 16, 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of the world’s first detonation of an atomic bomb in New Mexico, USA by a group of scientists working […]