History

Offbeat It sounded like a dumb idea from the start and the end result has confirmed everyone’s worst suspicions about this grand final flop.

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People and Places Playing with snakes was a dangerous business for Ram Chandra, who made it his career.

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News DEMOLITION of historic sand miner’s home in Byron Bay has been put on hold.

News A Queensland digger still hears the sound of gunfire and death as if it was yesterday, almost 50 years on from the most brutal fire fight in South Vietnam.

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Offbeat An Australian retailer has continued to sell an “offensive” costume ahead of Halloween despite calls for it to be pulled from the site.

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People and Places Most of his collection is entered in the local and state heritage registers for the architectural significance

News Firefighters were forced to battle a bushfire late Thursday night near Sydney’s historic Quarantine Station on North Head at Manly

News THINK you know all things Bundy? We've compiled an epic quiz to test your knowledge (don't worry, all the answers are at the bottom).

Crime The historic Queen Victoria statue which stands outside Sydney CBD’s Queen Victoria Building, has been spray painted with the words “vape don’t rape”.

Lifestyle A major new renovation is just the latest chapter in the amazing 110-year history of a pub that began when one woman had a vision for something big.

Music Erika Kaegi has spent the past 60 years building up a shrine in Cairns to the King of Rock and Roll. Now, she’s putting it all up for sale for a steal.

News Seventy-five years ago Cairns was a city at war. Tanks and armoured vehicles lumbered on the beaches and commandos trained in the hills.

Offbeat Australia was in WWII from the beginning and within hours had fired its first shot – albeit at its own ship. Read part three of Warren Brown’s gripping series.

News Many Australian politicians were slow to see the evil Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, with even the pacifist-leaning PM temporarily sucked in.

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News The last time Queensland borders were shut to slow the spread of a pandemic, travellers were streaming into the sunshine state by foot and horse and buggy.

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News IT’S one of Australia’s most historically significant vessels, but until now there has been no real plan to preserve it.

News For years the future of a significant piece of Freshwater history has hung in the balance as developers look to bulldoze 100-year-old Moule Cottage

Life When John Ibbotson decided to photograph every lighthouse in Australia, he didn't realise it would spark a life-long love for these historic structures.

Offbeat A woman in NSW’s west has been reunited with her mother’s World War II diary after it was found on the floor of a supermarket.

News WHAT did people do before social media gave them a quick and easy way to reach out for information?