"National humiliation": Queen's Whitlam letters to remain secret

The so-called “palace letters” between the Queen and the former Governor-General who played a crucial role in Gough Whitlam’s dismissal will remain secret in what a historian has called a “national humiliation”.

Matthew Flinders' remains found at London train station

The remains of the first European to circumnavigate Australia, Captain Matthew Flinders, have been found during an archaeological dig at a London railway terminus more than 170 years after they disappeared.

A statue of Captain Cook in Cooktown near the place where he beached his ship, "Endeavour", to do repairs after it was damaged on the reef. Photo: AAP/Richard Durham

Set in stone? The politics of Australia's public monuments

It’s time for Australia to reconsider what and who we commemorate, writes Freya Higgins-Desbiolles from the University of South Australia.

NT find tells a new history of humans in Australia

A new study pushes back the first known evidence of human activity in Australia – to 65,000 years ago. Here the research team – including Chris Clarkson from The University of Queensland – describe the significance of their discoveries.

Australian history

"National humiliation": Queen's Whitlam letters to remain secret

Matthew Flinders' remains found at London train station

Set in stone? The politics of Australia's public monuments

NT find tells a new history of humans in Australia