History

The quirky and obscure Hallams slide collection is a curator’s dream, revealing ordinary Australian gardens in the 1960s and 70s.

Outstanding gardens are revealed by leading photographers in a new exhibition.

The history of the French in Australia dates from the arrival of the La Perouse expedition at Botany Bay in January 1788, just days after the landing of the First Fleet.

Like many other nations, Australia was looking to the future after the turmoil of the Second World War. Several countries saw Antarctica as a potential source of territory, fishing and mineral resources.

The subject of much speculation, the idea of an unknown southern land began with the ancient Greeks.

Architectural modernism was a revolutionary rejection of past styles and the use of architectural ornament.

The Gurindji’s struggle sparked a national network of support organisations and became a symbol of the land rights movement.