Te Reo: Use and Relevance of the Maori Language
The Waitangi Tribunal fears for the future of te reo, the Maori language that has its roots in Bronze Age Asia.
According to historical linguists,...
Tasmania’s Indigenous People and the Impact of Colonisation
Suggestions of genocide put the colonisation of Australia in a harsh light. The issue arises most frequently in reference to the natives of Tasmania.
When...
Matthew Flinders, Circumnavigator of the Australian Continent
Born in 1774, Matthew Flinders joined the Royal Navy at the age of fifteen. He was a crew member with Captain William Bligh aboard...
Easter Island Before the Europeans Arrived: The History of Rapa Nui Is Cloaked in...
The history of Easter Island before the Europeans first visited there is much like the land itself: remote, difficult, and mysterious.
The article “Easter Island...
A Brief Look at Melanesia and its Population
From eastern Indonesia to Fiji, the region of Melanesia forms a large slice of the Pacific Ocean. This was where human settlement of the...
Brian Dixon – Hero of the Melbourne FC and Pioneering Politician
Brian James Dixon AM is a former AFL footballer and Victorian State Member of Parliament. Following the completion of his secondary school studies at...
The Hunt for Precious Australian Opals
The opal is unlike other gemstones in that each stone is unique in form. That often strikingly brilliant individual colour and pattern has been...
The Battle of Rangiriri: European Expansion into the Waikato
In the New Zealand Wars, the Battle of Rangiriri was won by the British at considerable cost to the forces of its Imperial Army.
The...
The Site of the Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point
The Sydney Opera House is an architectural marvel, a miracle of form and light, and a worldwide symbol of Sydney. However, the man who...
The Ancient Polynesian Voyages: The Last Great Migrations to Distant Lands
The islands of the Pacific Ocean were settled by people travelling great distances in flimsy craft, using only nature's signs for navigation.
One of the...