A completely accessible, compelling and riveting account of pre-invasion Aboriginal agricultural systems....

On May 13, 1945, 24 American servicemen and WACs boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip over “Shangri-La"....

In 1769, Captain James Cook’s historic expedition would lead to an English claim on Australia, but before he reached Australia, he sailed for weaks near New Zealand’s coast. Thus, he was one of the first to observe and take note of the indigenous peoples of the two islands....

A thrilling, intellectual detective story that looks deep into the past to uncover who first settled the islands of the remote Pacific, where they came from, how they got there, and how we know....

Soon after Billy Griffiths joins his first archaeological dig as camp manager and cook, he is hooked. Equipped with a historian’s inquiring mind, he embarks on a journey through time, seeking to understand the extraordinary deep history of the Australian continent....

In the 1930s, Jill Ker's parents bought a sheep farm on the western plains of New South Wales. In 1944, they lost nearly everything when a drought hit....

More than one million Australians can trace their heritage to the migrant ships of the mid- to late 19th century....

The story of how gold miners rebelled against British authority, beginning a process that would ultimately lead to democracy in Australia....

Once there was a wilderness: Australia's frontier, a dangerous and unforgiving place where outlaws ruled the roads and killers were hailed as heroes....

The largest structure ever built was not made by humans, but by tiny coral polyps. The Great Barrier Reef stretches across 130,000 square miles. 1,500 fish species use the reef....