Famed for whale sharks, Ningaloo is also a safe nursery forlactating humpback whales and their newborn calves.

1954: The Flags Act 1953 becomes law, defining the official Australian flag.

This episode features whale sharks, smooth stingrays, spider crabs, crown-of-thorns starfish, koalas and dingos.

1895–1903: Australia’s worst drought since European settlement. The Federation drought affected almost all of Australia and is widely considered the most destructive in our recorded history, based on ...

Less than one per cent of the world’s biggest radio telescope is complete – but its first image reveals a sky dotted with ancient galaxies. Part of the world’s biggest mega-science facility – the SKA ...

Kultarrs are tiny, cryptic creatures that only come out at night. Now, scientists are finally learning how they live.

Kultarrs are tiny, cryptic creatures that only come out at night. Now, scientists are finally learning how they live.

Australian polar explorer Eric Philips will be launched into space as part of the first crewed mission to orbit the North and ...