Australia is an island, and also the sixth largest country in the world, and the smallest continent in the world.

Many countries have legalised or decriminalised marijuana for medicinal or recreational purposes. But is it legal in Australia?

On this day in 1980, nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain went missing at Uluru, sparking one of Australia’s most controversial cases.

Luna Park, Melbourne's iconic amusement park, is a place of laughter and fun. But did you know that it also has a darker side?

Cyclone Tracy tore through the city, destroying almost everything in its path. The city was able to not only recover but thrive.
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Discover how Aussies celebrate the festive season under the summer sun!

For over 100 years Fremantle Prison has been home to stories of strange and unexplained occurrences.

Did you know that Australia has seven external territories scattered across the South Pacific and Indian Oceans?

In a remote outback of Australia, 10 residents share a unique bond and search for the answers to the mystery of missing Paddy Moriarty.

Discover the history behind why Australia drives on the left-hand side of the road and uses right-hand drive cars.

A vivid explainer of the Australia Act 1986. How a quiet legal shift severed Britain's final ties and affirmed Australia's full constitutional independence. Discover the Act that completed the nation's journey to sovereignty.
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