By Shreya Dasgupta Rarely do species presumed extinct reappear with renewed hope for a better future. But researchers in Australia not only discovered a wild population of Campbell’s keeled ...

In short: Inquiries have revealed two major Australian institutions are in possession of almost 600 ancestral remains from the Pacific region. The discovery includes the ancestral remains of almost ...

For a bit of science and history during your stay in Adelaide, consider visiting the South Australian Museum. An Egyptian mummy, animal fossils, Pacific islander artifacts and aboriginal boomerangs ...

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The call for the return of sacred objects stolen from Papua by Frank Hurley poses uncomfortable questions for Australia’s museums The village of Usakof sits on an elevated bank of hard clay amid the ...

A man is suing Tasmania’s Museum of New and Old Art (MONA), alleging gender discrimination after he was barred from entering an ongoing women-only art installation. New South Wales resident Jason Lau ...

Once thought to be extinct (for 100 years!) – and currently listed as Critically Endangered – the night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is one of modern Australia’s most elusive creatures. Sightings ...

The toilet will be installed in the next 45 days. An Australian museum, fighting to keep its exhibition open only to women, is installing a toilet in the gallery to keep men out. According to the BBC, ...

MELBOURNE — With just a handful of small synagogues in Brisbane and a Chabad House in the state’s remote north, the Jewish community in Queensland, Australia, has historically been overshadowed by ...

The world’s greatest cities are nothing without their galleries. London has the Tate Modern, New York has the Museum of Modern Art and Paris has the Pompidou Centre. But what art spaces do Australian ...