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Volcanoes, plague, famine and endless winter: Welcome to 536, what historians and scientists believe was the ‘worst year to be alive’
Image: Wikimedia CommonsIt’s only February and already 2022 is shaping up badly. A huge volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga, the prospect of...
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The messy history of our modern, Western calendar
Image: Wikimedia CommonsFor something that’s meant to lend order to our lives, the modern Western calendar has a messy history. The mess, in part, comes...
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Why the Australia-France submarine deal collapse was predictable
Aerial-motion/ShutterstockAustralia’s unilateral cancellation of its contract to purchase French submarines and sign up for the AUKUS security pact constitutes a slap in the face for...
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People dropped whisky into their noses to treat Spanish flu. Here’s what else they took that would raise eyebrows today
Image: ShutterstockWe’re researching COVID-19 in a fast-paced world with new data becoming available all the time. We track which interventions work well and which ones don’t.But in...
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A Belgian farmer moved a rock and accidentally annexed France: the weird and wonderful history of man-made borders
Picture: ShuttlestockThis week, a farmer in the Belgian town of Erquelinnes caused an international ruckus when he moved a stone standing in his tractor’s path.This...
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Wakey wakey: a history of alarm clocks and the mechanics of time
Image: ShuttlestockIt’s the time of year when we Australians start returning to our normal rhythms. The first beats of the day are often the...
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It’s not just about the rise in anti-Semitism: why we need real stories for better Holocaust education in Australia
Image: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Poland. ShutterstockOn January 27 communities worldwide commemorated the liberation of Auschwitz — the largest complex of concentration camps and extermination centres...
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Flip flop: the un-Australian history of the rubber thong
Picture: ShuttlestockThe shoe known in Australia as a “thong” is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world.Worn with small variations across Egypt, Rome,...
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Black Lives Matter has brought a global reckoning with history. This is why the Uluru Statement is so crucial
Picture; LUCY HUGHES JONES/AAPHistory has been brought to the forefront in 2020. We have witnessed not only a once-in-a-century pandemic, but also a global...
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Sunday essay: the singlet — a short history of an Australian icon
‘Shearing sheep, Barcaldine District’, 1948.
Queensland State Archives, Item ID ITM1154347
There’s no denying the popularity of the singlet. The Chesty Bond, Australia’s best...
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