Providing a brief history of Australia is hardly possible, especially when you consider the nation's long and fraught history with Britain. Australia started as a penal colony - a place for ...

It was surprising to see my Australian friend Kylie Duggan send a message wishing “Happy Australia Day” on her Facebook page Jan. 26. With a little research online, it became apparent that their ...

When British authorities deported Irish rebels to their Australian penal colonies, they also exported a tradition of anti-colonial resistance. In March 2025, the severed head of King George V made a ...