In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...

OPINIONBy Alexey DrobininI prefer to die with my head unbowed, my faith unshakeable and with profound trust in the destiny of my country, rather than live under subjection and disregarding sacred ...

Andre talks about the excitement of his journey by ship, along with other refugees from Europe, and his expectations of what life would be like in Australia. He describes docking in Sydney and ...

The Cook Islands’ pact with China has been furiously denounced by New Zealand as breaching the neo-colonial constitutional ...

Dissanayake’s speech paying glowing tribute to sham independence and demanding that class interests of workers and the ...

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

Australian formulation helps prevent spread of hitchhiking pests on council vehicle and machinery fleetsMunicipalities with public facilities at risk ...

Colonial First State chief investment officer Jonathan Armitage told The Australian it was the second year of double-digit returns for its members as it continued to benefit from strong gains in ...

A new review has documented the remarkable journey of Australia's most critically endangered marsupial, the Gilbert's potoroo ...

Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...

There's no doubt about it - Australia is home to some old pubs with rich and colourful histories. But what is up for debate, is which pub is the country's oldest. We have plenty of venues ...

From Canada and the United Kingdom to Costa Rica and Australia, Black people's impact extends far beyond US borders. Here's ...