Albert Namatjira: The Man who Captured the Hearts of Australia

Bert Hinkler was a pioneering aviator, innovator, and designer. He is credited with being the first to fly solo between England and Australia and receiving numerous accolades. Hinkler’s passion was aviation. From a young age, he was fascinated by flight and the aerodynamics that surrounded it. When he was just 19, he invented his first…

The dividing or Partition of India and the establishment of this border was one of the most defining events in the subcontinent’s history. It created the largest migration in human history. Families and communities were torn apart. Estimates suggest that up to 18 million people lost their homes and were forced to flee. And up…

Cadbury’s Claremont is the largest chocolate factory in Australia, and the Southern Hemisphere. This year is the 100-year anniversary of this factory in Tasmania. On average, Australians consume 32 kg of chocolate per person per year. What’s our favourite brand of chocolate? Well, it’s Cadbury! But the Cadbury family have shared more than chocolate with…

The Gibson Desert covers an area of 15 million hectares making it the fifth largest desert in Australia. It’s a vast region of undulating red sand plains, rocky ridges, dunes, scrubby trees, and desert grass. This harsh and inhospitable environment provides the setting for a deeply moving love story, an Australian version of Romeo and…

Addiction is an intense craving for something that you know is bad for you, but you can’t seem to stop – somehow, this thing has gotten a hold of you without you realising it, and now it has you firmly in its grasp. We long for that state of euphoria and pleasure, so we keep…

It is a fact that many Australian soldiers would have died where they fell on the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea during World War II had it not been for the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels. In this program, we look at the life-saving care and compassion the “Angels” provided as well as their connection to…