In July, a new date was published that pushed the opening chapters of Australian history back to 65,000 years ago. It is the latest development in a time revolution that has gripped the nation over ...

Australia has one of the longest histories of continuous human occupation outside Africa. But who exactly were the first people to settle there? Such a question has obvious political implications and ...

Over 15,500 kilometers separate Ireland from Australia; despite this considerable distance, Australia hosts one of the largest Irish diasporas. In the Australian Census 2021, 9.5% of individuals ...

At the time of initial human colonization (around 50 ka) 1,2, Australia and New Guinea were connected as a single landmass (termed Sahul) that remained contiguous until separated by rising sea levels ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. To date, only three Aboriginal Australian whole genome sequences have been described—one deriving from a historical tuft of hair ...