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Released on this day in 1987, the sixth studio album from Midnight Oil is a concept record on the themes of environmental degradation and...

the coffer illusion : studies in cross-cultural perception have insights behind their controversy— see previously   rolling stock : new ...

Albeit coming up to speed to an extent but recognising the continuing diatribe, Macquaire Dictionary has selected enshittification a...

chonkus : a cyanobacterium discovered in a underwater volcanic vent gobbles up CO₂ at prodigious levels— see previously   attentat im bürg...

Receiving Royal Assent on this day in 1924 by George V in his capacity as King of Australia, the collection of statutes governing eligibili...

Despite abundant supplies of natural resource lithium, Australia—and most of the world—lack another, overlooked key component for the m...

Via our faithful chronicler , we are reminded of the spoken-word composition by Australian auteur Baz Luhrmann ( Romeo + Juliet , Strict...

Guiding us through the territory of Victoria , a place known for its colossal things and oversized monuments like this Big Watermelon...

Sometimes colloquially called in their native Australia as Acca-Dacca and named after their sister pointed out the label on the electric ad...

As our faithful chronicler informs , just in time for the holidays, the bleak, apocalyptic adaptation of the Nevil Shute’s novel of the sa...

popular superstition : how belief in ghost became a class-marker and high-society aspired to more refined practises with spiritualism and h...

Via the latest instalment of Clive Thompson’s Linkfest , we are directed to the story and gallery showing of a reclusive, retired maths ...

Via the always excellent Web Curios , we are referred to a genuinely clever idea, too bad it only ships from Australia, in basically an ope...

Originally released three years prior as the B-side, local single “Keypunch Operator” before signing with a major record label, Men at Work’...

Commemorated as Australia Day, the First Fleet under the command of Admiral Arthur Philip arrived in Sydney Harbour to found the first per...

Via Super Punch , we learn about the clandestine, successful mission pulled off by botanists, park rangers, conservators and New South Wales...

scorched earth : ornithologists in Australia have observed opportunistic birds that use the bush fires to flush out prey—via Kottke ...

Our gratitude to Kottke who rummaged up this heartening article from the archives of the Atlantic regarding a municipal project in Melbour...