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This is reflected in the development of an alternative model for public spaces and urban living based on social architecture and the 'green' apartment. Australia's modern residential architecture also reflects this change with architects using new environ...

Internationally recognised Australian icons include buildings like the Sydney Opera House (architect Jørn Utzon) and the new Parliament House in Canberra (architect Romaldo Giurgola). Distinctive Australian architecture is also recognisable in the rural ...

Australia is a unique and diverse country in every way - in culture, population, climate, geography, and history. For articles on specific topics about Australian history and culture visit our Australian Stories Index. Australia's population is concentrat...

Cable Beach, Broome, north-west Kimberley Coast, Western Australia. Most of Australia's population lives close to the coastline and the beach has long occupied a special place in the Australian identity. Based on this definition, the Coastal Studies Uni...

This includes Pleistocene era Aboriginal body fossils, many of which were removed and sent overseas. The Riversleigh fossil site, near Mount Isa Queensland, is recognised as one of the most important fossil sites in the world. The Riversleigh and Narrac...

Image courtesy of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The Great Barrier Reef, off the east coast of Australia, is one of the wonders of the natural world - it is the world's largest coral reef ecosystem. In 2003, the previous Australian Governm...

World Heritage-listed Fraser Island. However, Australia is actually made up of more than 8,000 islands, including the island state of Tasmania. Norfolk Island is located far off the east coast of Australia. ...

Kakadu National Park covers an area of 19,804 square kilometres within the Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory. Around 50 per cent of the land in Kakadu National Park is Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) ...

Blue Lake, Kosciuszko National Park. Australia has over 500 national parks. Most of our national parks are managed by the States and Territories of Australia; however the Commonwealth of Australia manages six national parks and a further 13 marine parks...

The first train lines in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide spanned only a few kilometres. These early inland rail lines formed the basis for the systems that would eventually become Australia's transcontinental railways. Diesel trains are still used for cou...

Other rock structures in Australia, like Uluru, Mount Augustus and Bald Rock, have been described as monoliths. Uluru is located in the National Heritage Listed Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park about 335km to the south-west of Alice Springs in Northern Ter...

Sydney Opera House from the harbour. The skyline of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the blue water of the harbour and the Sydney Opera House, viewed from a ferry or from the air, is dramatic and unforgettable. The Sydney Opera House was included in the Nation...

Heritage walks and tours in Melbourne offer a range of guided and self guided tours including the Golden Mile Heritage Trail, and the National Trust conducts walking tours of the city which 'take you down the hidden laneways and tell the stories of the in...

Ships wrecked in Australian waters during the Second World War profoundly effected the Australian people, both civilian and military. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial: 304919. The first Australian warship to be lost in the Second World War w...

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Cooperative Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area   (more info)

Knowledge-based partnership of coral reef managers, researchers and industry. Its mission is to plan, fund and manage world-leading science for the sustainable use of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Find out about the Centre, it's activities a

Big Volcano Earth Sciences and Natural History Index   (more info)

The natural history, national parks and reserves of the Northern Rivers - Gold Coast region of north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland. Includes geology, rainforests, flora and fauna, World Heritage and general information.

Cairns Festival   (more info)

21 days of celebrations, food, wine, art, performance, music, family fun and sport. Points of celebration includes the Great Barrier Reef, the surrounding World Heritage Rainforest and the relaxed tropical lifestyle in Cairns, Queensland. Find out more de

NSW Toy & Railway Museum   (more info)

A visit to Leuralla, the historic home, allows you to explore one of the oldest Blue Mountains' heritage listed homes set within 12 acres of temperate gardens. The historic home was completed just prior to World War I and is located in Leura, the garden

Daintree River Tours and Cruises   (more info)

Daintree near Port Douglas and Cairns, North Queensland, has become well known for birdwatching tours. Chris Dahlberg's Daintree River tours have been operating since July 1992. During the two hour dawn boat cruise, one of the habitats visited is the Worl

Australian Heritage Council   (more info)

The Australian Heritage Council (AHC) is a statutory body administered within the Australian and World Heritage Group of Environment Australia. This comprehensive site provides information about the Australian Heritage Commission including the Register of