The nation might be divided over whether Friday is 'Australia Day' or ... focus of each anniversary of the First Fleet arriving at Sydney Cove on January 26, 1788. But there was no violent ...

A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been splashed with red paint and its hand removed days before Australians celebrate their controversial “Australia Day” on Sunday. New ...

Sussan Ley says Australia Day is a day of celebration, likening the arrival of the British First Fleet to Elon Musk's efforts ...

The First Fleet collection gives a fascinating insight into life in Australia following the arrival of the British in 1788, when 11 ships carrying some 1,400 people landed to establish the first ...

Scientists have battled the damaging feral pest for decades with world-leading efforts, but that is set to change.

Many believe Australia became it’s own country ... led to a devastating smallpox outbreak. When the First Fleet sailed into Sydney Cove in 1788, they entered an ancient and unforgiving landscape.

The history of Australia from an Indigenous peoples' perspective, beginning with the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney and ending in 1993 with Eddie Kolki Mabo's legal challenge.

Australia Day, celebrated on 26 January, is a contentious holiday in the country as it is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788, establishing the first permanent ...