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Are Aussie Pubs Really Filled With Tiles Because it’s Easier to Wash Off the Pee? History Has a Slightly Different Story
The public bar at Hancock’s Essendon Hotel, photographed around 1938. Harold Paynting Collection, State Library of Victoria. Tanja Luckins, La Trobe University The “six o’clock swill” is one of the best known terms in Australian history. It captures the unedifying drinking habits of a 50-year period from the first world war until the 1960s, when hotel…
How Traditional Owners And Officials Came Together To Protect A Stunning Stretch Of WA Coast
Recent disasters such as the Black Summer bushfires and the Juukan Gorge destruction highlighted the need to put Indigenous people at the centre of decision-making about Australia’s natural places. But what’s the right way to combine traditional ancient wisdom with modern environmental management? A project off Western Australia’s northwest coast offers a potential way forward. For…
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