When this stopped, the prisoners were then transported all the way to Australia. Penal transportation was ... the harshest forms of punishment in the colony. “Convicts loathed it.

This heritage-listed archway, the surviving structure of the Pensioner Barracks, was rescued from demolition in the 1960s.

The vandalism unfolded in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Australia Day is a divisive holiday that critics see as a symbol of ...

It seems that with every utterance from certain members of the political landscape, the humanity bar is lowered.

Crowds rallied in Sydney, Melbourne and other cities on Australia Day, decrying the high incarceration ... the arrival of a ...

Australia’s national day, which falls today, has two purposes. It is an opportunity for Australians to celebrate who they are ...