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WWII Japanese 'otherworldly' jika-tabi boots on display at Australian War Memorial

Australian soldiers in WWII were mystified by the strange footwear of their Japanese enemies, but they also gave them a competitive advantage.




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Reviews! Kingsman GC, King's Choice, Beatriz At Dinner

CJ reviews Kingsman The Golden Circle, The King's Choice and Beatriz at Dinner.



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Bill Bennett's Personal Guidance System is Intuition

Bill Bennett on his new film about intuition, PGS: Intuition Is Your Personal Guidance System.



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Treasure Trove: Robert Menzies' home movies film projector




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If Menzies was alive today he'd be into Facebook

Former PM Robert Menzies was regularly seen with his movie camera on holidays and official trips, and you couldn't really say no when he wanted you to watch them.





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Bathurst's historic street lamps: Confusing tourist traffic since 1933

It's an old joke in Bathurst that locals can spot an out-of-towner because they turn the wrong way around one of the historic lamp standards in the city's CBD. But what's the reason behind this road rule and is it unique to Bathurst?










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University of Tasmania's Professor David McNeil says a trial crop of plantago in the Ord has produced some of the best yields in the world.






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Rare 1663 map of Australia by Joan Blaeu painstakingly restored to former glory

A priceless 17th-century map of Australia is back on display after being painstakingly restored.




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From backbencher to cabinet minister: Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie wins the party's deputy leadership ballot




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Queensland National MP David Littleproud becomes Australia's new agriculture minister






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I'll Put A Girdle Round About The Earth to grace Art Deco exhibition at National Gallery

A 1933 painting that was made for a Melbourne mural is about to go on show in a new Australian Art Deco exhibition.




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NLA Indigenous curator Rebecca Bateman shares her mother's oral history.






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Japanese war bride's dress illustrates immigration history at National Museum

The Western-style wedding dress worn by a Japanese war bride in 1956 is on display at the National Museum as part of a wider exhibit about immigration.



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Silent film star Louise Lovely's 1916 fan letter and photos acquired by National Archive

The National Film and Sound Archive acquires photos and a letter sent to fans by silent movie star Louise Lovely.




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Z Special Unit 'silk' map used in Borneo during WWII on display at Australian War Memorial

A "silk" map used by WWII Australian commandos in Borneo is on display at the Australian War Memorial.




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Treasure Trove: Z Special Unit's Borneo map







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Abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 caused chaos behind the scenes in Canberra

A newspaper photo saved by a trusted stenographer shows the behind-the-scenes drama of Edward VIII's abdication unfolding in his dominion Down Under.



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Hazel Hawke's Barunga gifts on display to celebrate historic statement's 30th anniversary

Indigenous objects presented to Hazel Hawke at the the 1988 Barunga Festival are on display for the first time at Parliament House.





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Giant photographic panels on show for first time to celebrate Parliament House's 30th birthday

Nine photographic panels, so large that they've never been displayed in public until now, depict the construction of Parliament House in Canberra 30 years ago.



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German delicatessen owner Johannes Frerck led Sydney Nazis in 1930s before family's deportation

Johannes Frerck was a friendly man who sold sausages and sauerkraut from his Darlinghurst shop he was also a staunch supporter of Adolf Hitler and branded a spy who threatened Australia's security.






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'Everyone's on tenterhooks waiting to see what happens' as bushfires surround Geeveston, Tasmania

Temperatures in parts of NSW are expected to exceed 40 degrees including the outskirts of Sydney.






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Michael McCabe, allegedly murdered and dumped in creek bed, had 'a target on his head'

A north Queensland man, whose decomposing and battered body was found in a national park near Townsville in 2015, told friends he owed $10,000 before his body was found in a creek bed, a trial hears.




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Asian house geckos are all over your home, and there's not much you can do about it

They're small, feisty and loud and chances are, you have several living in your home. Asian house geckos are one of the most successful invasive species in Australia, and biologists are concerned they're spreading from suburbia into bushland. Curious Brisbane investigates.