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50th ceremony

VC bestowed on Aussie hero from 1968 battle in Vietnam

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missing medals

One auction and many Facebook posts later, Townsville vet regains medals just in time

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RAAF Beaufort

Identity of RAAF WWII bomber found in PNG waters confirmed

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pompeii canberra

Ancient and modern splendour of Pompeii coming to Canberra

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Could there have been rings around the Earth?

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Ramses exhibition Sydney

Ancient Egyptian glory bestows Midas touch on Australian Museum, NSW

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Plague, Theodor Kittelsen

Research links plague to Neolithic population decline

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A dense school of barracuda fish forms an underwater silver wall. Native title rights allow for cultural fishing practices in Australian waters. Image source: Rorozoa, via Freepik

Court rules native title defence does not have to be proven by fishers

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A view of some sculptures in the national Museum of Cambodia, in Phnom Penh. Image source: besopha, via: Wikimedia Commons

Cambodia welcomes return of stolen sculptures

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The curvature of the earth observed from space. Image source: Reid Wiseman, via NASA

Ed Dwight, the US’s first African American astronaut candidate, has flown into space

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