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Slicing deep into the mountains of north-east Victoria is the Buckland Valley, there’s enough to keep you entertained for days or even weeks.

David Cook recounts how a desire to get in touch with his wife’s colourful family history led the pair into the outback for the first time

Camper recounts the navigational hell the Great Barrier Reef put Captain Cook’s Endeavour through. Perhaps he would’ve been better off hitching up and taking the land-based route!

After 50 years in the business, Cub continue to grow, with new management, marketing and manufacturing propelling them towards 1,000 campers a year.

We take a look at Australia’s long-term geological trajectory, from a partly submerged continent, to one big snowball, to the mineral-rich continent of today.

A spooky, unexplained phenomenon changed the way Robert Norman viewed the ancient Aboriginal sites of Mutawintji National Park.

Cunnamulla Qld

Strahan, Tasmania

Far from macabre, a road trip to have a Poke around in cemeteries situated in remote locales yields a lesson in australian history

Remnants of cattle droves and bushmen still linger in the Victorian High Country. Here we explore the history.

How did the oddball trees of the Aussie outback wind up where they are? It’s not just a matter of curiosity. The answers could reveal secrets from our nation’s past.

Australia’s past is full of stories that, in our day to day living, we forget ever happened. The Moons introduce a few museums in which these former times are still vividly alive.

Burke and Wills Expedition

Australia is a hotbed for prehistoric research, with teams still finding fossilised specimens in areas across Northern NSW and SA, right through to central and northern Queensland.

Pink Roadhouse, SA

The History of the Pajero

We go behind the scenes at Cub Campers to better understand how a camper goes from concept to reality

The starvation of Burke and Wills at Cooper Creek is a tragic but pivotal Australian story. Is it fair to expect everyone to know it?

Camper Tips you off on the long, fabled history of the Cape York Peninsula.

There’s no way Britain sent convicts to Australia to reduce overpopulation. A darker, more sinister motivation lies behind the historical move.

After covering thousands of kilometres and exploring some remote corners of our country, the trek to retrace Burke and Wills original route comes to an epic end.

Visiting one of Australia's many cemeteries is a great way of getting an insight into our rich and intriguing history and the lives of lost ancestors and communities.

Australia's atomic bomb legacy

Travel: Lightning Ridge, NSW

If you’re into history and are keen to immerse yourself in vast wilderness, why not follow in the footsteps of European settlers.

We recently addressed the issue of the dying (or dead) Darling River and how it related to cotton farming. Now, we take a look at the broader issue of competition for water in all of our rivers, most especially those in the south-east.

Camper ventures into the lesser known Mt Baw Baw region of the Victorian High Country, in pursuit of golden content and pursued at every step by gold mining history.

Beltana, in the Northern Flinders Ranges, still resonates with Australian history and memories of a way of life from long ago.

157 years after the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition set off, Scott and Kath Heiman are retracing the steps of the explorers - albeit with a few more luxuries and provisions than on the original journey.

Dwellingup WA

Tasman National Park, Tasmania

Roma Travel