Cocky Marr
by Between the wars, Cocky Marr was the Carlton Football Club’s unofficial mascot: a crested cockatoo who loved the Blues, and despised bad umpiring.
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Clement Wragge: The Man Who Named Storms
Hurricanes, cyclones and other major storms are given human names to make them easily identifiable. The idea came from Queensland meteorologist Clement Wragge.
The Greatest TV Shows of All Time
Our definitive guide to the greatest TV shows of all time, as determined by scientific research and analysis.
The Crystal Ballroom
In 1978, a former residential hotel was transformed into Melbourne’s hottest music venue: welcome to The Crystal Ballroom.
Yvonne Audette: Australia’s First Abstract Expressionist
Yvonne Audette was a pioneering local artist, one of the first to bring the radical ideas of Abstract Expressionism to Australia.
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is the world’s largest volcanic caldera, a lost world style home to an array of iconic animals.
2025: What Happened 20, 50 and 100 Years Ago
As 2025 begins, its time for our annual look back at the top stories and events of 20, 50 and 100 years ago.
Did the Nazis Invent Fanta?
The world’s most popular orange drink has its unlikely origin in World War II Germany: did the Nazi’s invent Fanta?
AFL Teams That Changed Their Name
The VFL/AFL has seen many changes in the last 120 years; here are the AFL teams that have changed their name.
History’s Greatest Coincidences
Unsinkable predictions, perfect eclipses, and a prophetic license plate: here are history’s greatest coincidences.