Aussie History Podcast

On 27 October 1857 a party of Yiman warriors killed 12 people at Hornet Bank Station. On 1... more

Vera Deakin is one of those great women in Australian History that you have probably never... more

We wrap up our four part series on the Australia First Movement. There's one final inquiry... more

Following the internments of Australia First members, there is disquiet about why, in a de... more

The security forces, police and political leaders take a close interest in Australia First... more

On 9 March 1942 four people were arrested in Perth on suspicion of a plot to contact the J... more

Australia Day is celebrated on 26 January each year. But how much do you really know about... more

On 8 September 2022 Queen Elizabeth II died. In this episode we explore what it meant for ... more

It's ANZAC Day and we commomorate those Australians who served on HMAS Perth which was sun... more

Learn about the amazing story about Oskar Speck a man who paddled his kayak from Germany t... more

In the 1930s the inner suburbs of Sydney were in turmoil as rival gangs fought it out for ... more

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this episode mentions the na... more

We wrap up our coverage of the 1971 Springbok Tour. The Sprinboks arrive in Australia and ... more

The 1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia was controversial. Protests erupted ag... more

The wetlands around Koo Wee Run in Victoria had a long Indigenous history before they were... more

Ernest Fisk may be a name you have never heard of. But, as the man who bought radio to Aus... more

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this episode mentions the na... more

Mary MacKillop founded the Sisters of St Joseph, the first Catholic order founded by an Au... more

James Hardy Vaux was an English-born convict transported to NSW. He is probably the dodgie... more

Aboriginal and Torres Islander people are warned that this episode mentions the name of pe... more

Reg Saunders was a war hero who won the Military Medal. He was also the first Indigenous A... more

Australia has had censorship since Captain Arthur Phillip planted the Union Jack at Sydney... more

We finish our look at Malcolm Fraser, the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. Why did he tur... more

In this and the next episode we look at the life and career of John Malcolm Fraser, the 22... more

On Tuesday 18 January 1977 a crowded commuter train derailed and careered into the support... more

The conflict on the Cumberland Plain and along the Hawkesbury River ramps up. Pemulwuy tak... more

In this episode we learn about Tilly Aston, the blind Australian writer and educator, who ... more

On Remembrance Day I want to bring you the story of two best friends - Harold West and Geo... more