UNCOVERED: 24 | History Defined

Australia's breakdancers are still fighting for funding and respect ahead of Olympic debut

With breakdancing to make its debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Australia's top B-boys and B-girls are chasing respect for their sport in a bid to represent the nation on the world's biggest stage.

ABC News · May 29, 2023

Researchers say native Gympie limes could help fight citrus greening disease killing crops

Researchers say native limes from Gympie could hold the cure for a devastating citrus disease that has killed crops and sent orange juice prices soaring worldwide.

ABC News · May 29, 2023

Stolen Generations survivors reach settlement with Commonwealth, church for historic abuse at Croker Island Mission

Eileen Cummings recalls physical abuse from missionaries for speaking in her language and a beating with an electric cord, but final compensation and a chance to share her story has finally brought closure to a dark period in Australian history.

ABC News · May 29, 2023

CCTV footage shows Melbourne recycling crushed with rubbish to be dumped in landfill

There are calls for the waste collection industry to be overhauled, after the ABC obtains CCTV footage of a private company collecting recycling and waste from a Melbourne apartment building in the same truck.

ABC News · May 29, 2023

Former PM Julia Gillard announces Beyond Blue's support for Indigenous Voice to Parliament as Ken Wyatt joins board

Former prime minister Julia Gillard throws her support behind the Yes vote as former minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt is appointed to Beyond Blue's board.

ABC News · May 29, 2023

Hazard-reduction burns leave a persistent smoke pall over Brisbane, but do they make sunsets better?

Hazard-reduction burns in D'Aguilar National Park near Brookfield have produced a thick layer of smoke sitting over much of Brisbane's western suburbs and CBD.

ABC News · May 29, 2023

Victorian road trauma survivors warn of lifelong consequences in split-second decisions

Thirty-eight more people have died on Victorian roads this year than at the same time last year, as families impacted by past road trauma say the consequences for those left behind will be felt for years.

ABC News · May 29, 2023

Silver in ancient Egyptian bracelets provides earliest evidence for long-distance trade between Egypt and Greece

An analysis of bracelets owned by ancient Egyptian royalty more than 4,500 years ago has found Egypt and Greece were involved in long-distance trade much earlier than realised.

ABC News · May 29, 2023

Nine years after official pest-free status, Macquarie Island is recovering but it's a 'long game'

It's nine years since cats, rats, and rabbits were officially declared eradicated from sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, but scientists fear a new threat is challenging its fragile ecosystem.

ABC News · May 29, 2023

Historic building ravaged in Sydney fire should be saved, architect says as demolition begins

Sydney warehouses constructed in the early 20th century that have been hit by fire, like the old Surry Hills hat factory, have a good chance of getting rebuilt, heritage architect Hector Abrahams says.

ABC News · May 29, 2023