UNBELIEVABLE: The national museum of australia - The Untold Story

Australia spent 25 years turning a river inland. The result became the country's biggest engineering project

On 17 October 1949, Australia's governor-general, prime minister and the newly appointed head of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority fired the first construction blast at Adaminaby, in the New South Wales high country, launching what would become the largest engineering project ever undertaken in Australia. The Snowy Mountains Scheme set…

The Times of India · Aug 1

In 1935, an Australian entomologist shipped 102 cane toads from Hawaii to fight crop beetles; 2,400 were released before anyone tested the plan

Australian scientists introduced toxic cane toads to control sugar cane pests in 1935. These toads failed to eat the target beetles and spread rapidly across the continent. The invasive toads poisoned native predators and became an uncontrollable pest species. Now, scientists are exploring gene-editing to manage the toad population after…

The Economic Times · Jul 27

'I forgot about it': 38 years later, carver returns to Canberra to restore his work

Visitors can see him working on the very personal piece.

The Canberra Times · Jul 25

Mr Squiggle entertained Australia’s children for 40 years. Now, he’s back in the spotlight

If you grew up in Australia any time between the 1960s and the late 1990s, chances are you knew a little man from the Moon with a pencil for a nose. His name was Mr Squiggle. Every week he would float down to Earth in his rocket to turn random…

The Conversation · Aug 27, 2025

NZ ancestors begin journey back to rightful homeland

The important work of returning the remains of two ancestors home to New Zealand is under way following a repatriation ceremony held at an Australian museum.

AAP · Feb 11, 2025

Pompeii comes to Australia, and ancient and contemporary stories of disaster and loss converge

Pompeii: Inside a Lost City at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra depicts life in the flourishing Roman city of Pompeii before it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.

The Conversation · Jan 7, 2025

Headset voyage to 'nowhere else like it on the planet'

An award-winning pioneer of virtual reality films invites travellers to experience the Kimberley region, with Luke Hemsworth at your side as a personal guide.

AAP · Dec 25, 2024

A volcanic explosion every 15 minutes: how Australia’s museums are turning to tech to lure us in

Museums are using VR and immersive experiences to boost attendances – and, while it can provide an amazing spectacle, critics say it can be an expensive distraction

The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2024

Time machine to Pompeii: blockbuster opens in Australia

History-buffs can walk the streets of ancient Pompeii in a multi-sensory summer blockbuster at the National Museum of Australia.

AAP · Dec 14, 2024

Blame the mummies: Canberra gripped by Egyptomania

Discovering Ancient Egypt was the NMA's most popular show to date

The Canberra Times · Oct 30, 2024