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Who was First Nations resistance fighter Musquito? A historian investigates a legend

Not much is known about the Aboriginal man known as “Musquito” (c.1780–1825). This does not make him unusual among the Aboriginal people who faced the first 40 years of British colonisation of eastern Australia. But in three respects, his life is noteworthy.

The Conversation · Jul 6

Snails on a plane: Australia flies rescue mission to Norfolk Island for a tiny, critically endangered species

The Campbell’s keeled glass-snail is officially extinct, but researchers have ‘high hopes’ that translocation will allow the population to thrive

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2025

Not that Norfolk! Mislabelled shipments led to Trump tariffs on uninhabited islands and remote outposts with no US trade

Exclusive: Aquarium systems, Timberland boots and recycling plant parts were mislabelled as coming from remote Norfolk Island or Heard and McDonald islands

The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2025

New Zealand's Auckland braces for ex-cyclone Gabrielle impact

Residents of New Zealand's biggest city were urged on Sunday to prepare for the impact of a storm that buffeted Australia's Norfolk Island overnight.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2023

'Chorus of chainsaws' clear debris as Norfolk Island spared worst of Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle

Boulders were thrown up on the pier by wild seas, but the "cyclone angel" has spared Norfolk Island the worst of Gabrielle.

ABC News · Feb 11, 2023

Fines against WA climate protester ‘absurdly excessive’, Human Rights Watch says; refund for Myki charges during outage – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2023

Gabrielle strikes but Norfolk Island avoids worst winds

Cyclone Gabrielle has lashed Norfolk Island as a category two storm, as residents braced for damage despite avoiding the worst of the system's winds.

AAP · Feb 11, 2023

Destructive Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle passes over Norfolk Island on its way towards New Zealand

Norfolk Island has been cut off from almost all access and communications as Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle passes. Here's what the experience was like on the ground.

ABC News · Feb 11, 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle: Norfolk Island issues red alert as tropical storm approaches

Authorities prepare emergency shelter for residents and tourists with fears of significant damage from gale-force winds and dangerous surf

The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2023

Australia's Norfolk Island braces for Cyclone Gabrielle impact

Cyclone Gabrielle, headed for New Zealand, brought destructive winds to Australia's Norfolk Island on Saturday as it closed in on the tiny external territory in the Pacific Ocean.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2023