The mining industry has long been the backbone of Australia’s economy, contributing billions of dollars annually and ...

In 1851, gold was discovered in Australia. How did the gold rush shape the country?

From the middle of the 19th Century, Highlanders suffering from the impact of the potato famine were channelled towards Australia by the government. At the same time, a gold rush was drawing ...

Geetha Mathivanan explains the stories and history behind the gold rush in “Namma Australia”. The gold rushes in the second half of the 19th century completely changed the face of Australia.

Six gold rush areas have been included in the Tentative World Heritage Status List submission, with the possibility more ...

Australia brought home from Paris 2024 its biggest gold medal haul in Olympic history, and those within the team have ...

The Californian gold rush was in decline in the 1850s and had been known as the Old Gold Mountain, which led the Chinese to name the Australian gold rush, New Gold Mountain. This is how the series ...

It was a centre of Western Australia’s earliest gold rushes way back in 1880. Now, just 25 kilometres from regional centre Halls Creek, the long-forgotten gold ground on which the Butchers Creek ...

Victoria’s Goldfields are on a fast track to becoming a World Heritage-listed location, as the state and federal governments ...

The Australian government has nominated the goldfields in the country's southeast for World Heritage status. Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, on Friday announced that the ...

The gold rush was one of most defining periods in Australia's history. It brought wealth, democracy, social change, multiculturalism, and reshaped the environment. Ronan, an irish digger, explores ...