The Confidence Men - ABC listen

What if the only tool you had to escape from a WWI Turkish prison camp was a homemade Ouija board?

'It was the making of the band': The legendary Sydney gig that defined Midnight Oil, INXS and others

Organisers expected about 10,000 people but more than 25,000 turned up for the free concert. And then the rain came down.

The two elderly 'drug grannies' blamed for trafficking 'the biggest ever haul of hashish in...

In 1977, two American retirees set out on a campervan trip. When the women tried to go home, they were threatened with violence, and a three-month holiday turned into a 14-year prison sentence.

Forget pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Esme could pull a wallaby out of an empty trunk

The world of stage magic in Australia was a male affair, until Esme Levante, Myrtle Roberts and Moi-Yo Miller came along.

You are not alone: 100 years of PEN International Part 1 - ABC listen

Writers go to prison for the courageous pursuit of their craft and PEN has been working to get them out.  Melbourne writer Arnold Zable tells the story of PEN International - from its creation out of...

‘Inconceivable’: why has Australia’s history been left to rot?

Historians are aghast that the National Archives have had to resort to crowdfunding to protect irreplaceable historical records

Book+Author - History Council of Victoria

The tragedy and mystery of this desperate flight to Australia

There's gunfire in the distance as a famed Dutch pilot takes off in a desperate bid to reach Australia. He's unaware that in the plane's safe are millions of dollars worth of diamonds — most of which...

10,056 people signed and won this petition

Keep Northcote Golf Course open to the public

Tears, cheers and beers: Melbourne joyous as Daniel Andrews puts end to lockdown

Announcement that cafes, restaurants, bars and beauty services will reopen met with outpouring of emotion

Our cities are full of parks, so why are we looking to golf courses for more open space?

All parks are not equal. The response to the opening of golf courses to the public during the COVID pandemic shows the quality of green open space is a big issue for city residents.