Every time anyone involved with this genre-defying film wins an award, they are overcome with emotion. But as Beverley Wang explains, these are healing tears.

Critics say governments are outsourcing their own knowledge and activities to consulting firms, yet these firms aren't held to the same standards as the public sector. 

Literary titan Margaret Atwood opens up about the death of her beloved husband, the influence of George Orwell and the pleasures of ageing.

Louis Le Prince began experimenting with photography in his shed. An accident led to the invention of the world's first moving picture camera.

While some might dream about the day they can clock off work forever, more and more Australians are returning to work later in life.

Iconic British comedy show Fawlty Towers is due to be rebooted — but critics say its appeal won't translate to the 21st century.

Meet a palaeontologist with a deep connection to a prized and contentious early human fossil.

Both New Zealand and Canada have treaties and a complex history of implementing them. What, if anything, can Australia learn from their stories?

How does a non-aligned South Africa, with deep historic ties to Russia, the Soviet Union and China, manage to navigate the tricky path between the great powers?

By the turn of the 20th century, Australians were the world's most obsessive tea drinkers. Where did this insatiable thirst start, and did it ever really stop?