A new study quantifies the benefits of surfing, to the Australian economy as well as health and wellbeing, as Aussie surfers rule the waves in the 2024 Olympic Games. Let’s protect our surf breaks.
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There are some great surfers vying for gold in Tahiti, but arguably the star of the show is the famous Teahupo'o wave itself. Here’s what makes it special, and why surfers respect its power.
Hosting the Olympic surfing half a world away from the host city of Paris has highlighted just how hard it is for mega-events to be truly environmentally sustainable.
Explore Cook’s journey through the Pacific, the orders that brought him in search of the ‘Great Southern Land’ and the impact of his arrival in our new interactive.
Both islanders played a central role in Cook’s three voyages across the Pacific, but their contributions have largely been overshadowed in what is generally thought of as era of European exploration.
She left Sydney Ladies’ College at 14 to marry an alcoholic future king. But the life of Queen Marau deserves to be written outside the shadow of her royal husband.
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor, School of Psychological and Social Sciences, University of Waikato
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PhD Candidate in Pacific History, Australian National University
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Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato
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Associate professor, Australian Catholic University
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Director/Chair of Aboriginal History - The Wollotuka Institute, University of Newcastle
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Co-Director, Australian Centre for Indigenous History, Australian National University
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Professor of History, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Research Fellow, Australian National University