Australian Highlights

How do we know what our galaxy looks like if we are stuck inside it? In this episode we're talking about something that happened at a time when we were dancing to Spiderbait’s Black Betty and crooning to Britney Spears’ Every Time : it was a time when humanity learnt more about our home in the Universe, as an incredible discovery on our own galaxy came to light. And this is thanks to radio astrono...

Founder and innovator Mik Jade has taken huge risks on her mission to use the best technologies to protect and share Indigenous Knowledge. A Cabrogal woman of the Dharug-speaking nation, she leads with a community-first approach, building towards a better together world and using technology in innovative ways to do so. Having addressed the UN and made The Australian’s 100 Top Innovators list, she’...

Did you know Australia is credited with producing the first-ever feature film? This was during the silent movie era, when Australia had its own thriving industry, filed with glamourous stars and passionate studios. In 1926, Australia’s first all-female production company released their romantic, expressionistic film, beating that year’s Charlie Chaplin movie at the box office. Producer and film di...

The Australian Highlights series is launching 8 Feb 2025. The process of innovation, the collecting of ideas, and the cultural leaps that allow the new to flourish, can be fascinating. Particularly in the Australian context: a country at once proud of its ingenuity but full of insecurities; with unreconciled histories and confused futures; and with abundant resources and areas of scarcities. ...