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The fall of Saigon saw hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees make Australia their home.

The hunted and haunted outcasts who changed their new country forever

They endured war, risked death and faced down pirates. And 50 years after they began to arrive in Australia, they have left a profound mark on their new home.

  • Kate Geraghty and Michael Ruffles

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Gwenda Garde (nee Moulton), 102, at home in Orange, served in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service.

The teenager who hunted Japanese submarines

Gwenda Garde, aged 102, served in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service during World War II as a translator of Japanese Morse code.

  • Tim Barlass
Matthew Flinders’ love letters are on display at the State Library of NSW.
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Steamy love letters and happy face ‘emoji’ reveal hidden side of explorer

To mark the anniversary of Matthew Flinders’ wedding in 1801, a tranche of love letters will go on display at the State Library of NSW from April 17.

  • Julie Power
Representatives of the Wuthathi, Woppaburra and Warrgamay communities (from left) Smithy Wilson, Wayne Blair, Thomas Holden and Keron Murray.

They were looted from graves, traded by sailors and collectors. Now they’re heading home

The Natural History Museum in London – which holds about 20,000 human remains from across the world – wants to address the wrongs of the past.

  • Rob Harris
People work on the excavation of a Roman mass grave from the end of the 1st century AD, in the Simmering district of Vienna, Austria.

Rare mass grave of Roman soldiers under soccer field points to birth of Vienna

Twenty centuries ago, Roman soldiers battled Germanic tribes in present day Vienna. Their rare remains suggest a catastrophic military confrontation and hasty retreat.

  • Eve Sampson
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The 1982 ‘horror story’ that became one of rugby league’s greatest days

The Newtown Jets and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs made history 43 years ago today, when the teams played out the only scoreless match in professional rugby league.

  • Billie Eder
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Gold coins, diamonds, old champagne: Who gets to keep shipwreck treasure?

There are 8000 shipwrecks off Australia alone, many more still to be found. Yet stunning discoveries still happen. What does it take to find these ghostly vessels?

  • Angus Holland
The statue of Burke and Wills is removed from city square in 2017.

After eight years in storage, Burke and Wills are journeying to La Trobe Street

A statue of the explorers will not return to its prime location in Melbourne’s city square.

  • Cara Waters

Disturbing rituals, ‘sex pots’, jewellery: The surprise relics being unearthed in Peru

When it comes to fascinating ancient artefacts, this Andean nation has so much beyond Machu Picchu.

  • Tim Elliott
Community assets manager Andrew Killingsworth deep inside St James station’s abandoned southern tunnels.

Sydney’s ghost tunnels are finally ready to reveal their secrets

The abandoned tunnels at St James station will be opened to daily ticketed tours – almost 100 years after they were completed.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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