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Dr Aaron de Souza says there are similarities between the excavations of Sydney’s First Government House site and his work exploring ancient Egypt through archaeology.

Out of the loo and into a museum: Trash from Sydney’s past becomes treasure

Two new exhibitions at the Museum of Sydney put local archaeology on show, and invite visitors to hunt for relics.

  • Julie Power

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Australians are in a tug-of-war between kindness and Pauline Hanson

The government is trying to stamp out unfair business practices. They’re just not “the Australian way”.

  • Sean Kelly
The Seekers’ Bruce Woodley is presented with a replica of the street sign by City of Port Phillip councillor Serge Thomann.

Streets of their town: Australian music legends get new laneway honour

The Seekers were the first Australian band to score major international success. Now they’re being recognised where it all began.

  • Karl Quinn
Sister Cecelia with students at the St Peter Chanel Catholic primary school in Regents Park.

TikTok generation meets Socrates: Is this the new education battleground?

In the US, the liberal arts and classical education movement has been under way for about 15 years. Now it’s coming to Australia.

  • Jordan Baker
Investigative journalists Chris Masters (left) and Nick McKenzie, speak outside the court after winning a defamation case brought against them by Ben Roberts-Smith.

Invited, uninvited, reinvited: Journalist will deliver controversial speech

Chris Masters has been re-invited to deliver the CEW Bean war history lecture, after a neutral venue was secured.

  • Harriet Alexander
The restored Norwich Castle – now fully accessible.

Built to keep people out, transformed castle now the UK’s most welcoming

A five-year renovation has transformed an 11th-century castle into the UK’s most accessible heritage attraction.

  • Rob McFarland
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A piece of the stimulus in Queensland’s year 12 ancient history exam.

Revealed: The final exam that blindsided 140 year 12 students

This masthead has obtained a copy of the exam paper and stimulus booklet that made headlines when it was revealed 140 students had less than 48 hours of preparation.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Felicity Caldwell
Author, podcaster and historian William Dalrymple.

Beware political attempts to rewrite history: William Dalrymple

The Scottish author and podcaster says anyone wanting to manipulate the truth of times past must be stopped.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek.

Board under fire as nine schools taught wrong history topic

The minister acknowledged the error, uncovered just days before Wednesday afternoon’s test, would be “extremely traumatic” for students.

  • Felicity Caldwell and Catherine Strohfeldt
Beware the Ides of October.

Two emperors. Pick the one in today’s exam in Queensland

Before we rush to plunge the knife in (as the conspirators who assassinated Julius Caesar did millennia ago), let’s understand the issues at play.

  • Alison Bedford

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/history-jll