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Smallpox, tuberculosis, measles, syphilis … a new book describes how recurring epidemics nearly wiped out Australia’s First Peoples.

Ahead of the make-or-break UN climate summit in Glasgow, council leader Susan Aitken tells our Writer at Large of her revolutionary plans to…

On July 26 1971, a top secret cabinet meeting ended what was then Australia’s longest conflict. The public would hear about it for the first time in August, when Prime Minister William McMahon announced the withdrawal of Australian forces from Vietnam. Eighteen months — and a change of government later — Australia’s Vietnam War was over. Alongside untold Vietnamese, some 521 Australians had died in conflict, including 202 national servicemen. The end of Australia’s war also saw the wr...

BBC News Published image captionKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotlands most popular visitor attractions Trade unions have lodged a formal collective grievance over potential job cuts at the body which runs libraries, museums and sports centres for Glasgow City Council. But Unison, GMB and Unite say the arms-length charity has failed to properly consult staff about the plans. Glasgow Life said the job cuts would be made "over time" and would not involve compulsory redundancies. T...

THOUGH it still has its share of social and economic challenges, Glasgow is now correctly recognised as one of the UK’s, and indeed Europe’s, most vibrant cities – and its rich cultural life has been a significant factor in that revitalisation. More than three decades ago, when it became the UK’s first European Capital of Culture (beating eight other British cities), that was not a widespread perception. Its rich artistic and architectural heritage was overshadowed by Edinburgh – ...

The attractions run by Glasgow Life for the council include the Peoples Palace. The statement said the recovery package was being supported by Glasgow City Council through its £100m funding guarantee for the next five years. However, it stressed it was “unrealistic to expect that it can raise significant additional income this year that will support the reopening of venues beyond the 91 already announced”. The spokesperson added: “Glasgow Life will be a very different organisation at the...

Our readers had plenty to say on a union boss’ warning that Glasgow is not fit to host COP26 (July 1) HE’S quite right. Many places look like a midden. Take a walk past Candleriggs Park/Square at the moment and the most appalling, sewage smell hits you. I don’t know how people can sit out eating and drinking at the establishments nearby. On parts of Argyle Street too, the stench is horrendous. There also needs to be a big drive to tackle littering, with harder fines for those wh...

John Hamilton Mortimer and the discovery of Captain Cook John Hamilton Mortimer (1740-1779), Captain James Cook, Sir Joseph Banks, Lord Sandwich, Dr Daniel Solander and Dr John Hawkesworth, c. 1771, oil on canvas, nla.pic-an7351768 The National Library of Australia holds within its large collection of artworks a most intriguing eighteenth century painting, the bequest of Dame Merlyn Myer. A beautiful work in good condition, the painting is unsigned and lacks its original title. Early resear...

Gwoja Tjungurrayi features on our $2 coin and was the first living Australian to feature on a postage stamp. It turns out he made his stamp debut much earlier.

From Shakespeare to the Australian Constitution (almost), mate is a short word with a long history. So how has the term evolved to become so recognisably Australian?