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FAQs about A History of Australia:How many episodes does A History of Australia have?The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.
March 03, 2026Ep108: Conscription in Australia | 1916This episode, we discuss the 1916 Conscription plebiscite and the debate which surrounded it, as well as the first Labor split which it led to. We also talk about the Liverpool Riot, and Mowla Bluff Massacre, another instance of frontier conflict and violence in the 20th century....more28minPlay
February 10, 2026Ep107: Gallipoli & the Anzac Legend | 1915This episode, we discuss Australia's involvement in World War One during 1915, and more specifically, the Gallipoli Campaign. At the heart of Australia's national story, we discuss it, the Battle at Lone Pine, the Anzac Legend, and talk about the myths that have come to be associated with the Anzacs at Gallipoli. ...more32minPlay
January 27, 2026Ep106: The Battle of Broken Hill | 1915This episode, focusing on the home front during 1915, we take a look at the violent attack known as the Battle of Broken Hill. We also discuss the recruitment drives for World War One known as Snowball Marches and talk about the resignation of Prime Minister Andrew Fisher for Billy Hughes. ...more21minPlay
January 13, 2026Ep105: The Start of World War One | 1914This episode, we begin our journey into Australia's participation into World War One. We discuss the battle of the Cocos Islands, the Australian takeover of German New Guinea, and the fact that an Australian fort may have fired the first shot of the war for the entire British Empire....more24minPlay
December 23, 2025Ep104: The Australasian Antarctic Expedition | 1913This week, we discuss the end of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition! We also talk about the 1913 federal election and some state politics in the lead up to World War One. Note: I mentioned there would be no episode until the 7th of January in this episode, I meant the 14th! Sorry for the confusion....more25minPlay
December 09, 2025Ep103: The 1912 Brisbane General Strike | 1912This week, we examine the 1912 Brisbane General Strike and the event known as Black Friday. We also discuss the Fairbridge Farm School and its child migrants, some political history, and continue the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition....more29minPlay
November 18, 2025Ep102: Referendums in Federal Australia | 1910 & 1911This week, we're discussing some of the first national referendums in Australia's history. We also talk about the 1910 federal election (the first post-fusion one), the start of the Australasia Antarctic Expedition led by Douglas Mawson, the expansion of Australia's military with the HMAS Australia, and even more!...more39minPlay
November 11, 2025Ep101: The Fusion | 1909This week, we're discussing one of the most prominent political events in Australia's history, the Fusion. The event which started the two party system in Australia as we know it now, this episode is perhaps one of the most relevant to the rest of Australia's history going forward. In addition, we discuss the end of the Nimrod Expedition, Douglas Mawson's first trip to Antarctica, as well as the 1909 Broken Hill Miners Strike. ...more24minPlay
November 04, 2025Ep100: Australians in Antarctica | 1908This week, we discuss the role Australians played in the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration. We also discuss the Sunshine rail disaster, Andrew Fisher becoming prime minister, the choice of Canberra over Dalgety for the national capital, and much more!This is the podcast's 100th episode, thank you all so much for listening to 100 episodes of australian history, and here's to atleast 100 more!G. Sherington's PhD Thesis on Dalgety and Canberra: https://web.archive.org/web/20200620152620/https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:42439/SOURCE01?view=true...more27minPlay
October 21, 2025Ep99: The Harvester Case and the Minimum Wage | 1907This week, we discuss perhaps one of the most significant legal cases in Australia's history, the Harvester case. Its legacy, that of a fair and reasonable wage for all Australians, is one that is still felt to this day. In addition, we also talk about multiple changes in government, the arrival of Rugby League in Australia, and the establishment of the International Workers of the World (the Wobblies) as well!...more25minPlay
FAQs about A History of Australia:How many episodes does A History of Australia have?The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.