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How a Bondi doctor gave Australia the jaffle

People have toasted bread over fires for centuries. Hinged "pie irons" were sold in America from the 1920s. But a hot sandwich had one big flaw. The moment you bit into it, the filling escaped. Mel...

From exploding black holes to your home Wi-Fi

In the early 1990s, computers that needed to talk to each other needed cables. Radio looked like the obvious replacement, but indoors it failed badly. Radio waves bounce off walls, ceilings and fur...

How a broken bolt on Yorke Peninsula changed farming around the world

In the 1860s and 1870s, South Australia and Victoria sold land cheaply to anyone willing to farm it. Much of that land was covered in mallee scrub. Farmers cut the scrub and burnt it, but it grew s...

The Melbourne chemist who taught aeroplanes to tell their own story

In 1953 and 1954, the world's first jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet, broke apart in mid-air more than once. Investigators had little to go on beyond the wreckage. David Warren, a fuel chemist ...

Bright Ideas coins from the Royal Australian Mint: available from 8.30am today

The 2026 Bright Ideas collection from the Royal Australian Mint is available here at our Mint Coin Shop from 8.30am AEDT today, Thursday 8 October 2026. The collection celebrates five Australian in...

A $1 Coin for the Day You Became an Australian Citizen

A citizenship ceremony is a big day. People who have often waited years stand up and make the pledge. There are usually tears. Kids wave flags. Then everyone heads home with a certificate and, at m...

A new $1 coin for the heart and soul of Australia

The Royal Australian Mint has released a $1 uncirculated coin for the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, and we have it in store at our www.mintcoinshop.com.au now. The UN named 202...

A Coin for New Australians: The 2026 Citizenship Release

Becoming an Australian citizen is one of those moments that tends to stay with people. The ceremony, the pledge, the handshake — and then it's done. You're Australian. It's a moment worth marking, ...