In August 1844 a heavily-laden party led by Captain Charles Sturt set out from Adelaide to head into the unexplored vastness of central Australia. Amongst their

In August 1844 a heavily-laden party led by Captain Charles Sturt set out from Adelaide to head into the unexplored vastness of central Australia. Amongst their

The long-awaited history that will change the way Australians think about their country. The Water Dreamers is the story of the settlement of Australia: of the

This is the story of Charles Sturt's trip to penetrate Australia's mysterious centre. South Australia is sliding into bankruptcy and the colonials look to Sturt

Francesca Merlan examines the dynamics of difference that have existed between the settler majority and indigenous minority of Australia, from the events of ear