The Frontier Wars is a term often used to describe the more than 100 years of violent conflicts between colonial settlers and the Indigenous peoples that occurred during the British settlement of Australia. Even though Australia honours its involvement in wars fought overseas, it is yet to acknowledge the struggle that made it the country it is today. - Währ ... Show More
Yesterday
ESC fever in Vienna: Cosmo wants to conquer Europe with a “Tanzschein” - ESC-Fieber in Wien: Cosmo will mit „Tanzschein“ Europa erobern
This weekend, the music world is looking to Vienna: The Eurovision Song Contest brings millions of people to the screens — and the mega event will also be broadcast live and free of charge on SBS. After last year's victory, Austria is once again hoping for a big victory. Singer C ... Show More
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Yesterday
An AI start up's attempt to save more whales - Wenn KI Wale retten soll: Vom Medienstar „Timmy“ zum stillen Sterben der Ozeane
The beached humpback whale “Timmy” moved people far beyond Germany and made headlines all over the world. But a much larger crisis usually remains invisible: the increasing death of whales on the world's oceans — caused by shipping, noise, climate change and fishing. An Australia ... Show More
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Nov 2023
Wm. Matthew Kennedy, "The Imperial Commonwealth: Australia and the Project of Empire, 1867-1914" (Manchester UP, 2023)
The Imperial Commonwealth: Australia and the Project of Empire, 1867-1914 (Manchester University Press, 2023) by Dr. Wm. Matthew Kennedy tells the story of how from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, Australian settler colonists mobilised their unique settler experiences to devel ... Show More
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Sep 2021
Qu'est-ce que la guerre de l'oreille de Jenkins ?
<p>La guerre de l'oreille de Jenkins, du nom du capitaine d'un navire britannique, oppose la Grande-Bretagne à l'Espagne de 1739 à 1748. Elle s'inscrit dans le cadre plus large de la guerre de Succession d'Autriche qui, de 1740 à 1748, voit s'affronter deux coalitions, dont l'Esp ... Show More
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