When explorer Matthew Flinders visited the spot he christened Port Lincoln in February 1802, he was deeply impressed by the pleasantness of its location. "The port which formed the most interesting ...

In short: A Northern Territory medicine program which prioritises local and Indigenous students has recorded a record number of enrolments this year. Territorians form 90 per cent of the cohort, with ...

Hair damaged by dyes, bleaching or harsh sunlight has just got special treatment. Green chemistry researchers at Flinders ...

A40-minute flight over the Bass Strait can see you land a few decades from modern-day Australia. Or so a Melbourne radio station had told me prior to my arrival on Flinders Island. The feeling that ...

In his cramped cell he was finishing a letter to Joseph Banks, who three and a half decades before had joined James Cook’s exploration of the South Pacific on the ship Endeavour and who was now the ...

HE gave Australia its name. He was the first to sail all its shores. Now the grave of Captain Matthew Flinders must make way for a rail bypass. Archaeologists working at a disused cemetery in London ...

Flinders University has a neatly encapsulated mission steering it to 2025; “to make a difference.” A difference to students, researchers, industries and to Australia. Flinders’ vice chancellor, Colin ...

The last voyage of a Royal Navy explorer credited with giving Australia its name will see his remains returned to the village where he was born. The remains of Captain Matthew Flinders, who led the ...

In 1801, there was no internet for English explorer Matthew Flinders to use for reference or pleasure when starting his epic quest to sail around what we now know as Australia. But he did have his ...