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Guns, Germs and Steel : A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years

CC0 licensed photo by andyav from the WordPress Photo Directory: https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/92769b7421/Esta imagen muestra el sitio arqueológico de Moray, ubicado en el Valle Sagrado de los Incas cerca de Cusco, Perú. Presenta un campo circular dispuesto en terrazas dentro de una depresión. This image shows the archaeological site of Moray, located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas near Cusco, Peru. It features a circular field terraced into a bowl.

Jared Diamond’s: Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the last 13,000 years, explains how geography and climate have had a significant effect in how civilisation has developed unevenly around the world.

June 27, 2026

The Original Australians

The Original Australians tells the story of Australian Aboriginal history and society from its distant beginnings to the present day.

June 18, 2026

Chasing rainbows in the rain: A history of Mt. Compass, Nangkita, Tooperang and Yundi

Chasing rainbows in the rain, is an extension of previous efforts to catalogue the beginnings of European settlement in the Tookayerta Creek catchment, which is also known as the Mount Compass Area.

June 18, 2026

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies : The Case against Superintelligent AI

AI is the greatest threat to our existence that we have ever faced. The scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction – but it’s not too late to change course.

June 12, 2026

Value(s): Building a better world for All

Place D'Armes | CC0 licensed photo by Pierre Lannoy from the WordPress Photo Directory: https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/585632086e/

A bold and urgent argument by the Prime Minister of Canada and former bank governor on the radical, foundational change that is required if we are to build an economy and society based not on market values but on human values.  Our world is full of fault lines—growing inequality in income and opportunity; systemic racism; health…

March 8, 2026

Finniss votes 2026

The 2026 South Australian election is in March. Finniss is an electorate within South Australia.

February 23, 2026

South Australian Planning Portal Application (SAPPA)

The South Australian Property and Planning Atlas (SAPPA) is a free, map-based application which displays planning spatial layers and land ownership information.

November 22, 2025

Bushfire information for the Fleurieu

SAPPA provides information which affects property development and planning. This includes alerting potential home buyers of the bushfire risk in areas of South Australia.

November 22, 2025

Australian Dictionary of Biography

The Australian Dictionary of Biography is Australia’s pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. In it you will find concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of the lives of over 13,000 significant and representative persons in Australian history.

November 19, 2025

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

The Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation is a register of the people, industries, corporations, research institutions, scientific societies, awards, major events and other organisations that have contributed to Australia’s scientific, technological, engineering and medical heritage.

November 17, 2025

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