The 'habitability map' from 1946 gives the blunt label to huge tracts of land in central Australia, including the country's famous Red Centre known for its vast, empty ochre plains and deserts.

Matthew Flinders, who died just over 200 years ago, is widely credited with giving this country its name: Australia. Flinders preferred Australia to the more commonly used Terra Australis as he ...

Bushwalkers and map sellers say the decision by Geoscience Australia to stop printing and selling topographic maps will put people's safety at risk and impact on our understanding of remote Australia.