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Stuart is a PhD student from The University of Western Australia with a passion for carabid beetles — those speedy, ground-dwelling insects that scurry across the Pilbara and still hold plenty of secrets. His research is all about uncovering new species, mapping where they live, and figuring out how land use affects them. He’s even diving into how these beetles “talk” to each other using sound — a quirky behaviour that scientists are only just beginning to understand.
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As part of the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours, former WA Museum Curator of Crustacea, Dr Raymond W. George, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to science and to the community of Albany.
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They may be tiny, delicate crabs no bigger than a fingernail, but the discovery of two new porcelain crab species in Western Australian waters is a big win for science.
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A delicate shelled necklace arrived at the Western Australian Museum in 2013 as part of the Cook Collection, but it brought more questions than answers.
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From Japan to the Pilbara, a kimono and its accessories tell a tale of friendship and cultural exchange in WA’s far north in the 1930s.
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Planning your visit doesn’t have to be as complicated as preparing an army for the afterlife. Here are our top insider tips to make the most of your time at this world-exclusive exhibition.
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Michael Haluwana’s fascination with a camera started as a child. His father, a navy master diver, had a camera which used film and Michael was always allowed to shoot the last five frames of each roll.
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It has been one year since the WA Museum Boola Bardip opened its doors and the Museum is inviting all West Australians to join the party!
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Detail is important when working in a museum and no one knows better than WA Museum preparator and taxidermist Kirsten Tullis.
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A stunning collection of photographs from Australia’s outback, bush and coast is making its way to the Museum of the Great Southern.
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The Australian Nurses at War exhibition opens today at the Museum of the Great Southern.
This reflective exhibition pays tribute to the women who have come face-to-face with war.
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Prepare to be transported back in time when some incredible dinosaurs arrive at the Museum of the Goldfields on Saturday 30 October 2021.
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Can you imagine how strong an egg must be to travel thousands of kilometres across the ocean?
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There are probably not a lot of things you can compare it to. Getting 300-odd bones out of storage where they have been carefully catalogued and housed for years is not quite the same as packing up a large house and unpacking all your things in a new home.
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Seadragons are a favourite of aquariums all over the world, but did you know they are a uniquely Australian creature?
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Bandicoots and bilbies are elusive in the fossil record. Not as famous as the koala or the kangaroo, fewer than 25 fossil species have been named.
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