A previously unrecognised species of koala has been confirmed from fossils in the Western Australian Museum collection. It is the first new koala species identified from Western Australia.
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WA Museum Boola Bardip has been named the Campaign Brief WA’s 2025 Advertiser of the Year, following the success of Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor!
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These awards celebrate young people up to 30 years of age who are making positive contributions across their communities and industries.
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Centacare's Housing First Support Services (HFSS) in Geraldton works closely with the city's homeless community, supporting the most vulnerable, helping them into a home and then walking alongside them to help maintain thei
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On 13 April 1969, 23-year-old Lesley Meaney stood on the shore of Wadjemup/Rottnest Island and began swimming towards Fremantle. Approximately nine hours later, she reached the mainland, becoming the first woman to complete a solo crossing of the Rottnest Channel.
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Caterina Vallesi (née Cardinali) was married in Porto San Giorgio, Italy, in 1955 — but her groom, Umberto Vallesi, was thousands of kilometres away in Western Australia!
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As you move through Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor, it’s easy to be swept away by the sheer scale of it all. Sometimes, it’s easy to miss things...
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Clara Saunders’ life is a story of resilience and pioneering spirit in the Goldfields.
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A new international study has revealed that giant sharks were swimming in Australian waters much earlier than scientists once thought — by at least 10 million years.
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WA Museum sites are standing together during 16 Days in WA to raise awareness to end family and domestic violence through exhibitions, events, and community initiatives.
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A newly discovered 17th-century shipwreck survivor camp is now protected under Western Australia’s heritage laws.
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Five years ago today, the world-class WA Museum Bool Bardip officially opened to the public after a $400 million rebuild.
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Tom Ferguson's appointment to Fortescue Marsh Biodiversity Project.
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More than 175,000 visitors have now experienced Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor at WA Museum Boola Bardip – making it the most successful exhibition in the Museum’s history!
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There are moments that feel like history being written in real time, and for WA Museum Boola Bardip, the 2025 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards was one of those moments. Gold. Silver. Bronze. And now, the Hall of Fame.
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India’s first all-female tri-service sailing crew visited the WA Maritime Museum and WA Shipwrecks Museum on 3.11.25
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Take a nostalgic trip back to a time when families piled into the family car, and embarked on long road trips in the sweltering summer heat. From oversized roadside attractions to the moment of check-in, Reception this way: motels – a sentimental journey with Tim Ross has you covered.
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New technology has shown the incision marks likely made by humans on the fossilised bone of an ancient kangaroo were in fact made after the bone was fossilised, not while the animal was alive.
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A meteor that lit up Western Australia’s sky on Mother’s Day 2025 produced a rare scientific find and a piece of the meteorite that fell is now on display at the WA Museum Boola Bardip.
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