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"Museum's are not morgues and should expand along modern lines." So commented J.R Kinghorn in the Women's Weekly

This week AM scientist embarked on a voyage of discovery to document marine fauna in isolated southwest Pacific islands.

AMRI played host to 50 young ladies as part of the UNSW STEM Career Week program, a fun and inspirational morning was had by all!

Our Palaeontology section has just received a very welcome Cultural Gifts Program donation of fossil fish from Blackwater, Queensland.

A functional Ford or a ferocious fossil form.

This year I have been working closely with the Woppaburra Land Trust.

AM Director and CEO Kim McKay talks to Sharni Jones, Manager, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Collection at the Australian Museum.

The second woman to be employed on the scientific staff of the Australian Museum.

Discovery at the Australian Museum was brought to a whole new level during my week of work experience.

Who would have thought that superannuation could cause so much angst?

Chinese students explain the elements of Chinese culture in our collection.

AMRI scientists show the power of bio-banking as yet another tool in the war against the illegal wildlife trade.

On his recruitment application for war service in 1918 the only address that 32 year-old Allan McCulloch cited was the 'Australian Museum'.

Male eastern grey kangaroos can move large distances, but their DNA suggests that sometimes they don't.

Learning by inquisitive exploration.