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Before Egypt: ANU researchers discover 10,000-year-old mummies

Archaeologists uncover world’s oldest evidence of mummification. Plus: arts walking trails for Floriade, & Liberals call for justice funding.

Take a Southeast Asian ‘voyage’ at National Museum of Australia

A strengthening of connections and sharing of history has come to the National Museum of Australia as the National Museum of Singapore shares works of one of its most treasured collections.

Midweek meals from Asia

Lara Lee’s latest cookbook of “everyday food from Asia” has you covered for under-30-minute recipes to add some oomph to your midweek meals.

ANU study reveals why kangaroos didn’t hop to Asia

A major study led by biologists at The Australian National University (ANU) and ETH Zurich in Switzerland provides a new explanation for why you won’t find kangaroos, koalas and other Aussie marsupials in Indonesia, but you will find many groups of animals that originated in Asia, such as goannas, rodents and kookaburras in Australia.

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