The Latest Breaking News from the South Australian Museum

100 finalists vie for AU$10,000 crown, as Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2026

This year's overall winner will scoop an AU$10,000 prize, as the annual photography competition has chosen its 2026 shortlist

Digital Camera World · Jul 1

'Very special to us': stockman's final journey home

An Aboriginal stockman whose remains have been stranded in a museum for decades is going home, as his family began a solemn journey to return him to Country.

AAP · May 24

Community healing together as ancestors reburied

As Aboriginal ancestors are reburied at a special memorial park, the Indigenous community says it is time to walk together and heal.

AAP · Oct 20, 2025

One exclusive Australian institution is facing up to its deeply racist past while another backs away from it

The University of Melbourne and the South Australian Museum are taking starkly different approaches to addressing their toxic histories

The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2024

‘A deeply colonial backward step’: why are donors, staff and politicians up in arms about the South Australian Museum?

The South Australian Government has just intervened to pause a restructure of the state’s biggest museum. Why?

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2024

Rangers use AI to sound out toadlet croaked in mystery

Aboriginal rangers in their remote lands are leading a research project to learn about a tiny toadlet believed to be a new species of frog.

AAP · Dec 30, 2023

The Nullarbor's rich cultural history, vast cave systems and unique animals all deserve better protection

The Nullarbor is one of Australia’s iconic natural places. It’s renowned as a vast and mostly treeless plain. But hidden beneath this ancient landscape is an immense network of caves.

The Conversation · Oct 9, 2023

Unveiling the enigmatic world of moths: from ancient pollinators to whistling wonders

When you think of moths, do you see holes in your clothes, pests in the pantry, or pesky insects drawn to night lights spoiling your social BBQ? Or worse, do you have an irrational fear of moths? (That’s called mottephobia).

The Conversation · Sep 3, 2023

Elusive Pygmy Right Whales Face Endangerment As Homebodies

Rare Pygmy Right Whales at Risk Due to Sedentary Habits, Warns New Research

Zenger · Jul 31, 2023