“Pretty grim”, answers Professor Sarah Richardson. “Life expectancy at birth for the average Victorian was about 42, and more than 25 per cent of children died before their fifth birthday. Disease was ...

Patrick O'Donnell is renowned as a divining rod for color. As it turns out, he's also an excellent host, with the entertaining recommendations to match.

Traditionally, rangoli is prepared from dry-coloured powder, but lately, people are also trying fresh flower petals and leaves. It not only gives rangoli an interesting texture but also imparts a ...

During Victorian times, it was so common that workhouses had separate 'itch' wards where those infested could be segregated and treated before being allowed to mix with the general population.

A Victorian father allegedly forced his family into slavery-like conditions, working on their regional property under the threat of beatings. a court has been told. The man, who cannot be named ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Victorian construction contractor Symal’s three shareholders are happy to part with 30 per cent of the company at $1.85 a ...

There's surely no better way to make your home a happier and more attractive one than by decorating it with flowers. Even the most low-maintenance plants, however, tend to need light and your ...

The Victorian Labor government faces an ethnic voter backlash and a damaging internal split after a controversial decision by Premier Jacinta Allan to oppose a parliamentary motion recognising the ...