• The 24-page national edition of The Australian that amazed the nation on July 15, 1964 (in PDF format).
• An 18,000-word ‘what happened next’ summary of every article and advertisement in the 1964 first edition, written by a former editor of The Australian.
• All 13 of the “40 Years’ 16-page colour magazines in PDF format as follows:
Part 1: Voice Of The Nation
40 years at The Australian, plus than 40 most influential people of 2004, the 40 great ideas of the past four decades, and the challenges ahead.
Part 2: The Sexual Revolution
From miniskirts and the Pill to our gender blender world.
Part 3: Knowledge
The big science questions answered and quests to come – Prof Paul Davies sums up our progress.
Part 4: Politics
The rise and rise of people power, from Menzies to Howard. Editor-at-large Paul Kelly looks where we are headed next.
Part 5: World Events
How the lessons of Vietnam applied to Iraq. Peter Wilson finds out why the world is still at war.
Part 6: The Culture
Two dames, a king… and a dash of Alvin. Graeme Blundell relives his past (or the bits he can remember).
Part 7: Cartoons
For decades of razor-sharp fun with Bill Leak, Peter Nicholson, Bruce Petty, Larry Pickering, Bill Mitchell and more.
Part 8: Sport
Legends and losers: why sport is a national obsession, plus the four great stars of the past 40 years.
Part 9: Identity
Who we are – four decades of evolving national identity, from White Australia to Mabo, to the Tampa.
Part 10: Business
Boom and bust – the tycoons who survived the financial storms of the past 40 years – and those who didn't. Plus the challenges ahead…
Part 11: The Land
From the sheep’s back to saving the Murray – four decades of working our unique landscape. Rural writer Asa Wahlquist examines the lessons learned.
Part 12: Heroes and Villains
And there are plenty of them! The last 40 years has produced an intriguing gallery of the best and worst of Australia…
Part 13: News in Pictures
The stunning and awards-winning record of the people and events that have shaped our last four decades.