The Guardian

Matthew Flinders bicentenary: statue unveiled to the most famous navigator you’ve probably never heard of

It’s a story that has it all: skill, heroic endeavour, capture by the French and a cat. Familiar to Australians, a new statue to Matthew Flinders at Euston aims to bring his reputation home Today a ...

Inside the skull of a Devonian fish from Gondwana, revealed by neutron imaging

Flinders University researchers have taken a revealing look inside the head of one of the first animals to crawl from the ...
The Guardian

Matthew Flinders, the flute-playing, cat-loving explorer who circumnavigated Australia, is going home – but what of his envoy Bungaree?

As the British navigator is reburied with pomp and ceremony in his village church, Aboriginal Australians call for respect for the ‘incredibly brave’ man who made the voyage possible For someone who ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Matthew Flinders and his cat Trim honoured with statue in Port Lincoln

When explorer Matthew Flinders visited the spot he christened Port Lincoln in February 1802, he was deeply impressed by the pleasantness of its location. "The port which formed the most interesting ...
The Independent

Flinders Island: Cast away in Tasmania's 'last Eden'

Get Travel Insider with Simon Calder. A newsletter packed with tips, deals, inspiration, and the latest travel news Get the Travel Insider newsletter with Simon Calder A40-minute flight over the Bass ...