"As the 250th anniversary nears we want to help Australians better understand Captain Cook's historic voyage and its legacy for exploration, science and reconciliation," Mr Morrison said last year.

Science Photo Library Endeavour, the ship used by Captain James Cook during his great voyage of exploration of 1768- 1771 He didn't find the fabled continent, but on 6 October his cabin boy ...

250 years after Captain James Cook began his epic exploration of the Pacific, Sam Neill journeys in his wake uncovering stories that resonate from those times on both sides of the beach. Watch all ...