Australian Geographic

Australian Geographic, Australia’s premier geographic journal, brings you the best of the country from those who know it best. Discover Australia’s rich cultural heritage, its beautiful landscapes, its unique and diverse plants and wildlife, and explore outback towns and the true-blue characters who call them home.

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BIRD’S-EYE VIEW

A LIFE ON OUR PLANET • In this special interview that took place in May, the legendary broadcaster and naturalist shared his hopes and fears for Earth’s future.

AVIATION CENTENARY • From a runway in outback Queensland, our national carrier first took to the skies a century ago and has been helping overcome Australia’s tyranny of distance ever since.

THE AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC BOOK CLUB

AUSTRALIA’S SLAVE TRADE • 1863: First South Sea Islanders brought to work in labour-intensive Queensland industries.

TIM THE YOWIE MAN OUR VANISHING LAKE

THE EYES HAVE IT

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WHAT WERE PTERODACTYLS?

CONTACT TRACING

MYSTERY IN A RING OF LIGHT

LOOKING UP

HELPING KOALAS CLING ON • This year, populations of our most internationally recognisable animal were decimated. Will new conservation measures in NSW be able to keep koalas from extinction?

PORTRAIT OF AUSTRALIA • Stories through the lens of AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC.

WILD AUSTRALIA DIARY ENTRIES

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Unearthing Australia’s climate history • Rediscovering historic meteorological documents offers vital insight to our increasingly erratic modern weather patterns.

The test of time • Historic science can be just as meticulous as its modern counterpart.

MASTERS OF DISGUISE • Underwater photography is helping shed light on Australia’s mysterious seadragons.

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THE LAST GREAT WILDERNESS • Indigenous rangers, scientists, conservationists and pastoralists are working together to ensure the Kimberley remains one of the world’s great wildlife havens.

PROTECTING THE KIMBERLEY

Ultimate survivor • Australia’s most widespread mammal is one of our least understood. Now, pioneering research is unlocking the enigma of the echidna.

Weird and wonderful • Two icons of the Aussie bush, the platypus and echidna, have a multitude of monotreme-specific quirks that mark them out as unique among mammals.

Five living species of monotreme • The world’s only surviving species of monotreme, the platypus and four echidnas, are found exclusively in Australia and New Guinea.

WALKING WITH FIRE • Black Summer showed that modern bushfire-mitigation strategies are failing. Does the answer lie in restoring ancient Aboriginal burning practices?

A bay of plenty • The rich biodiversity of Moreton Bay, in Queensland, has seen it recognised as a Hope Spot, part of a series of global marine sites considered critical to the health of the world’s oceans.

Urban Wild • Discover the Aussie animals sharing our cities, backyards and lives.

Running Man Rock • A chance sighting from an aeroplane window led respected journalist and broadcaster Ray Martin on an exciting outback adventure.

Art, submerged • Townsville’s a amazing new underwater museum

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