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.

Moving on

Portrait of a city reborn

Australian Geographic

YOUR SAY • January • February 2021

BIG PICTURE • HUDDLE UP, IT’S COLD!

THE HERMIT OF GRIFFITH • Hidden from the outside world in an extensive network of caves and gardens that became his own personal utopia, this mysterious loner set up home for 12 years on a hill outside Griffith.

THE ICEMAN COMETH • How did Aussies manage during summer without ice or refrigeration? Welcome segments of frozen lakes from the Northern Hemisphere!

WHEN EARTH’S MAGNETIC POLES CHANGE PLACES • Unlike geographic poles, magnetic poles are not fixed in their location. Capricious and restless, they like to move.

COLONISATION BEGINS • 1788: Captain Arthur Phillip establishes a convict settlement at Sydney Cove.

Talking Australia • Subscribe and never miss an episode of our entertaining podcast.

TIM THE YOWIE MAN THE TALE OF THE NULLARBOR NYMPH

THE AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC BOOK CLUB

NATURE PHOTO EXHIBITION

BIRDING BASICS with Peter Rowland

STALLIONS OF THE SEA • Warm weather can be a signal for life to bloom and breed. Add a full Moon and an underwater environment and it’s a catalyst for a mass birthing event with a difference, where it’s the blokes doing all the heavy lifting.

BETTER LAWS NEEDED TO STOP EXTINCTIONS • More than 100 species have gone forever since European colonisation, but Australia’s conservation legislation is doing little to stem the ongoing loss.

WILD AUSTRALIA DIARY ENTRIES

AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS • The Australian of the Year awards can be a good indicator of the mood of the nation. Individuals being recognised and honoured often reflect issues of wide public concern in the preceding year.

A BIRD WITH TWO GENDERS

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LOOKING UP

WATER SIGN FROM THE MOON

Your Society • Australian Geographic Society news and events

Our new conservation superpower • Big data joins genetics in the fight to rescue Australia’s embattled biodiversity.

Beauty on the brink • The world watches with bated breath as the future of one of our most endangered birds hangs in the balance.

Habitat support • Regent honeyeaters need undisturbed woodlands to thrive…but sometimes a little of the right kind of intervention is needed.

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE UP TO 21% PLUS RECEIVE YOUR CHOICE OF GIFT • Subscribe or renew and receive your choice of gift, designed by Australian wildlife artist Nathan Ferlazzo. These stunning gifts are part of his Australian Families Collection. A share of profits from the collection is donated to our Australian Geographic Society.

Lifeblood of the nation • Fortunes ebb and flow along the troubled Darling River.

THE DARLING RIVER

Fatal waters • The conditions that led to major fish kills in 2018–19 have been described as the perfect storm.

TURNING TOXINS TO THERAPIES • From deadly snakes and spiders to the box jellyfish and blue-ringed octopus, Australia’s legendary range of venomous creatures is being celebrated as a potentially rich source of new drugs and disease treatments.

SNAKEBITE AND ITS AFTERMATH

A VENOMOUS NATURE • Venom is a complex, complicated concoction of toxins that, even when it misses its mark, can have deadly consequences.

VENOMS AND ANTIVENOMS IN AUSTRALIA • Australians were at the birth of antivenom research.

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