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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Notes from the field

Australian Geographic

YOUR SAY • November. December 2021

WHALES ALOFT

BUDGIE BRILLIANCE • Perfect conditions in outback Australia have attracted thousands of budgerigars, creating one of nature’s most awe-inspiring aerial spectacles.

A FORMAL AFFAIR • Finishing Year 12 comes with various rites of passage – final exams, presentation days, muck-up days, champagne breakfasts, schoolies and, of course, the “formal”.

STALAGMITES UNLOCK THE PAST • The microscopic layers of stalagmites provide clues to earlier climate changes.

AZARIA CHAMBERLAIN JUDGMENT • 2012: A fourth inquest passes final judgment on the cause of Azaria Chamberlain’s death.

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

BALL LIGHTNING • Shedding some light on those great balls of fire.

MY ADVENTUROUS LIFE

THE AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC BOOK CLUB

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR EXHIBITION • 30 October 2021 – 30 January 2022

BIRDING BASICS • Australia has some of the world’s best birding habitats to experience. Here are some of my top picks.

FROGS ON THE BRINK • As an extinction crisis unfolds for our precious amphibians, Australian scientists call for urgent action before time runs out.

IS FOOD TODAY LESS NUTRITIOUS?

Oz words

LOOKING UP

SCARS OF CATACLYSM

TASSIE SALMON’S DILEMMA • Atlantic salmon farming in Tasmania is marketed as clean and sustainable, but it’s taking a heavy toll on the state’s marine environment.

WILD AUSTRALIA DIARY ENTRIES

BANDICOOTS BOUNCE BACK • The eastern barred bandicoot is rescued from extinction in Victoria.

National treasure • As small coins disappear from daily use, we reflect on their unique Australian designs and remember Stuart Devlin, the man responsible for these remarkable works of art.

A brief history of Australia’s coins

Plants of future past • A tiny garden at the bottom of Australia is conserving botanical genes from the dinosaur era.

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Southern sanctuary • Victoria’s beautiful Otway Range region is a hotspot of sustainability, conservation and ecotourism.

Otway Range region • Hugging the Victorian coastline in places and penetrating deep into its thickly forested hinterland, this region offers plenty to enthrall locals and visitors alike.

The Gadubanud • THE GADUBANUD (KATABANUT) people are the Traditional Custodians of most of the Otway area, occupying the rainforest plateau and rugged coastline of Cape Otway. The Wathaurong, Gulidjan and Kirrae Whurrong peoples also have strong connections to the area.

Behind the smile • Social media made the quokka an internet sensation, but are things as happy as they should be for this much-loved little West Australian marsupial?

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Perhaps The truth is out there • After decades of denial, US authorities are finally opening the case books on global UFO...