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.

Mountains to climb

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A plea for the platypus

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AG Your say • July–August 2023

Talkb@ck • In April, the Ningaloo region was plunged into darkness in a rare total solar eclipse, wowing not only the tens of thousands of people who witnessed it in person, but also the thousands who tuned in to watch the phenomenon via our live stream.

Need for speed

Full steam ahead for heritage railway

Barn owls deployed to Kangaroo Island

Ocean sentinels take up their posts

Eric the plesiosaur’s last meal

Placenames

Sydney Harbour Bridge construction centennial

Photo call!

Wild Diary

Ancient landscape uncovered

Evolving cane toads?

The Australian Geographic Book Club • Latest releases from Australian Geographic and our retail partner, QBD Books

Unsuitable for females • Women’s soccer was banned in the 1920s. A century on, Australia co-hosts the Women’s World Cup.

Australia’s first piloted flight • 1894: Lawrence Hargrave lifts off in his box kite at Stanwell Park.

The Flying Pieman

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

Kailu George Jr • A continuation in the series of interviews between First Nations advocate Thomas Mayo (An invitation to listen, AG 170) and the Indigenous community leaders he has met since he toured Australia in 2019 with the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

High seas safeguard • For the first time, oceans beyond national water boundaries have been officially recognised for protection.

Neanderthal DNA kills superbugs

Oz Words

Where did Earth’s water come from?

Looking up

RED ALERT ANIMALIA ON THE EDGE • A new global assessment of at-risk animal species ranks Australia third on a list that no-one wants to top.

Society update

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A BIRDING PARADISE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC • New Zealand’s birdlife has been heavily affected by introduced feral predators, but Rakiura is an avian utopia.

Birds of Stewart Island / Rakiura • New Zealand’s third-largest island is famous for its bird species.

RECEIVE A GIFT AND SAVE 20% when you subscribe or renew today • Valued at $34.95, Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year is a collection of award-winning and shortlisted images from the 2021 competition.

CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN • Inspired by the Scottish Munros, peak baggers in Australia can now add the 158 Tasmanian Abels to their list of must-climb mountains.

THE ABELS

A BIT OF EVERYTHING • Mildura, on the banks of the mighty Murray River, is in the middle of nowhere and the centre of everywhere.

HARVESTING HISTORY • Fruit growers are heavily dependent on international backpackers today. But back in the 1950s, pickers descended from all over Australia for the grape harvest. For some it provided a summer break away from the city.

LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINTS • More Australians want to reduce their environmental impact and travel with purpose. But working out how sustainable your holiday might be is far from easy.

GETTING THERE MORE RESPONSIBLY

Eco-travel leaders

CAN AIR TRAVEL EVER REALLY BE SUSTAINABLE? • A raft of new technologies promise to make jetting off on holiday less damaging to...