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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Big Picture: Outback transformation

Geobits: Bite-sized news and events

Snapshot: The origins of NAIDOC • NAIDOC Week has become a modern celebration of First Nations history, culture and achievements. But its beginnings were forged in determined activism.

Space: Surprises from NASA’s asteroid-deflection test

Treading Lightly: Strangler things • Curiosity overcomes claustrophobia… and gets me stuck inside a strangler fig.

Need to Know with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki: Plenty of fish in the sea

Defining moments: Landmark legislation • 1976 The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Bill passes with bipartisan support.

Tim the Yowie Man: Bring light to cave folklore

Using the ocean without using it up • The ocean regulates climate, so how is it showing up in our decision-making?

Secret hunter of the suburbs • One of Australia’s largest predators lives in our cities, hidden in pockets of bushland and suburban tree canopies. Join the fight for its future.

Australia Portrait: Dead gorgeous • Meet the expert proving taxidermy is more about pets, conservation and education than creating safari hunter trophies.

How to survive a snake bite • Deadly snakes are an occupational hazard in the Aussie bush.

Sense of Place: A not-so-English country garden • An outback-inspired garden recently turned heads in London, and the Aussie flora on show might just be a solution for the city’s ever-warming climate.

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The courage of the contadini • Australia’s earliest Italian immigrants were victims of a fraudulent colonisation scheme in the South Pacific.

The De-Extinction debate • Scientists across the globe are working to bring extinct species back to life. But do the facts measure up, or is this still in the realm of science fiction?

Smashing the ice ceiling • It has been 50 years since Australian women were first allowed to work on continental Antarctica.

The lost kingdom of Shambhala • In an epic bicycle journey spanning 14 months and 15,000km of the Himalaya, AG Society sponsored adventurer Dave Turner searched high and low for this mythical kingdom.

What adventure looks like

The great unknown • There’s still much to learn about remote and rugged Judbarra/Gregory National Park, the Northern Territory’s second largest reserve.

Where there’s wool, there’s a way • The shearing shed is one of Australia’s oldest workplaces. But the people inside it – and the Merino wool they produce – may hold answers to some of the world’s newest problems.

Ningaloo’s nursery • Celebrated Australian author Tim Winton has dedicated 30 years to protecting Exmouth Gulf. With a marine park finally declared, can he now rest?

Your Society • NEWS AND EVENTS

Unique experiences with our trusted travel partners • Unique expeditions and experiences from Australian Geographic and our trusted travel partners.

Aussie Towns: New Norfolk, Tas • This picturesque town on the banks of the Derwent River is Tasmania’s third-oldest European settlement.

Traces: MacRobertson’s Steam Confectionery Works

Aus Quiz: Test your wits • How much do you really know about Australia? Test yourself!