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: Rare Bears’ Picnic • NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2024

Geobits: Bite-sized news and events

Snapshot: Sunburnt Santa • The arrival of Father Christmas each December was a yearly highlight for children living along the Trans-Australian Railway.

Tim the Yowie Man: Tank traps

Treading Lightly: Leaps and bounds • Kangaroos are the only large mammals to have evolved hopping as their main mode of travel.

Earth View Perspective: Refuge from extinction • Safeguarding landscapes less impacted by climate change can help secure biodiversity.

Need to Know with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki: Killer cat stats

Defining Moments: Australia’s merino wool industry begins • 1797 Merino sheep introduced to Australia

Space: Wow! Not aliens…

Australia Portrait: Not your average vet • How did an animal-loving boy from suburban Melbourne end up rubbing shoulders with Middle East royalty?

Mallee survivor • One of Australia’s smallest and most endangered bird species is needing help to survive its harsh environment.

Your Society

Awards for Nature • Meet the winners of our first awards program wholly dedicated to the planet.

Sense of Place: Underwater treasure • This unassuming rocky site marks a place where the ocean gleams and ripples with the riches of life.

Natural justice • Recent trials of people charged with deliberately killing protected eagles in north-eastern Victoria have shone a light on the lengthy process of prosecuting wildlife crimes.

Legacy of an outback classic • Outback thriller Wake in Fright upset local audiences when it was released in the 1970s. But it became a classic, brought Broken Hill to the silver screen and had a profound impact on Australian cinema.

Queens of the outback • The fabulous Broken Heel Festival takes the stage one final time, bringing glitz and glamour to far west New South Wales.

Island life: Post office pearls • Living on Western Australia’s remote Abrolhos Islands is idyllic but challenging.

Weathering the storm • Cyclone Tracy, “the event that put Darwin on the map, while nearly wiping it off”, was one of Australia’s most damaging natural disasters. Fifty years on, we recall the devastating storm and the extensive evacuation and reconstruction that followed.

Power of Takayna • This sprawling forest wilderness in north-west Tasmania is an ancient haven for wildlife.

In full bloom • The beauty of Western Australia’s wildflowers runs deep. These plants have an important ecological role and a cultural heritage.

Unique experiences with our trusted travel partners

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

Aussie Towns: Daylesford • Abundant natural springs make this holiday town the Spa Centre of Australia.

Traces: Goimbla homestead