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: Manta Ways

Geobits: Bite-sized news and events

Snapshot: Handback of Uluru • Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park was returned to its Traditional Owners 40 years ago.

Need to Know with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki: Nailing down the facts

Treading Lightly: Let your spirit soar • The glorious spectacle of nature has the power to lift us up when we need it most.

Space: Aliens or chemistry

Defining moments: The wheat that changed Australia • 1903 William Farrer begins distributing Federation wheat

Tim the Yowie Man: Busting bat myths

Private landholders key to conservation • Carbon and biodiversity markets will help unlock the potential of privately owned properties.

Your Society

Saving a tiny powerhouse • Deep in the fragmented landscapes of Western Australia’s agricultural heartland, a little Aussie battler is holding on against the odds.

Australia Portrait: Skin in the game • This Aussie actor has turned her back on a successful Hollywood career to work with her new extended neighbourhood south of Sydney on creating a sustainable future.

Sense of Place: Tales from Port Arthur • Now one of Australia’s best-known tourist attractions, this hauntingly beautiful former convict site has a dark history.

More than meets the eye • Evolution hasn’t only gifted peacock spiders with spectacular markings – these nimble arachnids are also remarkable athletes.

Wildlife wonder Down Under • The prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition has opened at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London.

Establishing a connection • Regional entrepreneurs are battling to overcome the many roadblocks associated with distance and isolation.

Meet the real Ned Kelly • We Aussies love our bad-boy antiheroes, and the armour-clad bearded bushranger Ned Kelly is the most notorious of them all.

Taking back the power • A scheme bringing solar electricity to remote communities promises to improve the lives of some of Australia’s most disadvantaged people.

West side warming • Western Australia’s Ningaloo and some remote northern reefs had largely escaped the worst effects of coral bleaching – but now a severe marine heatwave is taking its toll.

Let there be light • Artificial light has illuminated and reshaped our world after dark – but at what cost?

Bringing in the sea • Could so-called blue carbon be key to resolving some of Australia’s biggest environmental and cultural challenges?

Music’s hidden realm • A Melbourne photographer is capturing images of musical instruments as the world has never seen them.

Green is the new black • After more than a century of mining coal to produce steel, the port city of Wollongong is reshaping itself as a clean-energy hub.

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

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

Aussie Towns: Junee NSW • This charming town in the heart of Tasmania is steeped in history at every turn.

Traces: Farina SA