Science
Australian Geographic Magazine
SULAWESI SENSATIONS
There are worlds within worlds and marvels untold waiting to be experienced on Indonesia's remote islands.
9 min |
September-October 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
SEARCHING FOR AUSSIE DINOSAURS
Our understanding of where to find ancient life in Australia has been turned on its head by a new appreciation of the country's geology. Now the world is looking to our vast outback as the latest hotspot to locate fossils.
10+ min |
September-October 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
THE HARDEST NIGHT
The first Australian ascent of Mt Everest in 1984 is one of the great feats of mountaineering. Climbed by a small team semi-alpine style, with no bottled oxygen, via the Great (Norton) Couloir, it remains unrepeated 40 years later.
10+ min |
September-October 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
WEDGE-TAILED WONDER
The chance discovery of an eagle nest leads to an extended vigil observing normally hidden behaviours of one of nature's supreme winged marvels.
3 min |
September-October 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
BURDENED BY BEAUTY
Northern Australia's Gouldian finch survives in huge numbers in cages around the world, but its wild population continues to struggle.
4 min |
September-October 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
A TELESCOPE FOR A GOLDEN AGE
After a stellar 50 years as one of the country's major scientific assets, the AAT continues to play a major role in keeping Australian astronomy on the world stage.
7 min |
September-October 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
COCKY WHISPERING AT COOMALLO CREEK
This patch of remnant bush on the edge of the West Australian wheatbelt is a place loved by one of Australia's rarest bird species and the man who has studied the site for more than 50 years.
6 min |
September-October 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
A PIONEERING PAIR
Louisa Atkinson and her mother, Charlotte, were among Australia's earliest authors, and pioneers in women's rights.
9 min |
September-October 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
THE LONGEST WALK
Lucy Barnard is walking from Argentina to Alaska -the length of the Americas - on an extraordinary journey of endurance and adventure.
6 min |
September-October 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
SECLUDED, BUT NOT ALONE
In an era of heightened social isolation, where many of us lead lonely lives, Dangar Island offers the chance to be part of a supportive, connected community.
7 min |
September-October 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
Loveday Internment Camp, SA A
DURING WORLD WAR II, civilians n Australia deemed \"enemy aliens\" - mostly those of German, Italian and Japanese descent were housed in internment camps.
2 min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
THE STORYTELLERS OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
More than 100 dedicated Master Reef Guides are sharing the GBR's most important stories with visitors in a bid to inspire its greater protection.
6 min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
A BEAUTIFUL DISASTER
Does last summer's mass coral bleaching event sound a death knell for Australia's beloved Great Barrier Reef? \"Not on my watch!\" is the message coming from he army of heartbroken, but resolute, marine scientists who've responded to the crisis by doubling down on their research.
10+ min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
AROUND AUSTRALIA IN 44 DAYS
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first aerial circumnavigation of Australia. Aviator Michael Smith retraces the flight in his unique amphibious flying boat, Southern Sun, starting and finishing at RAAF Base Point Cook, on Melbourne's Port Phillip, taking in 15,000km of vast, diverse and stunning coastline in between.
10+ min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
CLEAR-CUTTING KOALA COUNTRY
More than 3000sq.km of forests on NSW's Mid North Coast have been earmarked for the Great Koala National Park. But there's still work to be done before this proposed reserve becomes the safe haven koalas desperately need.
10+ min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
MORE THAN QUOKKAS
Sure, you can't avoid those cute little marsupials that made Rottnest Island world-famous, but there's so much more to life on this ocean-ringed jewel off the Western Australian coast.
6 min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
A WILD POLO TUSSLE
It's an event reminiscent of a Banjo Paterson poem. For 35 years, in the High Country 200km east of Melbourne, city polo players have gathered annually at Cobungra, Victoria's largest cattle station, to vie with a rural team for the Dinner Plain Polo Cup.
6 min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
Ancient know-how meets a modern challenge
Contemporary marine park management is infused with traditional knowledge to tackle new threats on the Great Barrier Reef.
3 min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
LOOKING FOR TJAKURA
The search is on across Australia's deserts for a culturally important vulnerable lizard.
8 min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
RESCUING THE CHUDITCH
After intensive planning, recovery for this endangered marsupial species is being stepped up to secure its future.
6 min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
COUR EARLY WEATHERMEN
Survival on the roof of mainland Australia was an unenviable but necessary challenge that tested the endurance skills of 19thcentury weather forecasters.
7 min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
A PLACE OF LAST RESORT
Museums Victoria's living biobank is a repository of frozen potential, safeguarding the very essence of the animals that make Australia so remarkable.
5 min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
CUE THE MUSIC
Groundbreaking musician and composer Aaron Wyatt is making up for lost time.
6 min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
PROTECTING OUR POLLINATORS
Meet the Aussie beekeepers giving back after their revolutionary hive design caused a buzz in apiaries worldwide.
6 min |
July - August 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
DESERT DELIGHT
The Great Victoria Desert, Australia's largest, defies expectations. Visibly rich in biodiversity, it challenges preconceptions about how a desert should look.
10+ min |
March - April 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
A NEW BROOME
New experiences with First Nations people on Country are transforming \"flop-and-drop\" tourism in this tropical getaway.
10+ min |
March - April 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
For six days last autumn, a ragtag band of walkers came together to tackle the famed Overland Track and explore central Tasmania's spectacular flora, from the tiniest fungus to its towering King Billy pines.
5 min |
March - April 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
BACK FOR THE FUTURE
Bathurst is one of several regional inland cities holding historic-trades fairs, tapping into growing enthusiasm for a slower, more sustainable way of living and of making things..
7 min |
March - April 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
HELPING HANDS
These bizarre, shy fish that walk instead of swim face a precarious future in the waters of southern Australia.
6 min |
March - April 2024
Australian Geographic Magazine
COMMEMORATING BROTHERS IN ARMS ON COUNTRY
The military service of two First Nations World War II soldiers, long overlooked by history, is celebrated annually on an outback pilgrimage by an Aussie music legend.
10 min |