Australian Geographic Magazine
CAN AIR TRAVEL EVER REALLY BE SUSTAINABLE?
A raft of new technologies promise to make jetting off on holiday less damaging to our planet, but what difference will they really make, and should we all be ditching the departure lounge for the railway station and the bus depot?
6 min |
July - August 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
The Flying Pieman
IT'S ONE OF THOSE yarns you hear sitting around a pub on a Friday evening and accept with a grain or two of salt.
2 min |
July - August 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
5 EPIC DRIVES IN NORTH QUEENSLAND
From the river crossings and corrugations of a Cape York adventure or the red sands and gorge country of the Outback, to an island exploration or driving from reef to rain-forest, North Queensland serves up the very best of Aussie road trips, where the drive is just as important as the destination.
7 min |
July - August 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
The devil's advocates
Get up close and personal with the world's largest marsupial carnivore on Aussie Ark's Australian Geographic Expedition.
6 min |
July - August 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
A BIT OF EVERYTHING
Mildura, on the banks of the mighty Murray River, is in the middle of nowhere and the centre of everywhere,
10+ min |
July - August 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
High seas safeguard
For the first time, oceans beyond national water boundaries have been officially recognised for protection.
2 min |
July - August 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
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.
9 min |
July - August 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
Blade trees
TIM THE YOWIE MAN
2 min |
May - June 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
JUST ADD WATER
Australia’s wetlands are pulsing with life after three years of above‑average rainfall, fuelled by La Niña weather patterns
4 min |
May - June 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
A CAMEL ODYSSEY COMPLETE
We return to Sophie Matterson’s solo crossing of Australia, where highways replace deserts and new challenges arise.
10 min |
May - June 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
HOME FOR WILDLIFE ART RECEIVES A BOOST
The Wildlife Art Museum of Australia has been awarded funds by the Victorian state government that move it closer towards its goal of becoming Australia’s first national repository of art inspired by nature
2 min |
May - June 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
KELPIE COUNTRY
Warrock in western Victoria is the birthplace of Australia’s beloved working dog, the kelpie
7 min |
May - June 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
THE TREES THAT WEPT CIDER
The battle is on to save what’s left of one of Tasmania’s most endangered and intriguing eucalypts
6 min |
May - June 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
STINSON CRASH REMEMBERED
A gruelling mountain trek pays homage to the victims of a tragic air crash and honours its heroes
10+ min |
May - June 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
FROM OUTBACK TO OCEAN
A river safari o ers two contrasting stages of the River Murray in South Australia, delivering a delightful immersion in its historic, natural and cultural values
10 min |
May - June 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
Barbara Shaw
Kaytetye, Arrernte, Warlpiri and Warumungu, Northern Territory
5 min |
May - June 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
Weld Angel
Matthew Newton’s haunting image became a potent symbol of the anti-logging movement that helped save Tasmania’s Weld Valley forest
3 min |
May - June 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
A KIMBERLEY CORNUCOPIA
A rich diversity of snails in north-west Western Australia is sublime evidence of evolution in action.
7 min |
Australian Geographic #173
Australian Geographic Magazine
THE ENCHANTED ISLES
Long isolated, undiscovered and uninhabited, the Galápagos offers a rare window into a time when nature reigned supreme.
10+ min |
Australian Geographic #173
Australian Geographic Magazine
FREEDOM IN THE DEEP
As participation in freediving reaches new levels, we look at what's driving the sport's growing popularity.
10 min |
Australian Geographic #173
Australian Geographic Magazine
DOWN-UNDER ORIGIN FOR ALL MODERN MAMMALS
In new Australian research that challenges hundreds of years of scientific dogma, mammal evolution began in the Southern, not Northern, Hemisphere.
4 min |
Australian Geographic #173
Australian Geographic Magazine
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Join us on the bitumen and backroads for the second part of our adventure along the old Hume Highway, as we travel from Gundagai to Melbourne and beyond.
10+ min |
Australian Geographic #173
Australian Geographic Magazine
SAILING THE STRZELECKI
Sailing the deep lakes that occasionally form in Australia’s arid outback might not bring the same glory as the Sydney to Hobart, but it has its own challenges and joys for the sailors who chase these ephemeral water bodies.
10+ min |
Australian Geographic #173
Australian Geographic Magazine
CONNECTING WITH CULTURE ON THE CAPE
The towering sandstone escarpments, vast savannah, extensive rock-art sites and culturally significant spaces of Far North Queensland are best explored with Traditional Owners.
10+ min |
Australian Geographic #173
Australian Geographic Magazine
TACKLING TORTOISESHELL TRAFFICKING
A new DNA database that can link tortoiseshell products to their geographic origin will become a powerful new tool in fighting the poaching of this critically endangered species.
6 min |
Australian Geographic #173
Australian Geographic Magazine
LEARNING TO LIVE WITH A CARNIVORE
Not so long ago saltwater crocodiles were considered vermin in Australia and shot on sight. Now the reptiles are appreciated as a valuable commodity in the country's far north...and they're thriving.
10+ min |
January - February 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
ACCIDENTAL ACTIVISTS
What makes a person fight for a cause? Meet a surfer, a miner and a farmer who've all gone rogue – with reason.
10+ min |
January - February 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
LIVING THE GOOD LIFE
Margaret River pulls back its velvet curtain to reveal a surprising and inspiring commitment to eco-conscious survival and it's working.
10+ min |
January - February 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
BOGS OF BOUNTY
High in the Victorian Alps, the earthy depths of a pristine wetland ecosystem survive unaffected by bushfires and shielded from invasive species.
3 min |
January - February 2023
Australian Geographic Magazine
SOUNDTRACK TO A NEW LIFE
Dulcie Holland is best known for her books on music theory. But in a career spanning nearly 70 years, she also composed music for documentaries promoting Australia's postwar immigration strategy.
6 min |