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Howe Magnificent
Australian Geographic Magazine

Howe Magnificent

Volunteers on the third annual Australian Geographic Society Lord Howe Island scientific expedition helped discover insect species previously unknown to science.

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6 mins  |
March - April 2019
Australian Geographic Magazine

A Dog's Life

From law enforcement to herding livestock and protecting endangered animals, dogs serve us in many important ways.

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10+ mins  |
March - April 2019
Wild Exposures
Australian Geographic Magazine

Wild Exposures

This years best nature photographs shine a spotlight on creatures and places manyof us might otherwise never see.

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9 mins  |
September-October 2018
Reaching For The Sky
Australian Geographic Magazine

Reaching For The Sky

Flying ace and 2013 Australian Geographic Young Adventurer of the Year, Ryan Campbell, has a message to take to the world and nothing can stop him.

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7 mins  |
September-October 2018
Chain Of Isles
Australian Geographic Magazine

Chain Of Isles

Granite cliffs, white-sand beaches and clear blue waters typify the remote and ruggedly beautiful islands of theRecherche Archipelago, Western Australia.

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9 mins  |
September-October 2018
Toxic Tides
Australian Geographic Magazine

Toxic Tides

An environmental disaster looms for remote East Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory, as tonnes of waste wash up on its shores.

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9 mins  |
September-October 2018
Southern Exposure
Australian Geographic Magazine

Southern Exposure

The 2017 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, Justin Gilligan, turns his creative eye to the uniqueicy world of beauty and contrast that he found at the end of the Earth on an expedition to East Antarctica.

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4 mins  |
January/February 2019
City-Slicker Dragons
Australian Geographic Magazine

City-Slicker Dragons

Australia’s water dragons are being changed by urban life.

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4 mins  |
January/February 2019
The Last Muster
Australian Geographic Magazine

The Last Muster

The end of an era was perfectly captured by Grenville Turner on a classic outback cattle station.

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2 mins  |
January/February 2019
Wildlife CSI
Australian Geographic Magazine

Wildlife CSI

Australian science is catching up with illegal traffickers of precious wildlife.

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6 mins  |
July-August 2018
Fruits Of The Sea
Australian Geographic Magazine

Fruits Of The Sea

To the people of Arnhem Land, shellfish and other sea creatures nourish a link to country and culture.

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3 mins  |
July-August 2018
Sir Joseph Banks And His Florilegium
Australian Geographic Magazine

Sir Joseph Banks And His Florilegium

It has been 250 years since naturalist Joseph Banks sailed to the Pacific with James Cook aboard HMB Endeavour. During the voyage, Banks and his team made the first scientific collections of Australian flora. Their specimens were sketched by Sydney Parkinson, whose pioneering illustrations were published last year.

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10+ mins  |
July-August 2018
Flocking Back To Wool
Australian Geographic Magazine

Flocking Back To Wool

When our Test cricketers run onto the pitch they wear wool grown in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. The region’s hardy flocks and their enterprising producers provide a neat snapshot of today’s Australian wool industry.

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10 mins  |
July-August 2018
Aussie ‘otters'
Australian Geographic Magazine

Aussie ‘otters'

Our biggest rat is a surprisingly endearing water creature with glossy fur and fabulous whiskers.

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3 mins  |
July-August 2018
Banjo, Revisited
Australian Geographic Magazine

Banjo, Revisited

AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC’S launch cover image has been reimagined as a symbol of conservation for our 150th celebration issue by contemporary Australian conservation wildlife artist Nathan Ferlazzo.

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2 mins  |
May - June 2019
The Duke Of Ed Marches On
Australian Geographic Magazine

The Duke Of Ed Marches On

After six decades Down Under, this adventure program continues to rise.

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5 mins  |
May - June 2019
The End Of The Climb
Australian Geographic Magazine

The End Of The Climb

Indigenous tourism opportunities are growing around Uluru as the deadline approaches for the ban on climbing the huge Central Australian rock.

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10+ mins  |
July - August 2019
Solving An Ecological Mystery
Australian Geographic Magazine

Solving An Ecological Mystery

Ancient Aboriginal knowledge is helping to fill in the missing details of epic migrations made by Australia’s freshwater eel species.

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3 mins  |
July - August 2019
Old Town New Prospects
Australian Geographic Magazine

Old Town New Prospects

After casting off its industrial past, Queenstown, Tasmania, is emerging as a destination for nature lovers and artists.

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7 mins  |
July - August 2019
Off To The Races
Australian Geographic Magazine

Off To The Races

A rural community embraces its diversity with a festival celebrating culture…and camels.

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6 mins  |
July - August 2019
Urban Battler
Australian Geographic Magazine

Urban Battler

The grey-headed flying-fox is facing increasing threats and an uncertain future.

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6 mins  |
March - April 2019
Mystery In The Desert
Australian Geographic Magazine

Mystery In The Desert

With all the ingredients of a thriller government cover-ups, local rivalry and intrigue the story of the Marree Man geoglyph in South Australia is enduringly fascinating.

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5 mins  |
September-October 2018
Rural Mural
Australian Geographic Magazine

Rural Mural

A series of giant artworks on old grain silos ishelping reinvigorate a string of small towns in the Wimmera-Mallee region of western Victoria.

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1 min  |
September-October 2018
Urban Bandicoots
Australian Geographic Magazine

Urban Bandicoots

Its time we developed a new appreciation for these misunderstood and much-maligned marsupials.

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5 mins  |
September-October 2018
Seeing With Their Ears
Australian Geographic Magazine

Seeing With Their Ears

The tiniest bat and mightiest toothed whale navigate and hunt in darkness using echolocation. Even some humans have this remarkable skill.

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10+ mins  |
September-October 2018
Desert Brushstrokes
Australian Geographic Magazine

Desert Brushstrokes

In the Badlands of South Australia, Mother Nature has painted the ragged outback landscape in bold and ancient colours.

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3 mins  |
September-October 2018
Nature's Realm
Australian Geographic Magazine

Nature's Realm

Kangaroo Valley, in the Shoalhaven region of New South Wales, is a stunning getaway within easy reach of Sydney and Canberra.

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4 mins  |
September-October 2018
From The Lowest To The Highest
Australian Geographic Magazine

From The Lowest To The Highest

“The brakes are smoking!” I shouted to Duncan over the noise of screaming disc brakes as I tried to control a 75km/h speed wobble on the Alpine Way above Khancoban, near the New South Wales–Victoria border. I was doing my best to hold the tandem-trike steady with my one functioning hand while trying to let my blind stoker (the rear cyclist on a tandem bike) know what was going on. I was his eyes, he was my legs and we were more than 2000km into an adaptive human-powered journey that would take us from the continent’s lowest point to its highest.

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5 mins  |
November - December 2018
Sparkling Seas Explained
Australian Geographic Magazine

Sparkling Seas Explained

A sinister truth lies behind the rise of beautiful night-time blooms of bioluminescent plankton.

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2 mins  |
November - December 2018
Against The Odds
Australian Geographic Magazine

Against The Odds

The world’s smallest penguin has made one of Australia’s largest cities its home.

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7 mins  |
November - December 2018