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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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PARADISE FOR WANDERERS • Victorian landholders are securing habitat, and hopefully a future, for one of Australia’s rarest and most unusual bird species.

WAR RELIEF • The overwhelming public response across Australia to the announcement of peace in the Pacific at the end of World War II was unbridled loud and exuberant noise.

RETURN OF THE GOULDIANS • One of the world’s most beautiful birds has been recently recorded in flocks of up to 200 in tropical north Queensland, where previously only a few individuals had been reported since last century.

SAUCER SERIAL HYSTERIA

BIG WEATHER (AND HOW TO SURVIVE IT)

ASSISTED MIGRATION • 1832: Aid to encourage migrants to Australia begins.

BIG BUILDING BIRDS

PARRTJIMA – A FESTIVAL IN LIGHT • 11–20 September Alice Springs, NT

LAKES ENTRANCE, VIC • This seaside resort and fishing port town lies near an artificial channel linking Victoria’s biggest inland waterway to Bass Strait.

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A ‘TIME-TREE’ OF EARTH’S FLOWERING PLANTS • A new study by Australian and Mexican scientists is transforming our understanding of the evolution of flowering plants.

PROTECTING EARTH’S ECOLOGY MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE • Turning a third of the world into protected areas by 2030 could boost the global economy by US$250 billion annually.

WILD AUSTRALIA DIARY ENTRIES

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Conservation canine-style • “Man’s best friend” is helping to keep embattled native Australian species from extinction.

The canine potential to fight extinction • With dogs being confirmed as valuable conservation allies, here are some creative ways they show promise in helping to recover populations of threatened species in Australia.

Lines of defence • Australia is one of the few countries still free of a deadly bee parasite. An all-Aussie team has built a high-tech device to keep our bees safe – and it’s inspired by the bees themselves.

Enemy number one in the beehive

Celebrating our native pantry • Appetites for Australian native food ingredients are growing globally, creating a burgeoning industry based on ancient Aboriginal knowledge.

Pipi-harvesting on the Coorong • A new Indigenous-owned commercial pipi-harvesting outfit gives Ngarrindjeri people a stake in the seafood industry in the waters their ancestors once fished.

NATURE’S FURY CAPTURED • Our renowned annual photographic competition this year attracted thousands of high-quality entries, to reflect the beauty and drama of a region in crisis.

AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC • NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2020

EAST GIPPSLAND GRIT • Immense community spirit and resilience are driving the bushfire recovery in south-eastern Victoria.

EAST GIPPSLAND • When the time is right, be sure to add East Gippsland to your holiday and travel...