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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Geobits: Bite-sized news and events

Snapshot: Justice Drive • In 1965, kids enjoying a summertime swim at a local pool in a small country town became a potent symbol of the fight against entrenched racial discrimination in Australia.

Tim the Yowie Man: Baffling Boulders

Treading Lightly: Mungo’s Aerial Acrobats • Australia’s native swallows are adept fliers, superbly adapted to catching their tiny prey on the wing.

Earth View Perspective: Nature’s Target Shortfalls • The recent COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia was a chance to check on targets aimed at rescuing the world’s threatened plants and animals.

Need to Know with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki: Brisbane Founded

Defining Moments: Australia’s merino wool industry begins

Space: A Ringed Planet Earth

Australia Portrait: Ocean Warrior • This English-born marine scientist has stepped up to become a leader in the fight to safeguard the world’s reefs.

Your Society

Adventurer of the Year Awards • Our 2024 Adventurer Awardees have undertaken journeys of discovery through remote lands and little-known cultures. Along the way, they gained a greater appreciation of nature and the resilience of the human spirit.

Sense of Place: Mothers of Modern Australia • At Australia’s earliest surviving female convict site, women are being written back into history.

Formidable Fire Ants • The fight is on to stop one of Australia’s smallest but most aggressive invasive species.

The Cartographic King • After almost four decades of creating beautiful, exquisitely detailed maps for Australian Geographic, Will Pringle has put down his cartographic tools for the last time.

All Hail the Coach • It’s been 100 years since the last Cobb & Co coach ran in Australia, between the tiny towns of Surat and Yuleba in South West Queensland.

The Magic of the Haven • This stunning natural amphitheatre launched careers and provided almost a century of entertainment after being created in the 1930s by extraordinary architectural and landscape design duo Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin.

The Scent of Tasmania • Two Tassie perfumers are on a mission to bottle the fragrance of Australia’s island state.

Serious Sea Smarts • Octopuses are sparking innovation and inspiring us in ways we never thought possible.

Great Aussie Mysteries • It’s not surprising in a country the size of Australia that a lot of puzzling occurrences are reported. Here we delve into some of the nation’s most enduring ‘inexplicable’ events.

Rescuing the Matriarchs of Porongurup • This extraordinarily successful wildlife rescue story will change your view of spiders.

Finding Utopia • Meet the Australians who have found joy and purpose in the shared spaces of intentional communities.

East Coast Odyssey • Whether you’re interested in history, gastronomical delights, wildlife or stunning natural scenery, there’s something for everyone down here in Tassie.

Unique experiences with our trusted travel partners

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

Aussie Towns: Angaston • The heart of the Barossa Valley’s wine-producing region lies deep in this picturesque town.

Traces: Barracks Arch