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Skiing The Back Country
Australian Geographic Magazine

Skiing The Back Country

Leave behind the manicured slopes used by most skiers and head for the valleys and peaks of Main Range in Kosciuszko National Park for an exhilarating three-day off-piste adventure.

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6 mins  |
May - June 2019
Sydney Submerged
Australian Geographic Magazine

Sydney Submerged

There’s a wild world thriving in the meandering waterways and coastal strip of our largest city.

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10+ mins  |
July-August 2018
Surviving The Kimberley
Australian Geographic Magazine

Surviving The Kimberley

To experience the predicament that almost killed two stranded German aviators in 1932, a modern-day adventurer sets off solo into the Kimberley with only minimal supplies.

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8 mins  |
July-August 2018
Arkaba Adventure
Australian Geographic Magazine

Arkaba Adventure

Rimmed by spectacular ochre-coloured cliffs and wending its way past ancient red gums and through wildflower-studded grasslands, this four-day Flinders Ranges walk is a captivating must-do.

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8 mins  |
July-August 2018
Great Ocean Walk
Australian Geographic Magazine

Great Ocean Walk

From cliff-top vistas to surf-pounded beaches and eucalypt woodlands, this multi-day trek showcases the best of coastal Victoria.

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7 mins  |
July-August 2018
Turtle Troubles
Australian Geographic Magazine

Turtle Troubles

A native turtle decimated by a mystery killer disease is being brought back from the brink of extinction with community help.

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2 mins  |
July-August 2018
Australian Geographic Magazine

Seeds Of Doubt

Should we feed our native birds? The answer is not so simple.

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4 mins  |
May - June 2018
Australian Geographic Magazine

Taipan Territory

An encounter with one of the world’s most venomous snakes in an Australian desert: what more could a reptile enthusiast want?​​​

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4 mins  |
May - June 2018
In Season
Australian Geographic Magazine

In Season

Australia’s farmers are delivering food in new and old ways.

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10+ mins  |
May - June 2018
Shifting Boundaries
Australian Geographic Magazine

Shifting Boundaries

The disastrous consequences of foxes, cane toads and other overseas animals settling in Australia are well known. But there can be problems too when our native species move beyond their natural home ranges.

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8 mins  |
May - June 2018
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