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MORE THAN QUOKKAS

Sure, you can't avoid those cute little marsupials that made Rottnest Island world-famous, but there's so much more to life on this ocean-ringed jewel off the Western Australian coast.

CLEAR-CUTTING KOALA COUNTRY

More than 3000sq.km of forests on NSW's Mid North Coast have been earmarked for the Great Koala National Park. But there's still work to be done before this proposed reserve becomes the safe haven koalas desperately need.

AROUND AUSTRALIA IN 44 DAYS

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first aerial circumnavigation of Australia. Aviator Michael Smith retraces the flight in his unique amphibious flying boat, Southern Sun, starting and finishing at RAAF Base Point Cook, on Melbourne's Port Phillip, taking in 15,000km of vast, diverse and stunning coastline in between.

INTO THE FOURTH DIMENSION

An Australian institute is designing and printing objects that can shapeshift after they're made. Forget next-gen - Denise Cullen reports from the next dimension.

CRISPR-Cas genome editing might one day be used to cure HIV

Is a functional HIV cure on the horizon?

Sustainable sodium

Advanced materials scientist Maria Forsyth is trying to build the battery of the future.

MIRROR WORLDS

Can digital twins save humanity?

BACK FOR THE FUTURE

Bathurst is one of several regional inland cities holding historic-trades fairs, tapping into growing enthusiasm for a slower, more sustainable way of living and of making things..

THE BREAKFAST CLUB

For six days last autumn, a ragtag band of walkers came together to tackle the famed Overland Track and explore central Tasmania's spectacular flora, from the tiniest fungus to its towering King Billy pines.

THE PATRIOT CONVICTS

A little-known group of political prisoners, transported from Canada to the Australian colonies, had far-reaching effects.

COMMEMORATING BROTHERS IN ARMS ON COUNTRY

The military service of two First Nations World War II soldiers, long overlooked by history, is celebrated annually on an outback pilgrimage by an Aussie music legend.

UNEXPECTED PACIFIC PARADISE

Visiting Micronesia's islands and atolls offers an unexpected rare glimpse into remote communities steeped in centuries-old cultural traditions.

NEW SPACES FOR OCEAN LIFE

In an alliance between Australian marine ecologists and industrial designers, science and art meet to restore ecological function at some of the world's most altered coastal landscapes.

A NEW BROOME

New experiences with First Nations people on Country are transforming \"flop-and-drop\" tourism in this tropical getaway.

IMMERSED IN NATURE

A wild, free childhood in coastal Sydney proved to be perfect grounding for this internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning natural-history filmmaker.

RESCUING AN EMBLEM

Nothing says an Aussie Easter quite like the bilby, but this symbol of the outback is facing a tough struggle for survival.

HELPING HANDS

These bizarre, shy fish that walk instead of swim face a precarious future in the waters of southern Australia.

DESERT DELIGHT

The Great Victoria Desert, Australia's largest, defies expectations. Visibly rich in biodiversity, it challenges preconceptions about how a desert should look.

A Curious Mind

Could this brilliant South Australian physicist be Australia's next Nobel Prize winner?

A Continent in Crisis

Even the most remote place on Earth is beginning to crumble as the planet’s warming woes continue.

Australia's Unsung Hero

Australian George Hubert Wilkins was highly regarded in the USA, where he was famous for his brave exploits, but he’s still largely unknown in his home country.

The Bigger They Come

Sure, Egypt has the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Pyramid of Cheops, but Australia has giant prawns.

Is the truth still out there?

A detailed analysis of more than 1200 sightings suggests the Tasmanian tiger survived until the 1980s, and that there's a slim chance a few are still around.

PEOPLE POWER OFFENSIVE

Each year, experts and citizen scientists come together in the Walpole Wilderness BioBlitz to survey the natural wonders of the South West region of Western Australia.

Victoria Settlement NT

BEFORE PALMERSTON (modern-day Darwin) was founded in 1869, the British made four failed attempts to create a settlement on New Holland’s “unclaimed” northern coastline. The largest of these was Victoria Settlement, located about 200km northeast of Darwin at Port Essington on the Cobourg Peninsula.

The man who lived in a log

IT’S THE DREAM of every child who loves the outdoors – build a secret bush cubby, a retreat from the prying eyes of parents and an opportunity to let the imagination run wild in a make-believe world of fairies, goblins and other magical creatures.

Recalling the inferno

There's no better motivation for leaving fossil fuels in the ground than the scars left by Black Summer.

UP AND AWAY

California’s famous Pacific Airshow landed – for the first time – on the Gold Coast in August 2023, for three days of non-stop, sky-high thrills.

RESCUING THE GODDESS OF THE GRASSLANDS

An unlikely collaboration between Queensland pastoralists and conservationists is helping save one of our prettiest and rarest parrots.

SHORT ON TREES, BIG ON STORY

Gold was once the reward for digging at Kosciuszko National Park's Long Plain. Now a rich history awaits, just below the surface.