Recalling the inferno

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

RESCUING THE GODDESS OF THE GRASSLANDS

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

The devil's advocates

Get up close and personal with the world's largest marsupial carnivore on Aussie Ark's Australian Geographic Expedition.

FOLLOW YOUR ART

Victoria's burgeoning Silo Art Trail is bringing tourists to towns and pride to rural communities.

CAN AIR TRAVEL EVER REALLY BE SUSTAINABLE?

A raft of new technologies promise to make jetting off on holiday less damaging to our planet, but what difference will they really make, and should we all be ditching the departure lounge for the railway station and the bus depot?

LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINTS

More Australians want to reduce their environmental impact and travel with purpose. But working out how sustainable your holiday might be is far from easy.

A BIT OF EVERYTHING

Mildura, on the banks of the mighty Murray River, is in the middle of nowhere and the centre of everywhere,

CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAINS

Inspired by the Scottish Munros, peak baggers in Australia can now add the 158 Tasmanian Abels to their list of must-climb mountains.

A BIRDING PARADISE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC

New Zealand's birdlife has been heavily affected by introduced feral predators, but Rakiura is an avian utopia.

Where did Earth's water come from?

OUR PLANET’S OCEANS are something we take for granted. But for planetary scientists seeking to understand their origin, there are questions to be answered.

Neanderthal DNA kills superbugs

SUPERBUGS ARE BACTERIA nasty enough to kill people. Worse, they are almost totally resistant to most antibiotics.

5 EPIC DRIVES IN NORTH QUEENSLAND

From the river crossings and corrugations of a Cape York adventure or the red sands and gorge country of the Outback, to an island exploration or driving from reef to rain-forest, North Queensland serves up the very best of Aussie road trips, where the drive is just as important as the destination.

High seas safeguard

For the first time, oceans beyond national water boundaries have been officially recognised for protection.

Kailu George Jr

A continuation in the series of interviews between First Nations advocate Thomas Mayo (An invitation to listen, AG 170) and the Indigenous community leaders he has met since he toured Australia in 2019 with the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

The Flying Pieman

IT'S ONE OF THOSE yarns you hear sitting around a pub on a Friday evening and accept with a grain or two of salt.

Unsuitable for females

Women's soccer was banned in the 1920s. A century on, Australia co-hosts the Women's World Cup.

Barbara Shaw

Kaytetye, Arrernte, Warlpiri and Warumungu, Northern Territory

Blade trees

TIM THE YOWIE MAN

Weld Angel

Matthew Newton’s haunting image became a potent symbol of the anti-logging movement that helped save Tasmania’s Weld Valley forest

HOME FOR WILDLIFE ART RECEIVES A BOOST

The Wildlife Art Museum of Australia has been awarded funds by the Victorian state government that move it closer towards its goal of becoming Australia’s first national repository of art inspired by nature

FROM OUTBACK TO OCEAN

A river safari o ers two contrasting stages of the River Murray in South Australia, delivering a delightful immersion in its historic, natural and cultural values

KELPIE COUNTRY

Warrock in western Victoria is the birthplace of Australia’s beloved working dog, the kelpie

STINSON CRASH REMEMBERED

A gruelling mountain trek pays homage to the victims of a tragic air crash and honours its heroes

JUST ADD WATER

Australia’s wetlands are pulsing with life after three years of above‑average rainfall, fuelled by La Niña weather patterns

A CAMEL ODYSSEY COMPLETE

We return to Sophie Matterson’s solo crossing of Australia, where highways replace deserts and new challenges arise.