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Top End Beginnings
It can take a while to really get under the skin of the tropical Northern Territory, but you can make a good start with a few carefully planned days spent within cooee of Darwin.
Under The Canopy
A conservation initiative dedicated in the name of The Queen harnesses the global power of the Commonwealth to arrest the decline of the world’s native forests.
Transcontinental Grandeur
Covering 4352km and four days, across Australia’s arid inland, the Indian Pacific is one of the world’s most celebrated train journeys.
Putting Shark Attacks In Perspective
Shark attacks are big news and hearing of them in the media can often prompt a moment’s hesitation when entering the water. But the chances of being killed by a shark are extremely small, and the odds will only improve further as we better understand the factors that motivate these tragic events.
Moments In Time
Boodjamulla National Park, in north-western Queensland, has a vibrant present and a past that stretches back into deep time.
Newcastle: A City Reborn
Australia’s former steel city is being stoked back to life, fuelled by a mix of entrepreneurial flair, community spirit, booming health and education sectors, and, of course, money.
Breaking Through To E.T.
The search for intelligent life beyond our planet, and even our own Solar System, is stepping up. What might it find? And what could any discoveries mean for humankind?
Northern Exposure
Talk to any keen road tripper about their bucket list of Aussie journeys and “doing the Gibb” will invariably come up. That’s the Gibb River Road, which transects the wild and remote Kimberley region of north-west Western Australia.
Finding Barclay's Treasure
Retired motor-racing legend Larry Perkins solves a 100-year mystery in the desert.
Australia's Arks
Fenced reserves and captive breeding programs can bring treasured species back from the brink, but there are limitations.
Impressions Of The Past
Australian scientists studying the smallest known dinosaur footprints, left by a creature the size of a sparrow, also discovered the largest, left by a dinosaur 700,000 times as heavy.
For The Love Of Frogs
Two new research tools are supporting a groundswell of public interest that could make a difference to the future of Australian frogs, which are facing tough times.