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STORIES OF illegal wildlife trafficking more readily evoke images of poachers slaughtering elephants for their ivory in Africa, or pangolins being smuggled through Asian airports than they do Australia’s version of the cruel trade. But our unique, ch

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WITH ONLY 170 southern brush-tailed rock-wallabies left in Victoria, the 2019–20 bushfires threatened to wipe out the entire population. Mount Rothwell, a sanctuary in Victoria run by Odonata, is home to some of these wallabies and it was to here tha

MANAGING DIRECTOR Jo Runciman EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Chrissie Goldrick CREATIVE DIRECTOR Mike Ellott SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT EDITOR Karen McGhee GROUP PICTURE EDITOR Nicky Catley CHIEF SUB-EDITOR Maggie Cooper COPY EDITOR Jo Hartmann SUB-EDITORS Elizabeth G

In November, we reported on the discovery of an all-new koala colony at Heathcote National Park, just a 60-minute drive south of the Sydney CBD. Here’s what you had to say: Nature is so precious and I really hope the koalas will be kept safe there. I

AUSSIE BREWERY Young Henrys and University of Technology Sydney Climate Change Cluster have commenced the second phase of a joint CO2-fighting Algae Project in conjunction with Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). Its aim is to help secure a sustainable

JOIN HUNDREDS of thousands of Aussies and show you care on Clean Up Australia Day, Sunday 6 March 2022. The past two years of lockdowns and restrictions have resulted in litter in the environment reaching an all-time high. “The pandemic has had a bru

THIS IS THE delightful name of a village in the Pilliga district of northern New South Wales. When Banjo Paterson found it listed in a gazetteer, he turned it into a bush ballad, called “Comeby-Chance”, of course. But how did it get the moniker? It b

NEW RESEARCH by Flinders and Griffith university archaeologists has described rare shell artefacts uncovered at Calperum Station and Murrawong (Glen Lossie) on the River Murray in South Australia. The objects were recovered from shell middens during

QUEENSLAND Spot a Lamington spiny crayfish Summer is a good time to enjoy the waterfalls and wildlife of Lamington NP, particularly the brilliant blue Lamington spiny crayfish, which grows to 13cm and can be seen on walking tracks after rain. For the

As a child growing up in northern Tasmania, Craig Leeson was entranced by the rock pools he loved to explore along the shoreline near his home town of Burnie. Each pool seemed to him to be its own tiny and perfect biosphere where marine organisms liv

Professor Helen Marshall is one of Australia’s most celebrated and recognised vaccination researchers. Specialising in vaccinology, public health and infectious diseases at the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute, Helen has been invo

Since leaving Canberra for the USA in 2007 on a sporting scholarship, Patrick (Patty) Mills has had a legendary basketball career. He became an NBA Champion in 2014 with the San Antonio Spurs, and recently competed in his fourth Olympics, leading the

Born and raised in Alice Springs, Central Arrernte woman Leanne Liddle has a passion for justice. As director of the Aboriginal Justice Unit, she’s travelled thousands of kilometres to meet with and listen to Aboriginal communities across the Norther

Despite unimaginable grief, Sue and Lloyd Clarke have shown extraordinary dedication to educating Australia on the dangers of coercive control and domestic violence. After the murder of their daughter, Hannah, by her estranged husband, and of their t

WILLIAM COOPER was born in 1861 in YortaYorta country near the confluence of the Murray and Goulburn rivers, close to the New SouthWales–Victoria border. The Yorta Yorta people had inhabited the area for thousands of years but following European sett

In the last five years of his career as a police officer in WA, Paul Litherland worked in the force’s Technology Crime Unit. While there, he became acutely aware of just how vulnerable kids were on the internet. He also felt frustration at the lack o

Described by Paul Hogan as “part Bill Gates and part Bear Grylls”, this extraordinary entrepreneur, philanthropist, record-breaking explorer, political activist and founder of Australian Geographic, talks of his inspiring life, achievements and the i

STORM SURGES can cause a temporary reversal of water flow at some river mouths. A well-documented case was in 2012 when Hurricane Isaac pushed water from the Gulf of Mexico into the Mississippi River delta faster than the water coming out could hold

By Simon Barnes Plants live secret, unseen lives, hidden in a magical world on their own time scale. From the richest jungle to the harshest desert, from the snowiest alpine forest to the remotest steaming swamp, Green Planet travels from one great h

This book is a must for anyone interested in Australian history and how and why it’s been recorded as it has been at various times during the past. While it’s certainly authoritative, the book is more than just an academic treatment; it’s also a luci

From early January, look for Mars low in the pre-dawn eastern sky. By month’s end, brilliant Venus has risen out of dawn’s glare. Late in February these two planets are only a few degrees apart. Visible through binoculars, the bright open star cluste

The Lucky Country is the description of Australia coined by Aussie journalist Donald Horne (1921–2005) in his book of that name (published in 1964). The book was a critique of Australian society in the 1960s, but its title, although widely used, was

In September 2020 one of the largest humpback whale groups ever recorded in Australia was sighted near Merimbula in NSW. Between 100 and 200 individuals were feeding in the region for several days. AGS-sponsored Dr Jan-Olaf Meynecke, project lead of

ANGUS MCMILLAN is a prominent controversial figure in Gippsland’s history. There is a widespread belief that he not only participated in but led several massacres of Indigenous people, most notably the 1843 Warrigal Creek massacre. It’s estimated tha

Explore Australia’s island state as part of a small group, visiting iconic destinations such as Maria Island, Freycinet Peninsula, Bay of Fires and Cataract Gorge. You’ll enjoy interpretation from expert guides and premium hospitality, as well as a w

8 In which island group is Whitehaven Beach? 9 For which state or territory is the southern brushtailed rock-wallaby the mammal emblem? 10 A fossil of which bird of prey was recently discovered in the South Australian outback and is considered among