Australian Geographic - It’s in our nature
Five awesome bucket-list adventures - Australian Geographic. Trek in Victoria, cross mountains in Peru, paddle a world-famous river, and explore two tropical Aussie icons on this adventure hit-list. The string of mountains that make up the Grampians (Gariwerd) have long made a favourite outdoor playground.
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Get incredible stories of extraordinary wildlife, enlightening discoveries and stunning destinations, delivered to your inbox. Australian Geographic acknowledges the First Nations people of Australia as traditional custodians, and pay our respects to Elders past and present, and their stories and journeys that have lead us to where we are today.
Natural justice - Australian Geographic
4 days ago · Natural justice. Recent trials of people charged with deliberately killing protected eagles in north-eastern Victoria have shone a light on the lengthy process of prosecuting wildlife crimes. The skull of a wedge-tailed eagle was presented as evidence in a recent court trial. Image credit: Matthew Dunne/Australian Geographic.
How the jacaranda became a symbol of Australian spring
Oct 17, 2023 · How the South American jacaranda became a symbol of Australian spring. Jacaranda season sweeps across Australia as an explosion of vivid purple spreads in a wave from north to south. We think of jacarandas as a signature tree of various Australian cities. Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth all feature avenues of them.
Australian Geographic’s 100 Aussie icons
Nov 10, 2010 · Australia’s top duffer. 3 Charles Kingsford Smith: This ambitious aviator made the first flight across the Pacific from California to Brisbane in 1928. 4 Nancy-Bird Walton: Our elegant aviatrix pioneered the way for female flyers. 5 Don Bradman: Cricket’s greatest batsman, ‘The Don’ was a willow-wielding prodigy.
Australia’s 10 deserts - Australian Geographic
Apr 20, 2016 · Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology therefore uses three formulas to define our deserts, which make up a whopping 18 per cent of Australia’s entire landmass. Listed from greatest size to smallest, these are Australia’s ten deserts: Great Victoria Desert (348,750sq.km)
2021 Photographs of the Year - Australian Geographic
A murmuration of budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) at a waterhole outside Alice Springs.Flocks usually range from 3–100 birds, but this year conditions were particularly favourable for budgies. This boom-bust species experienced population explosions throughout interior Australia following widespread rain that led to …
Living the traditional Aboriginal life - Australian Geographic
Dec 15, 2010 · IN A DESICCATED WEST Australian landscape, where hunting has been a way of life for more than 5000 years, a rifle pokes out the window of a four-wheel-drive.In a marriage of the old and the new, the rifle sight has been expertly attached with kangaroo sinew. CRACK! A shot rings out across the burnt-sienna sands and the chase is on.
The Story of Australia - Australian Geographic
The Story Of Australia Series is a new Australian history curriculum-linked, multi-volume set telling the story of Australia in chronological sequence from pre-colonial times to the present. More volumes are due to be released ion 2022. An essential book set for every school or public library, it is suitable for students researching aspects of ...
'Super-highways’ First Australians used to cross ancient land, …
Apr 30, 2021 · There are many hypotheses about where the Indigenous ancestors first settled in Australia tens of thousands of years ago, but evidence is scarce. Few archaeological sites date to these early times. Sea levels were much lower and Australia was connected to New Guinea and Tasmania in a land known as Sahul that was 30% bigger than Australia is today.