Australian Geographic

Australian Geographic, Australia’s premier geographic journal, brings you the best of the country from those who know it best. Discover Australia’s rich cultural heritage, its beautiful landscapes, its unique and diverse plants and wildlife, and explore outback towns and the true-blue characters who call them home.

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Big Picture: Summertime Swagger • Victoria’s Eastern Beach Promenade is a hive of activity in summer as people of all ages leap into the bay’s cool waters, seeking relief from the heat.

Geobits: Bite-sized news and events

Snapshot: Bubsie and the boys • Early last century, three cars raced to complete the first lap around Australia. The unlikely winner was a tiny two-seater cabriolet – driven by two young missionaries.

Space: Secrets of Martian riverbeds

Treading Lightly: Galah gang antics • This parrot’s playful disposition is often cheeky, sometimes infuriating and always endearing.

Need to Know with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki: 7000-year-old poison arrows

Defining moments: Managing the Murray • 1936 The Hume Dam is completed.

Tim the Yowie Man: Sunny disposition

Nature law reform • Are Australia’s new nature laws a conservation coup or cop-out?

Guardians of our waterways • Forty years after ‘Banjo’ the platypus graced our first cover, AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC is helping safeguard the species that symbolises both our beginnings and enduring commitment to nature.

Australia Portrait: Life of a larrikin • This self-made businessman, entrepreneur and Aussie icon shaped an extraordinary career by surrounding himself with the ‘right type of people’ – while never losinghis boyish sense of adventure.

Sense of Place: Mushroom with a view • This 19th-century piece of Tasmania’s transport history is now the heart of one of the state’s most unusual farms.

The curse of ugly • It’s not hard to garner support for cuddly koalas, colourful parrots and big-eyed frogs, but what about animals – such as sharks – that we humans don’t find so physically endearing?

Advertising promotion: Look beneath the surface • A new exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum showcases the world’s leading ocean photographers – including several Aussies.

Saving our darling devils • It has been 30 years since a deadly infectious cancer was first detected in the Tasmanian devil, threatening to send the species to extinction.

Come snow or shine • As winters become increasingly unpredictable, Victoria’s three main alpine resorts are embracing the ‘green season’.

Living with sharks • As summer heats up and Australian beaches fill with hordes of people, concerns about sharks inevitably rise. But what is the real threat in our waters?

Sail GP • Step aboard the sporting juggernaut that’s showcasing Australia to audiences worldwide.

River stories: Highs and lows • In an outback Queensland town, the health of a river shapes the health of a community – and much more beyond.

40th Anniversary: For the love of Australia • In January 1986 the first issue of AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC arrived in letterboxes across the country. Forty years later, the publication continues as a journal of record, and its content is consumed by millions.

Your Society • NEWS AND EVENTS

Unique experiences with our trusted travel partners • Unique expeditions and experiences from Australian Geographic and our trusted travel partners.

Aussie Towns: Paynesville, Vic • This holiday destination on the Gippsland Lakes promotes itself as ‘Victoria’s Boating Capital’.

Traces: Australian Geographic Centre, Terrey Hills, NSW

Aus Quiz: Test your wits • How much do you really know...