A north-west Western Australian site that was formally nominated last week as Australia’s next World Heritage Area is one of the country’s most significant Indigenous areas and holds one of the world’s largest collections of rock art.
Best-selling author Peter FitzSimons, in his 2021 biography of Sir Hubert Wilkins, describes his subject as Australia’s greatest explorer. However, Wilkins’ name – which has so many “firsts” attached to it – is not as well known as it should be.
From rocky sea cliffs and wild beaches to stunning rivers and tall forests, the four distinct habitats of Victoria’s Great South West Walk make it one of the most diverse long-distance hikes in Australia.
Dulcie Holland is best known for her books on music theory. But in a career spanning nearly 70 years, she also composed music for documentaries promoting Australia’s postwar immigration strategy.
First Nations advocate Thomas Mayo visits Uluru – both the rock and the man.
2013: Disabled Australians get a national insurance support scheme.
It’s 50 years since the dying dairy town of Nimbin found new life as the counter-culture capital of Australia. We look back through the eyes of three photographers who were there.
Connection to Country is at the heart of all that Gambirra Illume does, including producing the powerfully moving opening and closing tracks of Australian Geographic: Our Country. Have a listen.
We look back on the event that gave birth to Nimbin and Australia’s own counterculture.
What makes a person fight for a cause? Meet a surfer, a miner and a farmer who’ve all gone rogue – with reason.