On This Day
On this day: Thredbo landslide
On 30 July 1997, one life was saved and 18 were lost when part of Thredbo, NSW, was buried by a landslide.
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Watch the northern lights online
Check out this site for some great webcam footage of the Aurora borealis.
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Birds flock to the Red Centre after rains
After heavy rains early in the season, birds and other wildlife are returning to the desert in droves.
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Editor’s chat: the end of camel patrols
AG editor, Ian Connellan chats about the end of the largest police beat on Earth: camel patrols of the outback.
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Why do popular animals get all the funding?
A new study aims to figure out why some species receive more donations than others.
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The greening of the Red Centre
Central Australia has been transformed this year and Uluru and its surrounds are blanketed with wildflowers and green foliage.
On This Day
On this day: Yirrkala bark petitions before Parliament
The bark paintings marked the first traditional campaign in the fight for Aboriginal land rights.
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Aussie lingo: coo-ee
Shout out a “coo-ee” just about anywhere and you’ll get a response. Frank Povah tells us the origin of this classic call.
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Last chance for the reader photo campaign
This is the last week of our Reader Photo Campaign, so get your spring shots in for a chance at publication in the journal.
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Arctic odyssey: seabirds of the north
AG picture editor Chrissie Goldrick shares her experiences on the seabirds of the Arctic.