The Golden Age of Magic
Roll up, roll up, step behind the velvet curtain, and take a trip back in time to Australia’s Golden Age of Magic.
Tag: culture
History & Culture
Dancing in the dust – celebrating First Nations culture at the Laura Quinkan Dance Festival
Visit Tropical North Queensland for a world famous celebration of Aboriginal culture.
History & Culture
Cooktown and Cape York Expo: June 2021
Visit Cooktown in June for a festival of live music, Indigenous culture and the annual re-enactment of James Cook’s landing and peaceful interaction with the local Guugu Yimithirr people.
Australia
Out on a rim – 700km on foot in south-east Queensland
A 700km, 30-day walk across the Scenic Rim, Queensland, reveals all kinds of mysteries.
Climate
12 books the Australian Geographic team recommend you hunker down with
Keep your distance but don’t distance yourself from great reading, Australian Geographic style, with these books our staffers think you should devour.
History & Culture
The cultural history of the dingo
Living blanket, water diviner, wild pet: this is how the dingo has been represented across our cultural history.
History & Culture
Moments in time: vintage Australian postcards
These historic Australian postcards dating back to the 1880s provide a nostalgic glimpse to our nation’s past.
History & Culture
Top 10 Aussie TV dramas
The fondly remembered and frequently spoken of, from Number 96 to Summer Bay.
History & Culture
The people on Australia’s banknotes
From royalty to poets and preachers – here are the stories behind the familiar faces that grace our banknotes.
History & Culture
12 books every Australian should read
Take a literary journey to the interior with these 12 must-read Australian books, representing a cross section of Australian literature, meditating on landscape, history and what makes us Australian.