AG Blog
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.
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News
Biggest budgie flocks in a decade
As boom time ends for outback budgies, flocks up to 60,000 strong are congregating on water bodies.
Science & Environment
Lake Eyre spectacular in green
Photographer Peter Elfes captures the continuing green flush at Lake Eyre, following unprecedented flooding.
Adventure
Desert Walk Raises Funds for Kidney Dialysis
Melbourne man is crossing the Western Desert to help pay for the treatment of kidney disease.
Adventure
Desert channels: heart of Australia
The desert channel country of western Queensland is a region of historical geography and great beauty.
Destinations
A five-day drive through the Kimberley
Diana Plater takes us on a drive through typical Kimberley country: gorges, red cliffs, and boab trees.
News
Indian Pacific celebrates 40 years
One of the world’s greatest train journeys, across Australia’s arid interior, is marking its 40th birthday.
Nature & Wildlife
Searching for the marsupial mole
An AG-sponsored expedition used hidden microphones and dug down below the Simpson Desert to find these native oddities.
Nature & Wildlife
The marsupial mole: an enduring enigma
Sightings of the strange little desert creatures are so infrequent that we know virtually nothing about them.
Destinations
The otherworldly aspects of Uluru
Australia’s most iconic natural feature can have a mysterious effect on visitors.