Science & Environment
River on fire: even if it’s not coal seam gas we should still be concerned
Coal seam gas may not be responsible for a flaming river in Queensland, but it still raises uncomfortable questions.
Tag: Queensland
Wallpaper
WALLPAPER: Illuminated limestone
A limestone karst in Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park, Queensland.
Destinations
AG Special Edition: Tropical North Queensland
Your ultimate guide to nature and adventure in Tropical North Queensland.
Reader Photos
Warning stance
A pelican cranes his neck, mouth agape, to shoo away a silver gull from taking his post.
Science & Environment
More than 1000km of the Great Barrier Reef has bleached
The Great Barrier Reef has suffered the worst bleaching event in its history, with many corals in the reef’s remote northern reaches expected to die as a result of warm waters linked to this summer’s El Niño.
News
Southern cassowary chick born in Perth
Perth Zoo in Western Australia welcomed a new baby southern cassowary as part of a successful breeding program of the rare bird.
Reader Photos
Licked clean!
Due to a lack of eyelids, geckos use their tongues like windscreen wipers to keep their eyes clean. The red dots around the eye of this southern leaf-tailed gecko (Saltuarius swaini) are red mites and are harmless in small numbers.
Adventure
Ngaro dreaming
Paddling the Whitsundays’ Ngaro Sea Trail offers the opportunity to appreciate this spectacular seascape as it would have been many thousands of years ago.
Destinations
Road trip: Cape York, QLD
It’s the last real frontier of 4WD adventure in Australia, perhaps in the world. It takes hardcore travellers to the northernmost tip of our continent through croc-infested creeks and via vehicle-swallowing waterholes.
Destinations
VIDEO: The Glass House Mountains
Jutting out of an otherwise flat landscape, the Glass House Mountains are a standout feature right in Brisbane’s backyard.