Wildlife
Dingoes skilled at reading human gestures
The ability of wild dingoes to react to social cues from humans sets them apart from wolves in the smarts department, a new study shows.
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News
Oppressed Kurds express culture in Australia
The largely unseen customs of the Kurdish people, historically banned in many Middle Eastern countries, are now on show in Australia.
History & Culture
The Chinese community deep in rural Australia
Savouring the rich Asian culture of rural Victoria.
Destinations
Wilsons Promontory: Southern star
Accessible and brimming with natural beauty, Wilsons Promontory NP leaves tracks on the hearts of all who visit.
News
House, home and history
Take a virtual walk through a neighbourhood of Australian architecture… one historic home at a time.
Wildlife
Guard dogs: Fur protects feathers
Italian sheepdogs are keeping foxes away from a Victorian penguin colony.
Destinations
T Dimboola: outback town for better, for worse
THE DRY RIVERBED THAT that borders Riverside, Denis Elliott’s “host” farm, is sandy beneath our feet. It’s littered with driftwood and mussel shells. A bilious-green waterhole supports a few die-hard European carp. A family of wood ducks parades among exposed tree roots. “Water is only two-thirds of a river,” says farmer-turned-tourist operator Denis. “The big trees,… View Article