Events
On This Day: Azaria Chamberlain goes missing
On this day in history, one of Australia’s most talked about missing person cases began – with a cry of “the dingo’s got my baby”.
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Behind the image: bush tucker out-takes
AG photographer Nick Rains tells us about the images that didn’t get published.
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Buzz Aldrin guest of honour at AG Society awards
Second man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin is coming to the AG Society awards in October.
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Australia gets new triangular $5 coin
A triangular $5 coin launched this month commemorates the 25th anniversary of Australian Parliament House.
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Vale Hazel Hawke
Former first lady Hazel Hawke was the first member of Australian Geographic, becoming supporter #1 in 1986.
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Aussie lingo: kangaroo
We love these graceful, hopping marsupials, but where did the name kangaroo come from? Frank Povah tells us the yarn.
History & Culture
Sydney in the early 1900s
A newsreel shot from a tram as it travels up George Street, Sydney, in 1906 depicts a city humming with promise.
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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.
History & Culture
On this day: Yirrkala bark petitions before Parliament
The bark paintings marked the first traditional campaign in the fight for Aboriginal land rights.
History & Culture
Birth of the Sydney Opera House
In the 1960s, Sydney’s new opera house signified the nation’s maturity into cultural significance.