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News and Views

Solo trek on track for children

AG Society-sponsored project underway.
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A kite and a prayer

A wild kite-sled expedition in north-eastern Canada has left two AG Society-sponsored adventurers counting their blessings.
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Discover Australia

The eastern water dragon spends its life close to water and when danger threatens it will dive straight into the pool or stream by which it lives. A powerful swimmer, it can stay submerged for up to an hour. Living chiefly on insects, it is found from Victoria to the bottom of Cape York.

From Our Archives

AG 86 Apr - Jun 2007

Adventurer Andrew McAuley was lost at sea in February, less than 80km from completing the first unsupported kayak paddle across the Tasman Sea. He leaves a profound legacy.

AG 87 Jul - Sep 2007

The day the Bluebird flew

AG 88 Oct - Dec 2007

Fred Smithies led the way for legendary Tasmanian photographers Olegas Truchanas and Peter Dombrovskis.

Ancestral chart

Our story in AG 90 (April - June), Charting Australia, helped reader Irene O'Malley reconnect with her mother's beloved birthplace.
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Beyond Reasonable Drought

Some of Australia's most notable photographers will feature in a new exhibition at Old Parliament House, Canberra, portraying landscapes in drought.
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Our Latest Issue

Australian Harvest

AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC spent 12 months following our national harvest through every season and to all corners of the country, capturing the stories of food producers from backyard vegie growers to broadacre grain farmers. We found a fresh bunch of innovators and optimists making a go of it.

Fire Alarm

Bushfires are getting bigger, badder and bolder. We now have a choice: befriend and work alongside them, or watch our assets, ecology and safety go up in smoke.

Events

Upcoming expeditions and workshops

Take part in Australian Geographic expeditions and workshops and support Australian science, community and adventure at the same time.
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The Australian Geographic Society supports adventure, science and conservation.

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Society

Expeditions

Take a trip with the Australian Geographic Society. Special discounts for members.
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Lectures

Listen to the extraordinary stories of fascinating Australians
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