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Best of Australia

Don't miss The Best of Australia 5 part series back on Channel 9 this summer, airing Friday nights at 7.30pm, Dec 5 2008 - Jan 9 2009.
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Australian Geographic Society Turtle Race

In November 2008 members of the Sea Turtle Foundation and Queensland Parks and Wildlife research team travelled to Raine Island off the far north coast of QLD. Their mission: to place telemetry tags on four green turtles to allow scientists to uncover their mysterious migration through the northern waters of Australia and beyond.
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Discover Australia

Red Centre

From rich tradition to a landscape of vast contrast, the Australian Geographic travel dossier will show you how to get the most out of your Red Centre wanderings.

Tasmanian Wilderness

Everything you need to know about exploring the Tasmanian Wilderness - from the best bush walks to searching for the Tassie Tiger, this dossier will point you in the right direction.

The term “white-ant” is very misleading. Termites’ closest relatives are in fact cockroaches and both species probably formed the earth’s first social insect communities, predating ants and bees by tens of millions of years.

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.

Challenges of change

Around the globe, geographical societies and magazines have taken a united position on climate change to mark International Polar Year 2007–09.
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