The latest issue of Australian Geographic is out now!⁠
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In our cover story, we head to Western Australia to discover beautiful wildflower meadows and their rich ecological role and cultural heritage.
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Grab your copy in stores and online… https://ausgeo.co/currentissue

Also in this edition…
- Endangered emu mallee-wrens
- Awards For Nature
- Thrilling outback cinema
- Broken Heel Festival
- Life on WA's Hourman Abrolhos Islands
- Revisiting Cyclone Tracy
- The last great wilderness
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🎥 Jess Hartley & Lewis Burnett

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White Egret by Charles Davis, New South Wales.

Eastern reef egret (Egretta sacra)
Kadjerong Country, Cambridge Gulf, Western Australia

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Angel Wings by Tim Burgess, Australian Capital Territory.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Yuin Country, near Ulladulla, New South Wales

Every year, humpback whales migrate south in shallow waters along the east coast of Australia.

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Dawn Departure by Justin Gilligan, New South Wales.

Flesh-footed shearwater (Ardenna carneipes)
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales

A flesh-footed shearwater soars through endemic kentia palms at sunrise on its way to forage at sea for its fledgling.

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Emperor’s Rule by Wayne Sorensen, Queensland.

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
Ross Sea, Antarctica

A lone emperor penguin on the fast ice in Antarctica’s far southern reaches of the Ross Sea.

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Grotesque Beauty by David Dahlenburg, South Australia

Crimson Flow (Bangarla Country, Outback South Australia)

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Grotesque Beauty by David Dahlenburg, South Australia

At What Cost (Kokatha Country, Outback South Australia)

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Grotesque Beauty by David Dahlenburg, South Australia

What’s Left Behind (Kokatha Country, Outback South Australia)

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Grotesque Beauty by David Dahlenburg, South Australia

Tailings Dam (Kokatha Country, Outback South Australia)

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Grotesque Beauty by David Dahlenburg, South Australia

Why? (Kokatha Country, Outback South Australia)

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