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Discover Australia
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The southern right whale can grow to 17 m long and weigh 80 tonnes. Slow swimmers who come close inshore to calve, by the late 19th century Australian stocks had been brought close to extinction by shore-based whalers. Like the more active humpback, their trusting nature gives them pin-up status in the Australian whale-watching industry.
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From Our Archives
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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.
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The day the Bluebird flew
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Fred Smithies led the way for legendary Tasmanian photographers Olegas Truchanas and Peter Dombrovskis.
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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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