The Australian outback is home to as many tall stories and fallacies as it is feral camels (more than a million, at last count). But which are true, and which are merely folklore? AT rates these as its top five from the myths and legends vault. By Craig Roberts1. The Bunyip: Don’t stray too close to …

Believe it or not, Australian culture looks nothing like the image cultivated by old Foster’s commercials and cheesy 1980’s Hollywood blockbusters. Catch a glimpse of the real Australia by checking out these cultural qualities.Australians are irreverentWant an introduction to Australian irreverence? …

The golden wattle has thrived on the Australian continent for 35 million years, resilient to drought, wind and bushfire … in other words, the perfect symbol of the knockabout Aussie spirit. Here are 11 fun facts you might not know about Australia’s floral emblem.Indigenous Australians have used the …

There’s no better way to welcome friends visiting Oz for the first time than with meat pie, pavlova and a bunch of native Australian flowers.Our flora and fauna are unique, to say the least. It won’t come as a surprise if tourists find our wildlife rather unusual, too. Even our flowering plants are …

THE WARATAH is one of Australia’s most iconic flowers, and while it comes in many different forms, Telopea speciosissima, more commonly known as the New South Wales waratah, is the most recognizable.With its bulbous, crimson flower head, green, razored leaves and long stem, it’s possible the waratah …

Be sure to mark the occasion on your calendar and do something special for your mother on Mother's Day! Let's investigate what makes Mother's Day special in Australia and some of our gifts for 2023.In Australia, when did Mother's Day begin?It took nearly ten years for Mother's Day to become wid …