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In pictures: Remembering Aquarius

It’s 50 years since the dying dairy town of Nimbin found new life as the counter-culture capital of Australia. We look back through the eyes of three photographers who were there.

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Listen to Our Country and find true connection: the message in the music

Connection to Country is at the heart of all that Gambirra Illume does, including producing the powerfully moving opening and closing tracks of Australian Geographic: Our Country. Have a listen.

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The Aquarius Festival 50 years on

We look back on the event that gave birth to Nimbin and Australia’s own counterculture.

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Accidental activists

What makes a person fight for a cause? Meet a surfer, a miner and a farmer who’ve all gone rogue – with reason.

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Aussie icon: here’s how to make the perfect pav for Christmas, say the chemistry experts

Australia’s favourite, the mighty pav, is a Christmas tradition for many. Here’s how to make its peaks perfect, according to the chemistry experts.

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A complete guide to Halls Creek, WA

Once an important goldmining area, this remote and largely Indigenous town is now a popular rest stop for travellers en route to the major population centres of the Kimberley.

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Defining Moments in Australian History: Large scale irrigation begins

1887: The Murray River’s resources are tapped.

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A complete guide to Adaminaby, NSW

The modern version of this town – a magnet for trout fishers – was created in the late 1950s when the previous Adaminaby disappeared beneath the waters of Lake Eucumbene.