The strong women caring for Country
These Indigenous women rangers are protecting nature for the benefit of every Australian.
5 July 2018
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In search of warru in the Central Ranges of Western Australia
Scientists and Traditional Owners traverse across the red dirt and rocky escarpments to find signs of the black-flanked rock-wallaby.
7 March 2018
My first field trip
I have a pretty cool job. Last weekend, I got the opportunity to escape the dreary, grey weather of Sydney and soak up some sun in Bowen, Queensland to film...
16 November 2017
Burning one of the most fire-prone regions on Earth
Too wet and the bush won’t burn. Too dry and you’ve got an out-of-control inferno on your hands.
31 August 2017
Update from the field: Why Our Languages Matter
The importance of Indigenous languages and the retention of those languages was brought home to me again a few weeks ago.
6 July 2017
Nyarlku takes all the jakurli to Broome
In the Dreaming, Nyarlku the bilby found all the jakurli (pearlshell) in shallow waters of the big lake, Paruku. A traditional Walmajarri story from the...
8 July 2016
Searching for a Phantom in the Kimberley
Indigenous rangers in the Kimberley are helping us survey, research and find elusive wallabies such as the diminutive nabarlek.
8 April 2016
Meeting Uncle Jim
Recently, Tony Bugeja met with Birri Gubba Juru Elder Jim Gaston, member of the Gudjuda Reference Group, to see how his sugar cane farming can affect the Reef.
20 February 2015
Tracey’s story - Saving Sea Country
If you told me twenty five years ago that I’d be working as a ranger with the Gudjuda Reference Group saving Sea Country – I wouldn’t have believed you.
31 July 2014
On Sea Country
Protecting baby turtles - all part of the job for Indigenous rangers of the Gudjuda Reference Group, Traditional Owners for the land between the Whitsunday...
30 July 2014