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November 2023

A copy of the children's book Diprotodon in front of a large statue of a diprotodon. They're surrounded by rocky soil and trees.

Bringing Diprotodon to Life

How do you bring to life an animal that hasn't walked the earth for 45,000 years? We spoke to Bronwyn Saunders and Andrew Plant, the author and illustrator behind Diprotodon, to find out what's involved.

A copy of the book, The Life and Times of the Murray Cod lies on an outdoor table covered in lichen.

Cod Rush! The Life and Times of the Murray Cod

Hungry gold miners created Victoria’s Murray cod fisheries – and we’re still dealing with the consequences, writes ecologist and academic Paul Humphries in this edited extract from The Life and Times of the Murray Cod.

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