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At Bondi, December 1892. Photo: Charles Kerry, Õ¬Äе¼º½ Anthropology Museum Collection
At Bondi, December 1892. Photo: Charles Kerry, Õ¬Äе¼º½ Anthropology Museum Collection
22 January 2016

Õ¬Äе¼º½ teems with Aussie tales that perhaps take on new relevance as the nation looks forward to Australia Day.

From the nation’s newest known dinosaur to a baby koala that escaped the clutches of a hungry eagle to 19th Century photographs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performers, here are just a few we’ve gathered from the past year:

Australia’s newest dinosaur

Early Australians faced giant killer lizards

Australia launching to space

Three 2016 Australia Day Ambassadors from Õ¬Äе¼º½ visiting regional and rural townships

Baby koala takes leap of faith, lives to see Australia Day

Cane toads potentially lucrative export in cancer fight

‘Wild Australia’ exhibition at Õ¬Äе¼º½ runs until February 5

App that maps the locations and landscapes that provide the backdrop for Australia’s most-loved films, novels and plays.

And some ideas to help revellers celebrate the day safely and responsibly:

Book to help lifesavers breach beach language barriers

Sun damage and cancer: how UV radiation affects our skin

As well as this, the following experts are available to comment to media on topics relating to Australia Day:

Australian wildlife:

: 07 5460 1980 or r.doneley@uq.edu.au

Australian wildlife, conservation and management:

: 07 3365 8064 or 07 3365 6084 or g.baxter@uq.edu.au

Landscape ecology; Fraser Island - fire ecology; Koalas - management of inland koalas; Environmental management; Fire ecology of Fraser Island; Habitat manipulation - wildlife; Management of wildlife; Wildlife conservation; Conservation - wildlife; Environmental conservation; Wildlife biology; Biology - wildlife; Ecology - wildlife; Bilbies; Feral deer - ecology; Deer - feral; Ecology - landscape and animals; 

Australian tourism

: 07 3346 7308 or b.ritchie@uq.edu.au

Tourism destination marketing, visitor behaviour, tourism crisis management, capital and city-based tourism as well as niche tourism markets (including sport and event tourism).

Journalists can also search for experts on a wide range of topics at.

Mobile numbers for many of the experts are available on request. Contact Õ¬Äе¼º½ Communications on 3356 3439 for more information.