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Deciphering Douglas Mawson’s diaries reveals his polar opposite pursuit – exploring the Flinders Ranges

Australia’s Antarctic exploration pioneer took his polar pyjamas and wore them in the outback

The Guardian - AU · Dec 27, 2025

How algae conquered the world – and other epic stories hidden in the rocks of the Flinders Ranges

Earth was not always so hospitable. Evidence of how it came to be so beautiful and nurturing is locked in the rocks of South Australia’s Flinders Ranges – a site now vying for World Heritage listing.

The Conversation · Aug 6, 2023

Set in stone

Etched into rock at a dusty cattle station in outback South Australia is the richest collection of Ediacaran fossils in the world. Now, the site will be open to tourists for the first time.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2023