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From threatened species to incredible macro – meet the 2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year winners, the stories behind the shot, and the gear used

Constable Bill McKinnon shot an Aboriginal man at Uluru. Facing up to crimes like this is part of the work Indigenous Australians have been calling on colonial descendants to do for decades – to ‘be brave’ and seek out the truth. It’s why Guardian Australia has launched this project

Aboriginal rangers in their remote lands are leading a research project to learn about a tiny toadlet believed to be a new species of frog.

The Nullarbor is one of Australia’s iconic natural places. It’s renowned as a vast and mostly treeless plain. But hidden beneath this ancient landscape is an immense network of caves.

When you think of moths, do you see holes in your clothes, pests in the pantry, or pesky insects drawn to night lights spoiling your social BBQ? Or worse, do you have an irrational fear of moths? (That’s called mottephobia).

Rare Pygmy Right Whales at Risk Due to Sedentary Habits, Warns New Research