Tony Hammill follows Ludwig Leichhardt’s months in the Brisbane Valley, from Durundur Station to the Bunya Mountains and beyond.

FRECKO turn a naval survivor’s journey home into “Junee”, a haunting Australian story carried by fiddle, pedal steel and two generations.

Studio8 turn a 2024 bus trip from Nashville to Memphis into a rolling country road song, out 21 September.

Geoff Bagman takes us from childhood dreams of space and the spell of Woodstock to a life of music, before delivering the very cheeky answer to why he is here.

A late-night movie search sparked Sandy Louise’s gritty new single Hell or High Water, produced by Bill Chambers and out 25 September.

From drought and dusty farms to rain-filled waterways and wildflowers, David J Delaney celebrates the landscapes, wildlife and resilience of Australia.

A lonely gate, a pitch-black Top End night and fifty-three metres that feel much farther than they should. Scott Farquhar finds the funny side of a tough truckie’s very quick retreat.

A reflective poem about loving the Australian bush from afar, imagining its sounds, wildlife and quiet stillness with warmth and wonder.

Myroodah Crossing is a free riverside bush camp on the Fitzroy River in WA, with paperbark shade, fishing, a concrete causeway and unsealed-road access.

A sharp, humorous portrait of a station loafer whose thirst, opinions and talent for avoiding work follow him everywhere.

Two huge weeks around the campfire: ten new poems, three podcast episodes, five country music releases, a new Legend and Billy Mateer’s flood ride.

Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers turn a difficult morning into something joyful on their new bluegrass single, The World Keeps Turning.

Geoff Bagman takes us from a forgotten box of goon at the back of the fridge to the hopeful question of whether it has improved with age.

In 1893, stockman Billy Mateer rode through flooded Queensland country to carry a warning towards Brisbane — a remarkable ride nearly lost to history.

A solemn bush poem about Aboriginal Australian trackers sent to the Boer War, the service they gave and the injustice that kept them from returning home.

Faith Williams stands her ground on “Home Truths”, a sharp-edged alt-country single from her forthcoming debut album.

Three swaggering larrikins go looking for trouble on Fitzroy Street — and discover one St Kilda granny is more than a match for them.

Narelle Stoll’s bush poem “Number 24” honours Norwegian resistance hero Gunnar Sønsteby and the sacrifices made for freedom.

Spring is moving across country Australia. Ranger Nick is cooking an Australia-shaped meatloaf, the October long weekend needs planning, emus are swimming and the thylacine’s last 59 days still matter.

A warm, humorous true story of railway-yard larrikins, rum barrels and a secret club that grew a little too popular.