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Bush Poetry

The Love Poetry of Breaker Morant

by Keeping The Verse Alive October 22, 2026

Tony Hammill explores the romantic side of Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant, sharing two love poems …

by Keeping The Verse Alive October 22, 2026

The Glass-Half-full Bloke

October 18, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive October 18, 2026

Walers

October 17, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive October 17, 2026

Lucky Country

October 16, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive October 16, 2026
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Country Music

Courtney Rose Turns a Pilbara Cyclone into Song with ‘Zelia’

by Alex Bender October 22, 2026

From Queensland family band Unbranded to Port Hedland, Courtney Rose’s next chapter draws on …

by Alex Bender October 22, 2026

Tara Laurel Joy Finds the Funny Side in “Why Do I Bother with Boys?”

October 15, 2026
by Alex Bender October 15, 2026

Amberley Maryellen Brings New Love Home in ‘Green Eyes’

October 10, 2026
by Alex Bender October 10, 2026

Katie Jayne Raises a Coke Zero to a New Chapter with ‘Beer & Broken’

October 9, 2026
by Alex Bender October 9, 2026
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Australian History & Heritage

Macpherson and Mt Abundance

by Country Campfire Editorial October 2, 2026

Tony Hammill recounts Allan Macpherson’s ambitious attempt to establish Mount Abundance near Roma, the …

by Country Campfire Editorial October 2, 2026

J.F. Archibald

September 23, 2026
by Country Campfire Editorial September 23, 2026

Leichhardt in the Brisbane Valley

September 18, 2026
by Country Campfire Editorial September 18, 2026

Billy Mateer: The Man Who Raced the Flood

September 10, 2026
by Country Campfire Editorial September 10, 2026
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Camping & Campfires

Thai Beef Salad on the Road — Footloose Drifters

by Campfire Cooking September 24, 2026

Footloose Drifters share their quick Thai beef salad for days spent exploring and eating …

by Campfire Cooking September 24, 2026

Myroodah Crossing: Riverside Camping on the Fitzroy River, WA

September 14, 2026
by The Campground Project September 14, 2026

Ranger Nick Takes Aim at an Australian Record With Giant Australia-Shaped Meatloaf

August 25, 2026
by Alex Bender August 25, 2026

Illawara Creek Bush Camp: A Hidden Creekside Camp Near Top Springs, NT

August 11, 2026
by The Campground Project August 11, 2026
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Fresh from the Campfire

A vintage bicycle beside a memorial statue on a wet Oslo street, illustrating Narelle Stoll’s poem Number 24.
Bush Poetry

Number 24

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 6, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 6, 2026

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

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Campfire Muster September 2026 featuring Ranger Nick and an Australia-shaped camp oven plate
Campfire Muster

Campfire Muster — September 2026: Australia’s Going in the Camp Oven

by Alex Bender September 6, 2026
by Alex Bender September 6, 2026

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.

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Two railway workers beside rum barrels at sunset for The Rum Barrel Club by David J Delaney
Bush Poetry

The Rum Barrel Club

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 4, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 4, 2026

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

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Country Music

Charlie’s Attic Let ‘Flowers’ Bloom From a Lifetime of Music

by Alex Bender September 4, 2026
by Alex Bender September 4, 2026

Charlie’s Attic return with Flowers, the latest single from Cheree Martin and Dave Hughes after years of country, folk, rock and Americana influences.

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An old farmer flees a laser-equipped AI potato picker as potatoes fly across an Australian paddock, inspired by Peter Pentland’s poem.
Bush Poetry

Potato picker AI version

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 3, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 3, 2026

An old farmer’s new AI potato picker turns one paddock into a whirlwind of flying spuds, wrecked sheds and farmyard chaos. Peter Pentland delivers a comic warning about modern machinery—and unread instructions.

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Storm over a dilapidated outback shack, old mine shaft, copper still and enamel guzzunders, inspired by Ron Boughton’s poem.
Bush Poetry

Guzzunder Blunder

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 2, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 2, 2026

A backyard still, a pair of guzzunders and one stormy night turn a grubby outback household into the town’s most unlikely attraction.

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