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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

Grandad calmly outdrinks a city slicker during a crowded contest at Lake Boga Hotel in Jai Thoolen’s humorous bush poem.
Bush Poetry

Lake Boga Hotel

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

A city slicker walks into the Lake Boga Hotel with fifteen hundred dollars and a big claim. Grandad quietly takes the challenge—and gives the town a story it will never forget.

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A rooster crows at sunrise beside hens, a laid-back bull, a cross-eyed dog and an old grey mare on an Australian rural property.
Bush Poetry

Rise n’ Shine (What a Place to Be.)

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 1, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 1, 2026

A rooster with endless energy, a laid-back bull and a colourful mob of country characters make life on the land anything but dull.

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Country Music

Terry Lockley Salutes Country Radio with ‘The Country Radio Show’

by Alex Bender September 1, 2026
by Alex Bender September 1, 2026

Terry Lockley’s new single The Country Radio Show salutes the presenters, volunteers and listeners keeping Australian country music alive.

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Country Music

Tammy London’s ‘Everything’ Celebrates the Love That Lasts

by Alex Bender August 31, 2026
by Alex Bender August 31, 2026

Tammy London’s new single Everything is a heartfelt country song about long-term love, growing together and choosing the same person through all of life’s seasons.

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A mischievous badger bursts through the floorboards of an old Australian bush cottage in an illustration for Taste for Religion.
Bush Poetry

Taste for Religion

by Keeping The Verse Alive August 31, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive August 31, 2026

A cranky old bushman, a fearsome badger and a stream of religious visitors make for a mischievous comic yarn from Peter Pentland.

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Campfire Roundup August 30 artwork showing a blue-hour Australian river camp with a campfire, notebook, microphone and guitar.
Campfire Roundup

Campfire Roundup — August 30: From Waltzing Matilda to the Negri River

by Alex Bender August 30, 2026
by Alex Bender August 30, 2026

From Waltzing Matilda and the Negri River to five new poems, two podcast episodes, three Legends, country music and camp cooking.

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    • Australian Bush Poetry
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    • The Legends Project
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