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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 tropical rainforest track meeting the Cairns coast for Why I Live where I Live by David J Delaney
Bush Poetry

Why I Live where I Live (for Macca)

by Keeping The Verse Alive August 29, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive August 29, 2026

From rainforest tracks to golden shores, David J Delaney celebrates the wildlife, colour and natural beauty of life around Cairns.

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Old sneakers and a twisted bull-bar beside a Cape York creek as a crocodile surfaces, inspired by Old Scar by Geoff Bagman.
Bush Poetry

Old Scar

by Keeping The Verse Alive August 28, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive August 28, 2026

A father spins a tale about a fearsome old crocodile to unsettle his impatient son — but the murky creek may hold more than either expects.

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Catherine Britt featured in Country Campfire artwork for her single I Get It Now
Country Music

Catherine Britt’s ‘I Get It Now’ Finds Wisdom in Life’s Lessons

by Alex Bender August 28, 2026
by Alex Bender August 28, 2026

Catherine Britt’s new single ‘I Get It Now’ reflects on family advice, growing older and the life lessons that only make sense when the time is right.

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Sunrise over the Negri River Crossing and causeway in the Northern Territory
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Negri River Crossing: Remote Camping on Duncan Road, NT

by The Campground Project August 27, 2026
by The Campground Project August 27, 2026

Negri River Crossing is a free bush camp on Duncan Road in the NT, with spacious river-rock sites, fishing, paperbark shade and 4WD access.

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Blue heeler Bluey clings to the tail of a fleeing black Angus bull as an ironbark slab hut collapses in the Australian bush.
Bush Poetry

Bluey

by Keeping The Verse Alive August 26, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive August 26, 2026

Bluey is a rollicking bush yarn about a wayward blue heeler whose cattle-working enthusiasm ends in an Angus bull, a flattened hut and a missing set of teeth.

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Giant Australia-shaped meatloaf cooking over hot coals for Ranger Nick’s record attempt
Camping & Campfires

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

by Alex Bender August 25, 2026
by Alex Bender August 25, 2026

Ranger Nick is preparing to cook a giant Australia-shaped meatloaf over hot coals in an ambitious Australian record attempt at the 2026 Australian Camp Oven Festival.

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