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Bush Poetry

The Glass-Half-full Bloke

by Keeping The Verse Alive October 18, 2026

Bill finds a bright side to bushfires, drought and floods. His wife Dot sees …

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

Creek Camp Memories

October 13, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive October 13, 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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Camping & Campfires

Thai Beef Salad on the Road — Footloose Drifters

by Campfire Cooking September 24, 2026
by Campfire Cooking September 24, 2026

Footloose Drifters share their quick Thai beef salad for days spent exploring and eating wherever the road takes them.

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An overdressed bush poet at a microphone faces a crowded rural hall, with casually dressed locals at the bar, in The Bandywallop Ball by Tony Hammill.
Bush Poetry

The Bandywallop Ball

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 24, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 24, 2026

A prize-winning bush poet takes the stage at a country festival ball, where long speeches and a noisy crowd turn his recital into a night he won’t forget.

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A Brahman bull watches a farm cat beside a small potion bottle in a sunlit Australian farmyard, illustrating Bob Pacey’s Hippy Potion.
Bush Poetry

Hippy Potion

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 23, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 23, 2026

A pricey Brahman bull, a mysterious potion and a farmyard cat make for a riotous yarn in Bob Pacey’s Hippy Potion.

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Australian History & Heritage

J.F. Archibald

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

The importance of J.F. Archibald (1856-1919) in the founding of a national literature cannot be underestimated.

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Country Music

The Silverline Put a Ring on It with ‘I’m Gonna Marry That Girl’

by Alex Bender September 22, 2026
by Alex Bender September 22, 2026

The Silverline turn up the guitars with “I’m Gonna Marry That Girl”, a high-energy Australian country-rock love song out 29 September 2026.

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Bush Poetry

Are You on Channel, Mate?

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 22, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 22, 2026

From the quiet of a truck cab, Scott Farquhar reflects on the black dog, finding relief through writing and the importance of checking in on a mate.

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