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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 lone traveller walking a red dirt road into the Australian Outback at dawn, inspired by Possession by Pat Donovan-Guenot.
Bush Poetry

Possession

by Keeping The Verse Alive September 19, 2026
by Keeping The Verse Alive September 19, 2026

Red dust, aching bones and the call of the Outback shape this reflective poem about belonging, freedom and the need to return.

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Australian History & Heritage

Leichhardt in the Brisbane Valley

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

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

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FRECKO beside the Junee single artwork for their 2026 release
Country Music

FRECKO’s ‘Junee’ Carries a Survivor’s Journey Home

by Alex Bender September 18, 2026
by Alex Bender September 18, 2026

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

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Studio8 duo Luke Johnson and Michelle Morgan beside a sunset highway and bus for Greyhound Bus to Memphis
Country Music

Studio8 Turn a Bus Ride Into ‘Greyhound Bus to Memphis’

by Alex Bender September 17, 2026
by Alex Bender September 17, 2026

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

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A child watches the Apollo moon landing on television beside a guitar and country stage, reflecting Geoff Bagman’s humorous bush poem Why Am I Even Here?
Bush Poetry

Why Am I Even Here? (Thanks Milton Bradley)

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

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.

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Sandy Louise in the Silver Dollar Saloon artwork for her new single Hell or High Water
Country Music

Sandy Louise Turns a Movie Challenge Into ‘Hell or High Water’

by Alex Bender September 16, 2026
by Alex Bender September 16, 2026

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

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