From drought and dusty farms to rain-filled waterways and wildflowers, David J Delaney celebrates the landscapes, wildlife and resilience of Australia.

A lonely gate, a pitch-black Top End night and fifty-three metres that feel much farther than they should. Scott Farquhar finds the funny side of a tough truckie’s very quick retreat.

A reflective poem about loving the Australian bush from afar, imagining its sounds, wildlife and quiet stillness with warmth and wonder.

Myroodah Crossing is a free riverside bush camp on the Fitzroy River in WA, with paperbark shade, fishing, a concrete causeway and unsealed-road access.

A sharp, humorous portrait of a station loafer whose thirst, opinions and talent for avoiding work follow him everywhere.

Two huge weeks around the campfire: ten new poems, three podcast episodes, five country music releases, a new Legend and Billy Mateer’s flood ride.