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Australian troops inspect bomb damage caused by Japanese air raids in Darwin, February 1942. Today survivors and veterans were honoured for their role in preserving freedom and rebuilding peace, at a ceremony in Darwin to mark the 75th anniversary. 📸 Australian War Memorial
🌊The ABC News crew on an ice cruise at Prydz Bay, #Antarctica. The team, Fiona Breen, Peter Curtis and Mark Horstman, joined Australian #scientists from the Davis station who have been using revolutionary tracking technology to monitor the movement of 🐧#seabirds. 📸 ABC News: Mark Horstman
Many residents returned to find burnt-out shells of what was once their #home after #bushfires tore through #Carwoola, east of #Queanbeyan. 🚒 After two days of intense firefighting, crews finally managed to contain the blaze on Saturday. #NSW 📸ABC News: Alkira Reinfrank
@jeffhornboxer took up #boxing 🥊as a way to deal with school #bullying. Now he's on the verge of facing all-time great @mannypacquiao for the #WBO world welterweight title in #Brisbane. 📸 ABC News: Michael Rennie
In the days of the #SovietUnion, most details of life were governed by directives from #Moscow, leaving little room for freedom of choice. But #architects from various Soviet republics found a small place to express their individuality — in the design of #busstops 🚏. This is just one of the hundreds of unique bus stops snapped by German photographer 📸 Peter Ortner.
On the outside, it's an old bus in the bush. But on the inside it's the training centre for a group of young Venturers learning about amateur radio 🎤📻 The group meets once a week at the converted bus, located in the bush in central Victoria, to learn new skills - and sometimes communicate with people overseas! Thanks to the ABC's @larissaromensky for the 📷 ! #victoria #bush #youth #radio #scouts #venturers #education #centralvictoria #radio
This farmer just spent the day widening fire breaks with his tractor. Next day he fried up a batch of banana fritters for firefighters at Coominglah Forest, in Queensland. @abcopen contributor p.carlsen sure knows how to capture a moment! Thanks for the submission 😃 #farmer #qld #coominglah #australia
The most remote Aboriginal community in Australia, Kiwirrkurra, is helping young people grow through the power of fashion. Thirty-odd locals aged 10 to 25 years preened their hair, applied makeup and donned silk dresses and suits before strutting out on the catwalk. (📸 by Thomas Worrigal) #fashionparade #models #Kiwirrkurra #wa #outback #australia
😍🐑 The #birth of #quintuplet lambs on a hobby #farm in #Uduc has been described as “one in a million”. Landholder and former veterinary nurse Clare Simms said the birth of the five lambs 140 kilometres south of Perth was quite “rare”. Unfortunately, two of the five lambs were rejected by their mother, and have now been rehomed. 📷 ABC: Michelle Stanley #lamb #farm #perth
Watching paint dry has become Coonalpyn's most popular pastime. This week, thousands have stopped by to catch a glimpse of renowned artist Guido van Helten working his magic on the town's towering grain silos. Retiree Fred Deeks plans on watching Guido work "until the last brushstroke". (📸 by Kate Hill) #coonalpyn #southaustralia #sa #silo #guidovanhelten #art #mural #australia
This is Tulip the wombat when she had a mite infestation called mange. Unfortunately wombats don't know how to deal with the itch and are literally itching themselves to death. Luckily for Tulip, she received treatment. But more volunteers are needed to help treat other wombats like her. (📸 by Nick Bean) #wombat #mange #wildlife #rehabilitation #tasmania
Witchetty grubs are among the best known bush foods. Cooked lightly, the grubs are said to taste like scrambled eggs and a chocolate-like infusion. 🍫+🍳=🤔 Researchers say their DNA provides an insight into the eating habits of Indigenous people over thousands of years. (📸 by Alan Yen) #witchettygrubs #bush #bushtucker #indigenous
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