Australian Geographic

Resilience required

T’S SPRING. And despite our mild winters, there’s always something invigorating about the time of year when the days grow longer and the temperature rises. This time around, however, it’s considerably harder to invoke the sense of anticipation and hopefulness that usually comes along with the season of reawakening. As the global pandemic rolls on and on, life

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