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What is right and wrong with Australia’s

national parks? And how can we better manage

these natural treasures? Read our special

report to find out. Also in this issue, walk in the

footprints of Australia’s early inhabitants as we

celebrate the 40th anniversary of the discovery

of 42,000-year-old Mungo Man; learn how

plants talk with sounds, chemicals and

other surprising means; look back over Dick

Smith’s incredible life of adventure; and come

with us to the Lasseters Camel Cup, an annual

fixture in the Alice Springs racing calendar.

Out early November.

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Cup contenders. As the light fades over Alice

Springs, the corral at Blatherskite Park buzzes

with excitement. Handlers, jockeys and their

steeds are preparing for tomorrow’s race –

the annual Lasseters Camel Cup.

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