R.M.Williams OUTBACK

R.M.Williams Publishing

R.M.Williams OUTBACK reangles its authentic, experienced lens on rural and regional Australia into the audio space. The hugely successful OUTBACK magazine has been published for 25 years and knows the Australian bush like nobody else. This podcast is inspired by the informative writing and spectacular photography in the magazine but is not limited to this content. Explore Australian news, events, stations, nature, art, people, history, gear, tracks, travel, pubs, towns and much more.

  • 32 minutes 30 seconds
    Outback legend Ron Moon on controversial explorer Leichhardt

    Ron Moon is one of the bigest names in the Australian 4-wheel-drive community, having led hundreds of expeditions and written a list of guidebooks. Recently he followed the course of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt’s first big expedition, from the Darling Downs to Port Essington on the NT coast. Ron recounts this journey and many others from over the years.

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    12 December 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 34 minutes 41 seconds
    Small investors buy into virtual farms: IIF founder Nathan MacPhee

    In what’s believed to be a world first, small-scale Australian investors are putting money into farm production, placing needed cash in the pockets of farmers.

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    2 September 2024, 12:44 am
  • 33 minutes 14 seconds
    Alternative country singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden

    Humble, hardworking alternative country singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden

    has reignited the genre with her honest storytelling and strong melodies.

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    18 August 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 28 minutes 52 seconds
    Great Artesian Basin with photojournalist Mandy McKeesick

    The Great Artesian Basin is one of the largest groundwater reservoirs in the world, sustaining life wherever its ancient waters come to the surface. Mandy McKeesick takes a deep dive into this fascinating resource in the wake of threats to its future.

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    4 August 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 37 seconds
    Back to the Birdsville Track

    Birdsville Track veteran John Dunn unearths the story of the little-known first mailman on this challenging desert route.

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    21 July 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 21 minutes 54 seconds
    Bird book reunites step brothers

    Step brothers David Freedman and Richard Steele hadn’t seen each other for more than 50 years due to a family estrangement. However, when artist David needed a fellow bird enthusiast to write the text to go with his beautiful illustrations for Australia’s Birds in Watercolour, Richard was just the man.

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    7 July 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 34 minutes 30 seconds
    Renaissance bushman Brendan Eblen

    Brendan Eblen is known across the South Australian outback as a house painter, a cook, a storyteller and an RFDS fundraiser.

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    23 June 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 37 seconds
    The latest and greatest in Australian agtech with journalist Ken Eastwood

    Australian agtech is ushering in a new era for the way we farm. There are now over 500 agritech companies now in Australia, with the industry entering a critical period when the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) is being realised.

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    9 June 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 13 seconds
    Saving our native animals with ecologist Katherine Moseby

    Ecologist Katherine Moseby has spent her career working to solve one of Australia’s most complex environmental challenges – feral animals.

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    26 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 22 seconds
    Inside the Akubra workshop with art director Peter Pap

    OUTBACK’s art director Peter Pap recently captured the Akubra workshop in action to mark its 50th year in Kempsey, NSW. He says that on entering the corrugated-iron building, the nearly 150-year history of this Aussie icon was apparent.

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    12 May 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 50 seconds
    A new chapter for libraries with writer Amanda Burdon

    Gone are the days of libraries being stuffy, silent book repositories. Today’s libraries, especially in rural and regional Australia, are vibrant community hubs.

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    28 April 2024, 5:00 pm
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