Nature

Winifred Curtis (1905–2005), known as the matriarch of Tasmanian botany, began work on this reference at the Tasmanian Government's request in 1943. She produced what became the standard identification reference for Tasmania's flowering plants and conifers for nearly forty years. This set brings together Parts 1 (1956), 2 (1963), 3 (1967) and 4A, on orchids (1979).

Steven Smith's 1980 investigation into the status of the thylacine — commissioned by the Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Service and published as Wildlife Division Technical Report 81/1 in May 1981. This report was produced just five years before the thylacine was officially declared extinct in 1986, at a time when debate about whether any animals might survive was still active.

Twelve-year-old Violet, her dog Tassie and a new friend — Thyla, the ghost of the last Tasmanian tiger — go on a wild adventure to learn the real story of the thylacine: how it lived, why it disappeared, and whether there could ever be hope for its return. Written and illustrated by Renee Treml, the book weaves a time-travel adventure story through genuinely fascinating facts about the thylacine.

Australia has lost more biodiversity than any other developed nation in the last 200 years. Justine Hausheer's 2026 book documents what is being lost and what is being done to prevent further extinctions.