Australia's 2023 in review: the stories that shook the nation – video
From the dramatic referendum vote to Matilda's World Cup mania, here's a look back at (nearly) everything that happened in 2023, in just six minutes
5 October 2023
Bird of the year 2023 result: swift parrot crowned winner of Australia’s favourite bird poll – as it happened
Australian bird of the year 2023: final top 10 ranking
Swift parrot named 2023 Australian bird of the year winner
And the winner is ... swift parrot announced as the 2023 Australian bird of the year – video
Voted for bird of the year? Now make your avian affection really count
Sean Dooley
Australian bird of the year 2023: free downloadable poster
The 2023 Australian bird of the year is …
4 October 2023
The case of Strange Bird: how did an African guineafowl end up living wild on a Sydney street?
At first an oddity roaming in an otherwise desperately ordinary suburb, the curious creature continues to survive – alone and silent
3 October 2023
‘So ugly it’s beautiful’: Australian politicians reveal their picks for bird of the year
David Pocock backs #TeamGangGang for bird of the year 2023 – video
Why you should vote swift parrot as bird of the year (according to a swift parrot) – video
The mukarrthippi grasswren may be Australia’s rarest bird and I am obsessed with it
Virginia Merange
2 October 2023
Datablog
Can the swift parrot knock the tawny frogmouth off its perch? What the numbers say about Australia’s bird of the year poll
Nick Evershed
The laughing kookaburra assumes it has your vote for bird of the year – video
1 October 2023
A weebill speaks: vote for us as your bird of the year – video
‘Watching extinction in real time’: conservationists losing hope for Australia’s swift parrot if logging continues
September 2023
An injured galah taught me that what makes something beautiful is also what makes it fragile
Natasha May
Perhaps it’s naive not to imagine that all of life itself is about accepting the fragility of how easily things break
First Dog on the Moon
Is this Australia’s most trusting bird? No wonder it is endangered
First Dog on the Moon
I shall lay my eggs here on this beach where they have been safe for thousands of years
Full Story
Newsroom edition: a bird call to action – Full Story podcast
Gabrielle Jackson speaks to editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and national news editor Patrick Keneally about why voting for your favourite bird can help protect native species
About 40 results for Australian bird of the year 2023
