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The layers of drawings tell a story of strange beasts that lived in Australia thousands of years ago: oversized birds, giant striding kangaroos, and other mega-sized animals. Marsupials are animals with pouches, like kangaroos and wallabies, a group that does not include lions. Ubirr rock art also depicts a Tasmanian tiger - an animal that went extinct on mainland Australia 2000 years ago. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on contemporary Australian artist Peter Daverington. The article discusses Daverington's participation in the graffiti "movement" in Melbourne, Victoria, the influence of Sufi Whirling Dervishes on a series of his work, and his use of linear geometric "hyperspaces" in his paintings. The article goes on to discuss Daverington's depictions of nature, his installation art, and his award from the City of Port Phillip's Rupert Bunny Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship.

The article presents some of the notable entries from the Art Prize Challenge No. 27 of the periodical "Australian Artist." They include Lyn Mellady's "Storm Swept Sands," in pastel, Jane Henderson's "Portsea, Victoria," mixed media, Colin Richardson's "Allyn River Rock Pools," in oil, and Di Hancox's "Turtle Reef," in watercolor.

The article focuses on the life and works of India Flint, a textile artist in Australia. It states that Flint uses plant dyes, wrapping leaves in cloth bundles to create evocative imagery that captures the essence of the landscape from which they are drawn. It cites Flint's works which include Landskin, ragged blossom, and Planeta.

The article explores the content in Australian quilts. According to Malcolm Andrews, issues including the sense of identity and relationship to the environment are the core of quilt art by many Australian artists. Dianne Firth experimented other approaches including natural quilts made from leaves. Whole-cloth silk quilts by Jan Irvine-Nealie are painted with an airbrush. In the "Shift Series," Judy Hooworth's emphasis is more environment than landscape.

An interview with Terrance Plowright, an Australian sculptor, is presented. Plowright mentions that he is working on designs for a full-size prototype and these are artworks that produce electricity. He believes that artworks that produce electricity is a type of public installation which is becoming popular in city councils in Australia. He also says that nature is his inspiration for all of his artworks.

The article profiles Australian landscape painter Fred Williams. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1927. The painter entered the National Gallery Art School in 1943. Williams was one of the most admired painters in Australia. His paintings portrayed all the nuances of nature which have become popular internationally.