As lockdown restrictions relax and state borders open up, and with international travel still a little way off, it is time once again to be thankful that we live in Australia PHOTOGRAPHS BY ADRIAN STACEY, SIMONE CAPRODOSSI, JONATHAN MUELLER, MATT KRUMINS, KAREN GOWLETT-HOLMES, MICHAEL BARON, RODNEY FOX SHARK EXPEDITIONS, DAVID GORDON, SCOTT PLUME AND JOHANNA POOL
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ew, if any countries in the world, can boast such a varied assortment of diving. From the vivid corals of the Great Barrier Reef to the spectacular kelp forests of the Great Southern Reef, from whalesharks at Ningaloo to leafy sea dragon at the Mornington peninsular. You can dive with great white sharks or swim with humpback whales. Perhaps witness
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the mass migration of the spider crabs, visit one of the many beautiful islands, or dive one of the hundreds of wrecks that litter the shores of this diving Eden called Australia. The list of places to go to, and of creatures to see is almost endless. For a little inspiration, we have compiled a selection of world-renowned heavyweights and some lesser-known gems of Australian diving.
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