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Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 1633–44.
Cover artwork: Forecourt Mosaic Pavement, Parliament House Canberra (created 1986−87), original design by Michael Nelson Jagamara (born 1945) of the Luritja/Warlpiri peoples, fabricated by William McIntosh, Aldo Rossi and Franco Colussi; Parliament House Art Collection, Department of Parliamentary Services, Canberra. Michael Nelson Jagamara/Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd ©
Cover photo: Bosiljka Zutich/Alamy Stock Photo ©
Illustration here by Javier Zarracina.
This 3rd edition of Lonely Planet’s Best of Australia guidebook was curated by Anthony Ham and researched and written by Anthony, Andrew Bain, Fleur Bainger, Samantha Forge, Paul Harding, Trent Holden, Sofia Levin, Hugh McNaughtan, Kate Morgan, Charles Rawlings-Way, Andy Symington and Tasmin Waby. The previous edition was written by Brett Atkinson, Cristian Bonetto, Peter Dragicevich, Anthony Ham, Paul Harding, Trent Holden, Kate Morgan, Charles Rawlings-Way, Tamara Sheward, Tom Spurling, Andy Symington and Donna Wheeler. We would also like to thank the following people for their contributions to this guide: Dr Michael Cathcart, Cathy Craigie, Rachel Hocking and Dr Tim Flannery. This guidebook was produced by the following:
Destination Editor Tasmin Waby
Senior Product Editor Anne Mason
Regional Senior Cartographer Julie Sheridan
Product Editor Kate Kiely
Book Designer Clara Monitto
Assisting Editors James Bainbridge, Sarah Bailey, Judith Bamber, Imogen Bannister, Andrea Dobbin, Peter Cruttenden, Emma Gibbs, Carly Hall, Paul Harding, Kellie Langdon, Joel Cotterell, Lou McGregor, Kristin Odjik, Fionnuala Twomey
Cartographer Julie Dodkins
Cover Researcher Brendan Dempsey-Spencer
Thanks to Geoff Brew, Jennifer Carey, Laura Crawford, Sasha Drew, David Hodges, Claire Naylor, Anna Tyler, Brana Vladisavljevic
eBook thanks to Julie J. Dodkins, Craig Kilburn, Wayne Murphy, John Taufa and Juan Winata.