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CSIRO. (n.d.-a). Indigenous bush products research program.

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Isaacs, J. (1987). Bush food: Aboriginal food and herbal medicine. Weldons.

Latz, P. (1995). Bushfires and bushtucker: Aboriginal plant use in Central Australia. IAD Press.

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Zhou, Y., Akter, S., Phan, A. D. T., Bobasa, E. M., Seididamyeh, M., Sivakumar, D., & Sultanbawa, Y. (2024). Australian native lemongrass (Cymbopogon ambiguus A. Camus): An underestimated herbal plant. AppliedChem, 4(2), 212–223. https://doi.org/10.3390/appliedchem4020014 

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Aus Native Foods. (n.d.). Home. https://www.ausnativefoods.com.au/

Bush Balm Social Enterprise. (n.d.). Home. https://www.bushbalm.com.au/

Dreamtime Tuka. (n.d.). Home. https://www.dreamtimetuka.com.au/

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Bush Food Australia. (n.d.). Home.

https://www.bushfoodaustralia.com/

Cehami. (n.d.). Home. https://www.cehami.com.au/

Creative Native Foods. (n.d.). Home. https://www.creativenativefoods.com.au/

Edible Oz. (n.d.). Home. https://www.edibleoz.com.au/

Herbalistics. (n.d.). Marsdenia australis—Silky pear (plant).

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Oz Tukka. (n.d.). Home. https://oztukka.com.au/

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Industry Bodies and Networks

AgriFutures Australia. (n.d.). Emerging industries.

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Australian Native Food and Botanicals. (n.d.). Home. https://anfab.org.au/

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Food Innovation Australia Limited. (n.d.). Home. https://www.fial.com.au/

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Alice Springs Desert Park. (n.d.). Plant identification guides. https://alicespringsdesertpark.com.au/

Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). (n.d.). Mentha australis.

https://anpsa.org.au/plant_profiles/mentha-australis/

Botanic Gardens of Sydney. (n.d.). Seasons in Aboriginal Australia. https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/

NSW Herbarium. (n.d.). PlantNET—NSW flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney.

https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/

Self Sufficient Culture. (n.d.). Karkalla/Pigface. https://www.selfsufficientculture.com/

Revegetation & Land Management

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