ALT Figure 1 from the publication, showing locations and biomes sampled in continental Australia, Christmas Island, and Antarctica, and major fungal groups detected with their ecology. This work was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship from La Trobe University. We would like to acknowledge the contribution of the Australian Microbiome and Biomes of Australian Soil Environments consortiums in the generation of data used in this publication. The Australian Microbiome initiative is supported by funding from Bioplatforms Australia and the Integrated Marine Observing System through the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, Parks Australia through the Bush Blitz program funded by the Australian Government and BHP, and CSIRO.