outback Archives

Tips for driving in the Kimberley

Here are 16 tips for driving in the Kimberley that can also be applied to driving in other remote regions of the Australian outback.

Diana Plater takes us on a drive through typical Kimberley country: gorges, red cliffs, and boab trees.

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One of the world’s greatest train journeys, across Australia’s arid interior, is marking its 40th birthday.

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For only the third time in 128 years, the Birdsville races have been cancelled – this time due to flooding.

As Kimberley locals protest a $30 billion gas hub at James Price Point, we revisits the scene of a historic land rights battle in the same region.

There’s much more than mining in this sprawling outback Queensland town.

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Photos taken over 60 years ago are the earliest colour images of Central Australian wildflowers.

Explore a fossil-rich, historically important place of magnificent beauty.

School of the Air teacher Kylie Hanson takes us through a typical day in a 1.3 million sq. km schoolyard.

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Land managers, Aboriginal rangers and pastoralists are coming together to improve fire management techniques in the Kimberley.