Latest News for: the outback
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Underground 'battery' deep in the outback could power millions of homes
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 21 Feb 2026
They are older than the dinosaurs and buried deep underground, but scientists are pinning their hopes on ancient salt caverns to solve Australia’s green energy storage problem ... .
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'Slow tourism' bringing city adventurers to the outback's most remote communities
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 01 Feb 2026
Two new airstrips have been unveiled in outback SA, opening the door to what businesses are calling "slow tourism", which attracts fewer but wealthier tourists ... .
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Living Waterwise in the Outback (City of Kalgoorlie - Boulder)
Public Technologies 29 Jan 2026
In a dry outback environment like Kalgoorlie-Boulder, small fixes and smarter habits can make a big difference - to your bills, your garden, and our community's long-term water security ... The program is available until 31 May 2026 ... The project includes.
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The outback town where homes can be 'cheaper to buy than rent'
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 24 Jan 2026
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How a horse-mad girl from the outback became queen of racing in Queensland
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 09 Jan 2026
Angela Jones became the number one jockey in Queensland in 2025. Now, the determined young woman, who grew up on a central Queensland cattle farm, wants Group 1 glory ... .
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Friends keep teenage pact to retire in the outback together
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 03 Jan 2026
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Jonathan Agnew flew me around the Outback in his twin-propeller plane
Yahoo Daily News 01 Jan 2026
We are approaching the end of the dirt runway at Parachilna airfield, around five hours north of Adelaide in the South Australia Outback, and Agnew is at the controls next to his instructor from the UK, Mark Onyett.Advertisement.
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Welcome Christmas rain in the outback while south-east Queensland swelters
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 21 Dec 2025
A tropical low will bring heavy rain and storms to much of Queensland this week while a south-east heatwave persists ... .
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Archaeologists bring 170yo Aboriginal artefacts to surface in the outback
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 30 Nov 2025
A stash of Aboriginal artefacts, dating back about 170 years, is unearthed from the red dirt of outback Queensland, bringing history to life for the local Pitta Pitta people ... .
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Olympic gold medalist swaps coast for the outback on mental health tour
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 20 Nov 2025
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The joyful world of Kaylene Whiskey: the Indigenous artist pulling Dolly Parton and Wonder Woman into the outback
The Observer 17 Nov 2025
Kaylene Whiskey’s sneakers are so silver they’re making the light dance ... The gleefully bold Yankunytjatjara artist is ready for a party, and she’s brought that mood to the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) for the launch of Super Kaylene Whiskey.
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