The Latest Breaking News from Birdsville

The town hit 47.2C by mid afternoon, but locals are already well-versed in the art of staying cool

It's a long way from Alan Lai's home in Hong Kong to Birdsville, but the young jockey has embraced his debut at "the Melbourne Cup of the outback".

Home to goat herds, dirt bike races and thousands of tourists, this tiny town’s big shared space reimagines an ancient concept

A New South Wales family of four has been rescued after being stranded in Munga-Thirri National Park, formerly the Simpson Desert, since last week.

Welcome to Australia’s newest golf course, where players must contend with venomous snakes, flies, extreme heat, dust storms and crows

Queensland's racing watchdog disqualifies trainer Todd Austin for five years, his wife Toni for one year and jockey Ric McMahon for three and a half years, after photo emerged of McMahon with a banned electric shock device.

Josh Arnold immortalises outback towns in song. Back Roads joins him on a 1,000km road trip to find out why he hung up the mic to compose music with school kids.

Where better to plan strategies for dealing with the new climate normal than the edge of Australia’s Simpson Desert?

The Diamantina Shire Council region looks like an "inland sea" after a recent deluge cut off roads into Bedourie and Birdsville.