Deserts

The marsupial mole is completely blind, "swims" through the desert sand and rarely ventures above ground. But one eagle-eyed traveller is in "disbelief" after spotting one attempting to cross the road.

Motorsport legend Toby Price says it's a "dream come true" winning his ninth King of the Desert car title at the Finke Desert Race, as David Walsh storms home to take out the bike section for the fourth time.

Thought snakes and crocodiles were the main hazard in the outback? Think again. Motoring experts say after the big wet season cars are catching alight due to vegetation growth.

Citizen scientists are being called upon to help unlock the mysteries of the thorny devil and better understand the desert dweller's evolution.

John Francis Peggotty held up Cobb & Co carriages while draped in gold and riding an ostrich along the Coorong road — or so the story goes. Exactly how far-fetched is this local legend?

The dingo fence does its job keeping the predator at bay — but that single change has cascading effects on the environment, right down to the shape of the sand dunes.

The outback is a big part of our national identity. But many Australians don't know its full history and complexities.

Indigenous rangers and researchers have done the science in Australia's remote outback so Australians can fly carbon neutral when we buy an airline ticket.

The Threatened Species Action Plan neglects almost all of central Australia, advocates say, and could spell disaster for the Lake Eyre Basin and its endangered wildlife.

After 11 years of perseverance, a Queensland man has crossed the Simpson Desert driving a wind-powered buggy.

Arid Recovery has translocated 12 kowaris from the Birdsville Track to its reserve near Andamooka Station in an effort to conserve the species. It is the last known population of the species in the state.

Floodwaters are a "tonic" for the deserts of central Australia. From wildflowers to bird life and the rare watering of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, it's leaving tourists gobsmacked. 

In a record breaking day at the Finke Desert Race in Central Australia... the winners in both the car and bike categories have smashed the previous fastest times on the rough 230 kilometre track. Saskia Mabin reports.

Competitors in the iconic two-day Finke Desert Race in Central Australia have torn through day one of the challenging course from Alice Springs to the remote community of Apatula. Saskia Mabin reports.

Uluru's dormant waterfalls came to life after rain transformed the desert landscape into a wintery wonderland only very few people get to see.

Drone footage shows the rocky and red landscape of north-west Queensland near Cloncurry, where an old rail complex once thrived.

Tourism operators in South Australia's far north hope the outback has been given a new lease of life after recent floods.

After travelling a gruelling 5,000 kilometres across the continent with five camels, Sophie Matterson reflects on the highs and lows of her epic two-year journey.

Considered to be one of the world's most mysterious birds, the elusive night parrot has been seen by fewer than 20 people who are still alive today.

The Munga-Thirri—Simpson Desert National Park in far northern South Australia becomes Australia's newest and largest national park.