News

Largest floodwater on record creates rare outback spectacle
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, Australia’s largest salt lake, is coming alive for the second year in a row. But this year is different.
Barren lake will turn into oasis as ‘rare’ weather event hits Australian outback
This is the fourth time in the last 160 years such a “spectacular” event has occurred, officials said. It is expected to ...
Bodies of two women found near Streaky Bay in South Australia
A search is under way for two people reported missing in waters off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. Emergency services were called to Streaky Bay at 11.15am after the pair were last seen near Back ...
They wreaked havoc in Queensland. Now they’re bringing new life elsewhere
A walk on Tuesday morning from the homestead at Kalamurina wildlife sanctuary, the vast nature reserve owned by the ...
Weatherzone10d
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre tourism frenzy as waters surge onto the salt pan
As floodwaters start to fill South Australia’s Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, tourism operators are gearing up for their busiest ...
Australia’s most morbid town names: from Mount misery to Heartbreak hill
Some call it “dark tourism”. American wit and travel author PJ O’Rourke dubbed it “holidays in hell”. Visiting places of ...
South Lake Tahoe14d
El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office calls in Lake Tahoe area
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office responds to calls ...
Northern Territory News15d
Water in Lake Eyre as Queensland floods could fill Outback attraction Lake Eyre for first time since 1974
A rare natural event at Australia’s largest inland lake in ... van Wegen captured the moment water started flowing into Lake Eyre’s northern Warburton inlet from the Diamantina catchment ...