The Latest Breaking News from Outback

New forensic techniques have helped Northern Territory police identify the remains of a man who went missing in the Outback 24 years ago.

Some operators are experiencing a 50 per cent drop in visitor numbers and fear financial impacts should foot traffic not increase soon.

From offroading in the Outback to a lap at Mount Panorama, Daniel's big adventure takes us on a tour of Australia.

Peter Falaconio, 28 was shot dead on Stuart Highway in the outback of the Australia's Northern Territory in 2001 by Bradley Murdoch but the killer has never given up where his body is.

British national Peter Falconio, 28, was shot dead on a remote stretch of highway in Australia's Outback in 2001 - but his body has never been found despite repeated searches

Authorities in Australia aim to toughen up laws on the mishandling of radioactive material as a search for a hazardous capsule that a mining company lost in the Outback enters a seventh day.

SYDNEY: Mining giant Rio Tinto has lost a tiny, toxic radioactive widget in Western Australia, somewhere along on a 1,400 kilometre stretch of isolated highway through the arid Outback.

A mining company dropped a tiny capsule of caesium-137 somewhere along an 870-mile stretch of Western Australia’s Great Northern Highway. The plan is to find it before someone gets hurt, Liam James reports

From relaxing in natural springs to picking up outback skills and learning about Aboriginal culture, Simon Calder shares an enriching day in Australia’s Northern Territory

Australia on Monday started building a vast network of antennas in the Outback, its section of what planners say will eventually become one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world. When complete, the antennas in Australia and a network of dishes in South Africa will form the Square…

Sydney (AFP) - Australia on Monday started building a vast network of antennas in the Outback, its section of what planners say will eventually become one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world.