Outback Queensland's red dirt might not be a typical setting for a grape or cotton farm. Blazing summer temperatures in this part of the country easily reach the mid-40s at this time of year and ...

Blackall is Merino Country, and wool is a very important ... weren’t lying – such a beautiful and unique place in Outback Queensland! If you have a caravan or camper trailer or tent, you ...

This article is part of Traveller’s Holiday Guide to Australian road trips.See all ... If you’ve never visited Australia’s great outback before (perhaps the idea of tramping across a dusty ...

While coastal areas explode in population, it's a different scene in outback Queensland. Towns become almost as barren as the landscape, as a stifling heat sets in and many retreat to cooler pastures.

It's one of the most remote towns in the world – yet travellers to Birdsville are discovering there's a whole new shine to the Queensland outback icon. You can fly from Sydney to Tokyo in the ...