From Kununurra to Atherton and Winton, the median house prices in well-known outback towns have spiked – in some cases by double digits – over the past 12 months.

Flames destroyed Bollon's only hotel on Saturday night, leaving residents without a pub or cafe, just weeks before the start of the tourist season.

Six councils in south-west Queensland have banded together to protest an eye-watering increase in insurance premiums of up to 300 per cent.

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.

The 2025 Outback Queensland Masters Golf Tournament has sold out four months ahead of its scheduled tee-off in a major ...

Katherine High School parents have spoken out about their terrified kids going to school every day scared of being bashed, amid fears a student will be killed in the Northern Territory outback town.

"I think often there can be a lot of unhealthy habits out in these outback towns." The club just marked the milestone of its first birthday, running last Sunday morning before plunging into the ...

Flooding across South Australia has disrupted major supply chains and left outback communities cut off. The military has been called in to deliver food and essential items. BBC Australia reporter ...

“There are employment opportunities in Quilpie, and we’re renowned as one of the friendliest towns in the outback and our facilities and lifestyle make us a very liveable town,” Mr Hall said.

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If the Federal Government is handing out bailouts, Mt Isa has put it hands up, calling for a $2bn investment fund to revive the struggling outback Queensland ... said mining towns like Mt Isa ...