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Visitors to the South Australian desert can see Wilpena Pound, Rainbow Valley, Quorn, Lake Eyre and Mt Remarkable or go wine tasting, camel riding or opal mining.

Human beings settled here over 10,000 years ago and over the centuries the Aboriginal people developed highly efficient ways of surviving in this hot, inhospitable land.

Some of the best (and strangest) Australian events take place in the NT, whether it's eating crocodile, dry river rowing, hat making, or sinking in the Arafura Sea.

On a three-week winter vacation in Australia, the smart traveler focuses on Queensland and the Northern Territory. In Week 3, take an adventure tour to Uluru and beyond.

Facts on Ayer's Rock, King's Canyon, hot air ballooning, camels, Kata Tjuta, the Flying Doctors, Mt Conner, Lambert Centre, Rainbow Valley and more in central Australia.

In every State and Territory in Australia there is a range of hot air ballooning experiences awaiting the adventurous soul or the hopeless romantic.

Races, food, drink, specialty acts and parades are only part of the show. Costumed Nevada characters, celebrities and "jockeys" from around the U. S. provide color, too.

Uluru, Kata Tjuta, The Pinnacles and the Twelve Apostles aren't the only strange natural phenomena you can visit if you travel on holiday to the island continent.

How long do you need to write a book? It's impossible to say, argues Nikki Gemmell, far better to simply go with the flow...

Direct travel deals from Australia are the answer, if US and UK citizens want to take advantage of the distressed Aussie dollar to secure cheap holidays down under.

Wait a While took on Point Given's Sealy Hill, a Canadian Triple Tiara champion, in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf stretch and gave Todd Pletcher a show finish.

When preparing to walk the base of Uluru in the Australia, visitors should purchase a fly net and pack plenty of water. A hat and sunscreen are also essentials.

The 2005 Australian independent horror film Wolf Creek was purely a work of fiction but it contained elements of two real Australian murders.

Anti-Aboriginal propaganda, replete with graphic descriptions of child rape, have reached the UK. Let's critically examine words and images from an article in The Times.

Has the church, since playing an historical part in the loss of Aboriginal language and culture, now become an ally in the struggle for Aboriginal rights?

Recent rumblings of a volcano in Indonesia have scientists keeping a closer eye on the mountain that once caused a monster eruption.

Expeditions into deserts don't have to be stories of dehydration and unending heat, as a trip to visit Ayers rock reveals.

Australia in the winter months of July and August provides travelers from North America and Europe with the perfect vacation destination and plenty of adventure.

At the end of the Dreaming, spirit ancestors returned to the earth creating landforms and symbolic sites that remain an integral part of Aboriginal culture.

First-person storytellers and film makers flex their creative muscles at the last major international film festival of 2009 in a free to the public demonstration.

Popular travel publications in recent years have listed the favorite travel books of their editors and readers. But not all lists cite the same books.

Biomimetics, applying designs from nature to solve problems in engineering and technology, is rapidly growing as more and more companies realize the benefits.

Boulia, the "Capital of the Channel Country", is a small outpost in central Australia, famous for the mysterious Min Min Light. It is a crossroads of major desert roads.

The red desert, the Outbook and Uluru, the biggest rock star on the planet, plus some of the strangest environments in the world.

This week in Australia the candy-horror film Prey premieres. Starring "It" girl of the moment Natalie Bassingthwaighte expectations are high for this local production.

Lee Atkinson offers travel tips and a selection of prime holiday destinations for tourists and locals interested in caravan and camping holidays in Australia.

Some useful information for those who want to get the most out of a stay at Ayres Rock in Central Australia. Learn about the Walks, Guided Tours & Aboriginal Art Sale.

Information and statistics on the tower, art gallery, Queen Victoria Building and other highlights of the 1580 square kilometre capital of New South Wales.

With its moderate year-round climate and laid-back attitude, Australia has proven to be a popular destination with travellers worldwide; this list shows why.

No visit to Australia is complete without a trip to Uluru / Ayers Rock. Deep in the outback, it is one of the most iconic images of Australia, if not the world.

Holidaymakers and visitors can discover a history of nuclear tests, asylum seekers, rockets, alien experiments and space research in the Australian outback.

Each Australian state has lots to offer those travelling down under. The NSW tourist or outback tourist won't be disappointed, but see what other states can offer, too.