Twenty reasons to visit Kakadu
The green season is a great time to visit the Kakadu National Park and explore the floodplains.
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Twenty reasons to visit Alice Springs
The colour and diversity of Alice Springs makes it a great place to explore. Lee Atkinson discovers the best of the outback centre.
Where art leaps out at you and music protects you
While Nina Karnikowski expects beautiful scenery and waterfalls from her visit to Kakadu, she is blown away by the rich cultural history she discovers there.
Alice Springs celebrates 20 years of beanies
Winter nights can be chilly in Alice Springs, making it the perfect place to celebrate the humble beanie.
The epic, 2979-km luxury train through Australia's heart
It's a rail trip that traverses not only the width of a nation, but a chunk of its history and culture.
The secret mountains of Australia's north
It takes two weeks to walk this trail, but all you need is a daypack.
Aussie town where art came to the rescue
The Yarrenyty Arltere artists don't use dot painting but textiles, film and print-making to express what life is like in the town camps of Alice Springs.
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This is the Australian cliche - harsh ochre-red deserts, strange rock formations, dusty plains with kangaroos gazing lazily in the hot sun, and lonely outback pubs. Further north to the coast, brilliant blue open skies seemingly meet the sea; and the rocky gorges of Kakadu and their deliciously inviting watering holes. Cliche it may be, but it's quintessential Australia.
