How To Plan An Outback Trip Without Losing Your Mind
The first mistake people make when planning a major outback trip is trying to fit too much into too little time. Australia looks manageable on a map until you start…
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The Strzelecki Track Is Changing Forever… But Is That A Good Thing?
Every time another section of the bush gets sealed, the comments light up. Some 4X4ers celebrate another step towards reliable year-round access, while others see it as one more piece…
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Wait, There’s A Ferry On The Birdsville Track?
If you’ve spent any time travelling Australia’s outback, you’ll know the Birdsville Track by reputation. Stretching more than 500 kilometres between Marree in South Australia and Birdsville in Queensland, it’s…
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Why Corrugations Are Destroying Your Rig (And How To Drive Them)
When most people think about vehicle damage in the bush, they picture dramatic moments. A tyre sidewall gets sliced open on a sharp rock. A water crossing goes deeper than…
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Aus J Hot Water System Faces The Ultimate Outback Torture Test
We talk a lot about reliability when we’re prepping our rigs. Usually, that means making sure our winches work or our tyres can handle sharp stakes. For most weekenders though,…
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Don’t Get Lost In The Outback
We love getting out into the red dirt as much as anyone, but lately, we’ve been seeing some pretty grim reminders of how quickly the outback can turn on you.…
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The Great Outback Lock Up
We have all seen the headlines about the New South Wales government snapping up massive chunks of the outback. What was once the backbone of our wool and cattle industries…
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Important April News
MRT LAUNCHES HELIUM INJECTED CANOPY TO BEAT GVM In an industry first, MRT have launched the world’s first helium filled canopy to help customers meet GVM requirements. Included in their…
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Fuel Shortages Hit the Bush
A small farming town in north-west Victoria recently became one of the first places in the state to completely run out of fuel. It might sound like a local inconvenience,…
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Wooleen Station To Change Hands After Two Decades Of Conservation-First Touring
One of WA’s most talked-about outback stations is officially heading into a new chapter. Wooleen Station, a 134,000-hectare pastoral lease roughly 700km north of Perth in the Murchison, has been…
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Outback Rain Puts Damper On Remote Touring
Nearly half the country is on flood watch right now. A slow-moving low-pressure system has parked itself over central Australia and it’s dragging tropical moisture deep into the interior. We’re…
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The Push to Drop Country Speed Limits from 100km/h to 70km/h
Australia’s country drivers have long accepted that life beyond the city limits comes with a fair bit of dust, potholes, and the odd roo on the road. What they didn’t…
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Beltana’s Pub Back in Business in the Flinders
If you’ve ever wandered through the Flinders Ranges, you’ll know the feeling, long stretches of rocky tracks, ghost-town vibes in the little settlements, and the sense that you’re rolling through…
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Sharing Outback Tracks with Road Trains: What Every 4X4er Should Know
When you’re out touring remote Australia, it doesn’t take long before you come across one of the true giants of the road; road trains, graders, and other heavy vehicles that…
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Should Outback Speed Limits Be Raised?
With modern 4X4s packing more power, more safety, and better handling than ever before, many Aussie drivers are wondering: should speed limits in remote areas go up? It’s a debate…
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What Really Goes Wrong in the Outback?
When you’re 800 clicks from the nearest mechanic, breakdowns hit different. And thanks to the Birdsville Hotel’s Simpson Desert Recovery truck, we now have some hard data on what actually…
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The Tragic, Beautiful Madness of the Burke and Wills Expedition
There’s something about the outback that stirs the soul, or mine at least. Kilometres of endless, red-hued nothingness, interrupted only by raw and utterly jaw-dropping beauty, or a homicidal kangaroo…
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Stay Mozzie Safe In Outback NSW
While no one ever enjoys being a mozzie’s breakfast, with a spate of infected mozzie’s in western NSW people may be reaching for the DEET more than ever. A couple…
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Live the Outback Dream: Manage the Birdsville Tourist Park
Ever fancied swapping city lights for the starry skies of the Australian Outback? Here’s your golden ticket. The Diamantina Shire Council is on the lookout for a dynamic individual or…
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How To Call For Help In The Outback
When you’re venturing into the heart of the Australian outback, where the horizon stretches endlessly and the closest neighbour might be a wombat, reliable communication isn’t just a convenience—it’s a…
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From Desert to Coastline: Pat Reaches the Pilbara
On the next episode of Pat Callinan’s 4×4 Adventures Pat and the crew finish their epic desert crossing and finally lay eyes on the pristine waters of WA. This week’s…
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Pat Heads Deeper Down The Canning
Last week’s episode of Pat Callinan’s 4×4 Adventures gave us part one of an unforgettable journey along the legendary Canning Stock Route. From iconic Outback vistas to uniquely Aussie delicacies…
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Pat takes on the most remote 4X4 track in the world
If you tuned into last week’s Pat Callinan’s 4×4 Adventures, you already know Season 17 started with an absolute ripper. The crew tackled the iconic Oodnadatta Track, with Pat, Jess, Leanna, and…
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The Internet Is Terrified Of Swimming… Is It For Good Reason?
A recent photo of a warning sign about amoebic meningitis has exploded on Reddit, leaving thousands rattled about this lesser-known yet potentially deadly danger lurking in some of Australia’s waterholes.…
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Season 17 is Here! And it Kicks Off With A Bang
Get ready 4X4ers and Outback adventurers alike—Season 17 of Pat Callinan’s 4×4 Adventures is set to hit your screens, and the first episode promises an epic journey to start the…
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WA’s Speed Limit Shake-Up: What It Means for Outback Travel
If you’re planning your next big 4×4 adventure in Western Australia, there’s a potential shake-up on the horizon that could impact your travel plans. A proposal is on the table…
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Pat’s F-150 – Project Thirst Responder hits the outback
Everyone has that one vehicle they’ve always dreamed of owning, but for Pat Callinan, it’s been more than just a fantasy. Ever since he was a kid playing with a…
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The Outback Is A Drug
I was listening to a crime podcast the other day. This bloke was out robbing banks in America, trying to scrounge up cash to buy enough heroin to give him…
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4×4 Adventures Await in Reopened Kimberley National Parks
The wait is over for 4X4 adventurers as Western Australia’s Kimberley region opens its gates once again. After a challenging period of recovery from the worst floods in the state’s…
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Red Centre Turns Green with Outback Rains
With a deluge of water in the red centre, outback travellers are finding things looks a little… different this year. The iconic red dirt of Birdsville, typically synonymous with arid,…
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Limited Tickets Remain for the Iconic Birdsville Big Red Bash
The Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash has reached a new milestone, selling out with a record-breaking attendance of 14,000 festival-goers. This remarkable achievement highlights the growing allure of Australia’s outback…
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Conquering Pat’s Peak
After an exhilarating drive through the vast expanses of the Flinders Ranges filming Episode 8 of Season 16, our crew was faced with the formidable Pat’s Peak. As the landscape…
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Can an EV cut it in the Outback?
Make no mistake, EVs are the way of the future. There’s simply no two ways about it. Us as consumers have been increasing our demands of the humble old internal…
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How a burnt-out 4×4 turned into a Kimberley showstopper
Look, if you’re anything like us, a 4X4 is more than just a vehicle—it’s a lifestyle. Whether you’re crossing creeks, conquering sand dunes, or rock-hopping in the Kimberley, your 4X4…
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5 Boys found in the Outback after car theft
A group of five juvenile boys have been rescued in the outback after their alleged car theft joyride went wrong. The boys had stolen a Toyota LandCruiser from a car…
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Radioactive capsule lost in the Aussie Outback
On January 25th, a radioactive capsule was reported missing in the Aussie Outback. You don’t want to come into contact with this.
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Couple makes a big mistake in the Aussie Outback
An Aussie couple made a huge mistake while travelling from Western Australia to Sydney. They ended on a dirt road with no reception.
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An intergalactic map is being built in the outback
The purpose of this map is to help us understand nearby galaxies and galactic clusters by mapping nearby galaxies up to a billion light years away.
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Aussie Outback could help find life on Mars
Just when you thought the Australian outback couldn’t possibly be better, it turns out it could be the key to finding out if there was life on Mars. Who would have thought our red dirt country could hold the secret to the red planet?
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City-slicker and mate save outback pub
“If anybody wants to buy this bastard, it's for sale” were the words that saw two Yeppoon schoolmates become outback pub owners.
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5 reasons spring is a great time to visit outback Australia
Outback Australia is an adventure no matter when you visit but here's why spring is a great time to visit the outback of Australia.
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4X4s and DPF fire risks. What you need to know
There's more to field maintenance than checking the oil and banging out the oil filter. Here's how to stop your rig burning to the ground
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Bold Ben Hall – Bushranger
From humble farmer to the most brutal takedown in Australia’s history. The story of Ben Hall – legendary Australian bushranger. The notion of a good man turned bad through the…
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Season 14 | Episode 6
Secrets of the Kimberley’s This week Pat takes you to the Kimberley’s. But not as you may know it, this is a trip all about revealing the secrets of the…
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Season 14 | Episode 5
Litchfield N.T Back out again in the Outback in this week for the Northern Territory Waterhole Run – a loop around Litchfield National Park stopping at all the amazing waterfalls,…
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Season 14 | Episode 4
The Red Centre What is more iconic than the Aussie Outback? Join Pat as he takes on the Red Centre this week from all angles – from the red roads…
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Iconic Lion’s Den Hotel up for sale
If you’ve ever dreamt of outback sunsets across the verandah you’re plum out of luck, we don’t know any for sale. But if the stunning Daintree rainforest at the foot…
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10 tips for outback travel
Lockdowns are starting to ease. Borders are looking to open again in future. The Aussie population has never been keener to get out past the black stump and explore Australia.…
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Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash launches this year!
The Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash is set rock the outback in August this year thanks to some of Australia’s rock legends. A new outback music festival called the Broken…
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Outback Driving Techniques – Part 1
In Outback Driving Techniques Part 1 we’re going to look at how to make sure you and your rig are up for the challenge. With travel restrictions beginning to ease,…
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