Outback Opal Hunters Season 6 sees familiar faces like the Bushmen and Cheals return, pushing their limits (and wallets) in treacherous digs. New tech joins the hunt, while opal thieves and harsh ...

A reality TV star’s father was murdered in front of him in the SA outback, with his killer found guilty in court this week. The star has reflected back on the heartbreaking incident. Watch the video.

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - After Deane Clee ventured to Coober Pedy in the Australian desert to run a church, he struggled to eke out a living until he found himself drawn to the outback town's main ...

Precious opal found in the Williams opal mine near Coolgardie in Western Australian. (Government of Western Australia) The red dirt in central Australia might be a close mimic for the red surface of ...

Coober Pedy is one of the least accessible towns in Australia – the place where the old American West meets Mars – which is probably why it gained a reputation as the place where outlaws went to hide.

The local bank manager stores explosives in his kitchen pantry. A French expatriate called Oui Oui (Wee Wee) allows her two pet lizards to lounge at a popular bar. At least half the residents live in ...

The influx of Chinese migrants during Australia’s gold rush of the 1850s is well documented. But more than 120 years later, a smaller and lesser-known wave arrived, during what became known as the ...

I am terrified of heights and mildly claustrophobic, so why am I clinging to a swaying ladder half-way down an 80ft mine shaft with my mouth full of dust and my heart beating like a jackhammer? There ...