One of the new Gold Premium cabins.

On board epic Aussie train’s new ‘premium economy’ class

The Ghan’s new “gold premium” class is similar in concept to premium economy on a plane,except you have your own private bathroom.

  • byCraig Platt
Tjoritja/ West MacDonnell Ranges – just west of Alice Springs.

The hidden side of the mountains that cut through Australia’s heart

Look beyond the familiar to find some secrets of the MacDonnell Ranges.

  • byAndrew Bain
Alice Springs made the news in 2022 for all the wrong reasons.

After a year of damaging headlines,this Aussie town has bounced back

Chat to locals in Alice Springs and they unsurprisingly scoff at the headlines reported by outside media.

  • byAndrew Bain
A Hermannsburg artist at work.

Remote red-dirt town hides one of Australia’s most prized art centres

A multi-million-dollar upgrade to an outback mission and a distinctive arts community makes Hermannsburg,or Ntaria,a compelling stop.

  • byAndrew Bain
Trek Larapinta offers an economical way to tick off an iconic walk,while volunteering.

How I did this famed Aussie desert trail for a fraction of the price

Trekking Larapinta as a volunteer combines the adventure and fully-catered ease of an ecotourism hiking tour with lower costs.

  • byDaisy Dumas
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This resort,far from everywhere,is pure magic

The scenery in this part of Australia stirs the spirit in ways you simply don’t expect.

  • bySue Williams
Hot-air ballooning is the perfect way to appreciate the vast remoteness and spectacular dawn colours of the Australian outback and MacDonnell Ranges.

Seeing the outback from above is an experience like no other

I’ve been ballooning several times before. But never under a balloon as big as this.

  • bySteve Meacham
Albert Namatjjra's house is humble,dilapidated,fenced off and neglected.

Albert Namatjira's home and Hermannsburg,Northern Territory:Legendary artist deserves a better memorial

Albert Namatjira's house is humble,dilapidated,fenced off and neglected.

  • bySteve Meacham
Ormiston Gorge,one of several water holes to go swimming near Alice Springs.

Alice Springs travel guide and things to do:20 things that will surprise first-time visitors

It has amazing water holes,star gazing and art ... and it's also much further from Uluru than you think.

  • byUte Junker
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Alice Springs places to swim:Waterholes fill after heavy rains

Recent rains have turned the desert green and filled the waterholes to the brim.

  • byUte Junker