outback
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Camels in the outback compete with stock for food, destroy fences, foul waterholes and damage Indigenous cultural sites, authorities say.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
Camels with "a bit of fire in them" raced in a remote Australian outback town this weekend at an annual event celebrating the desert beasts first imported in the mid-19th century.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
A woman who was taking a toilet break while on a road trip in the Australian outback ended up getting stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine after it collapsed.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
It forms rust on land when exposed to oxygen, as seen in Australia's red outback landscapes, which preserve features ranging from millions to billions of years old.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
He wore an Aussie outback hat, which was large, wide-brimmed, and made of chocolate-brown oiled leather.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Australia and New Zealand - Introductory
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