The balmy Aussie town with something better than beaches

I wouldn’t be surprised if Katherine, a township 320 kilometres south-east of Darwin, has the highest rate of pool-noodle ownership in the country.

• by Julia D'Orazio

Hiking the Jatbula Trail through Nitmiluk National Park, Northern Territory

Trekking for kilometres is made a whole lot easier when you know a blissfully cool and croc-free swim awaits.

• by Andrew Bain

Barunga Festival 30th anniversary, Northern Territory: Bare feet stamping in Australia's Top End

This year's annual Barunga Festival marks 30 years of indigenous celebrations.

• by Andrew Bain

Cicada Lodge, Northern Territory review: ticking all the luxury boxes

Cicada Lodge in the Northern Territory gets the thumbs up for luxury, setting, aesthetics, food and activities.

• by Michael Gebicki

The ripple effect

Penny Watson finds silken beaches and courage as she paddles the rapids and billabongs of the Katherine River.

Just add water

Jatbula Trail — destined to become one of Australia's classic treks.

The heartland hop

Four days on a Greyhound hardly seems the ideal outback holiday, but Sue Williams has some tricks in mind as she embarks on the longest bus ride in the world.

Your questions

My husband and adult children are keen to fish in the Northern Territory, but is there something to keep us all happy?

Through time, across a nation

Louise Southerden gains a new sense of space and time on the Ghan's 80th anniversary.

Cruising the spirit world

Christina Pfeiffer is struck by the power of nature and indigenous legend on a trip through Nitmiluk Gorge.