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Going nuts for Nutbush.

This unique festival has Nutbush, dress-ups and the best of Oz music

Landing solo at this festival hundreds of kilometres from the nearest major city should be intimidating. But there’s too much to like.

  • Melissa Mason

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Will the Donald consider the apple of his isle?

“We have to build a seawall. We have no choice!”

Hugo Weaving on the Palace Hotel balcony in 1993.

The town that grew ‘on the back of a group of drag queens’

The spiritual home of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and the shearing shed that inspired Banjo Paterson’s Flash Jack have been lauded in NSW’s heritage register.

  • Julie Power
Nathan Kulinitsch is restoring his house in Dawes Point.

Nathan’s grand renovation dream had serious challenges. The answer was 1000km away

The multimillion-dollar Dawes Point home is one of Sydney’s oldest buildings. Its new owners had no idea of the complexities that lay ahead.

  • Catherine Naylor
The town of Broken Hill in western NSW was cut off from normal power supply earlier this month.

It has been called NSW’s ‘friendliest city’. The mayor says that might be about to change

Broken Hill has endured 10 days of rolling power outages after a storm cut the outback city off from the electricity network.

  • Christopher Harris
Marcus Phillips plays in dirt in Broken Hill.

In the shadow of a mining giant, children crawl in poison

Blood lead levels in children under five are on the rise again despite decades of remediation efforts in a town built on one of Australia’s richest mines.

  • Angus Thomson and Rhett Wyman
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The Line of Lode stands out in this aerial shot of Broken Hill.

The outback town that changed Australia forever

Decisions made a century ago in the Trades Hall in Broken Hill continue to influence our working lives – for the better.

  • Brian Johnston
The Living Desert and Sculptures attraction.

Nine must-do highlights of Broken Hill

Don’t be surprised if you feel the earth move under your feet at either end of the day in the “Silver City”.

  • Katrina Lobley
Artists rendering of Sliver City Energy Project at Broken Hill, being developed by Hydrostor.

Abandoned mine converts to giant air battery in cutting edge scheme

An old mine shaft is the unlikely site for a $652-million breakthrough energy project to power the remote inland city of Broken Hill.

  • Mike Foley
Qantas launched its 2.5-hour direct Sydney-Broken Hill flights in April.

Airline review: QantasLink, Dash 8-300, Sydney to Broken Hill, NSW

Aim for a window seat on this new route to a quirky outback destination.

  • Katrina Lobley

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