Three new heritage train trips let you explore the outback in comfort

Two restored 2000-class trains built in 1971 offer excursions through outback Queensland.

• by Tim Richards

How a stunning outback gorge stayed hidden for centuries

The history of Cobbold Gorge sounds like a tall tale – a 30-metre deep outback gorge escaping detection to all but the traditional owners until 1992.

• by Andrew Bain

Inside the notorious outback bar that inspired a Chili Peppers song

Animal Bar, on the Gulf of Carpentaria, has a storied past and a mean reputation.

• by Melissa Mason

The secret outback base where the US hid one of its top weapons

Despite playing host to 3500 US airmen and hiding a device used in the bombing of Hiroshima, Charleville barely registers a blip on Australia’s wartime radar.

• by Catherine Best

Australia's largest dinosaur discovered: How to join fossil digs with Eromanga Natural History Museum

Guests can help dig (and scrape) for Australia's largest dinosaurs and mega-fauna in outback Queensland.

• by Craig Tansley

Best outback pubs tour: The ultimate bush pub crawl by plane

What if you could travel across the outback visiting pubs along the way and be back at work in a week?

Birdsville, outback Queensland: One of Australia's most remote towns revitalised

It's one of the most remote towns in the world – yet travellers to Birdsville are discovering there's a whole new shine to the Queensland outback icon.

• by Sue Williams

Why Rex's Milk Run flight from Brisbane to Mt Isa beats a 'flight to nowhere'

You can fly from Sydney to Tokyo in the same time it takes to do a 'Milk Run' flight with seven tiny-town pitstops.

• by Steve Madgwick

Flight of Fancy podcast: Best things to see and do in Queensland (once the borders open)

Looking to explore Australia's Sunshine State? Here's what you can see and do, and where to go.

• by Ben Groundwater

Flight of Fancy podcast: How to live your international travel dreams in the bubble

We may have had to ditch our overseas travel plans this year but here's how you can recreate your dream travel at home.

• by Ben Groundwater