Over 1,200 ringers, pastoralists, and residents gathered for the 79th Harts Range Rodeo and Races on Mount Riddock cattle station, near Atitjere, in Australia's Red Centre. The event provides a crucial opportunity for remote communities to reconnect, with some celebrating good seasons while others recover from floods.
Outback businesses in far west NSW, including roadhouses and hotels, report significant revenue losses and reduced tourism due to incorrect and delayed road status updates on the Live Traffic NSW website and app, following months of heavy rainfall and road damage.
Two 21-year-old French travellers, William Pertek and Manek Miquel, hitchhiked 5,000 km across Australia from Queensland to Broome, relying on strangers' kindness despite police warnings. Their journey highlights a social media-driven hitchhiking revival and challenges faced in remote areas.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Australia, once plagued by severe dust storms from deforestation and mining, successfully mitigated the issue over 20 years. Led by Julian Grill and Doug Daws, a committee implemented tree planting and tailings management, transforming the area into a recreational forest.
Two French friends, William Pertek and Manek Miquel, have hitchhiked over 5,000km across Australia, from Queensland to Western Australia, relying on the kindness of strangers. Despite challenges and safety concerns, they highlight the generosity received, while a marketing expert notes a social media-driven resurgence in hitchhiking, contrasting with police warnings.
Brazil's São Francisco River diversion project, designed to bring water to 12 million people in the drought-prone sertão, faces criticism for its uneven benefits. Displaced communities, like Maria de Fátima Ferreira da Silva's, still lack basic water access despite living near the new infrastructure, highlighting the human cost of large-scale development.
A 1.2 million-hectare private weapons and aerospace testing facility, MaxQ range, will open near Thargomindah, Queensland, by mid-2028. The $15 million project, co-funded by the Queensland government, aims to bolster sovereign defence capabilities and create 60 jobs.
Two popular Australian reality TV shows, 'Aussie Gold Hunters' and 'Outback Opal Hunters,' are facing scrutiny for allegedly staging dramatic events to qualify for government documentary funding and tax offsets. Critics argue these shows blur the line between documentary and reality TV, potentially misusing public funds.
O Pátio Limeira Shopping promove shows gratuitos de forró de 18 a 21 de julho para celebrar a cultura junina. A programação inclui artistas como Lis Ferraz, Matutos, Belo Xote e Tom Santana, com o objetivo de oferecer uma experiência tradicional aos clientes.
Comércio em Uberaba e Uberlândia terá horários especiais durante jogos do Brasil na Copa. Lojas fecharão mais cedo em dias de partida.
Cidades do Alto Tietê preparam telões, promoções e atrações para receber torcedores durante a Copa do Mundo. A expectativa é alta para a estreia do Brasil no sábado (13), com eventos planejados em bares, restaurantes e praças.
A Virginia woman is suing Outback Steakhouse for $1.5 million after slipping on mashed potatoes and sustaining serious injuries. Tracy J. Renshaw claims the restaurant created a dangerous condition and failed to warn patrons.
Police in Mount Isa, Australia, shot and killed a pet dog named Smokey after accidentally running it over. The incident, captured on video, has drawn criticism from animal rights groups and the dog's owner's family.
Leaked documents show mining giant BHP is delaying decarbonisation efforts in Western Australia, purchasing polluting trucks and scrapping greener facilities. Experts warn this could have global implications. The Pope also denounced AI.
Leaked documents reveal mining giant BHP is delaying decarbonisation efforts in Western Australia. Pope Francis has criticized AI, while Australia's David Pocock discusses a potential 'teal' political party. The world's longest golf course and other news are also covered.
The Nullarbor Links, the world's longest golf course at 1,365km across Australia's outback, offers a unique challenge with varied terrain, wildlife, and fundraising for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
O festival Restaurant Week acontece no Rio de Janeiro com menus completos a preços fixos de R$ 59,90 a R$ 149,90. A expectativa é de vender 64 mil menus, com impacto de R$ 10 milhões na economia local. Parte da arrecadação pode ser destinada ao INCAvoluntário.
Coober Pedy in South Australia has evolved from a 1915 opal discovery into the world's largest producer of precious opal, with residents adapting to extreme desert heat by living underground. The town features dugout homes, underground churches, restaurants and hotels carved into sandstone, with the first underground church built in 1967. Today, visitors can tour underground homes, mines and churches, experiencing a settlement designed for survival in harsh outback conditions.
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
