Abbey Halter

Phosphate was touted as the outback's next big thing, but the high cost of accessing state-owned rail lines has left another mine in financial strife.

There are fears the arrival of wet season rains has created the perfect breeding conditions for two key carriers of Japanese encephalitis — mosquitoes and feral pigs.

Thousands of kilometres from home, backpackers revive a church in a tiny Queensland town, leaving a lasting mark in the community that extends beyond their own time there.

Researchers are on edge at the discovery of the tilapia in the Mitchell River after post-cyclone flooding spreads the invasive pest further in Far North Queensland.

Graziers say they have never seen so many feral pigs in outback Queensland and they want more government support to control the population.

Battered barramundi eaten in Australia is unlikely to be Australian wild-caught, instead coming from farms in countries such as Thailand.

When you think of summer holidays, it is easy to picture bustling beaches and busy shopping centres. But the outback's "hibernation" boasts a different, much quieter scene. 

Crocodiles thrown at barmaids, a weapon drawn over a bad prawn deal, and a heist orchestrated on Mother's Day. These are some of the tales that live on at Queensland's Animal Bar.

Gulf fishers are delighting in the best barramundi season they’ve seen and bumper prawn hauls — and that's good news for festive tables.

When you check your phone, turn on your kitchen tap or drive your car to work, you're using copper, a crucial mineral found in all these devices. Copper is also essential for renewable energy construction, but a global shortage is looming.