Grace Nakamura

Flower farmer Suzanne Stanton says generations of outback women have taken comfort in their gardens, proof that life can survive in the harshest of climates.

On the outback horizon, a locust swarm is brewing. A taskforce has formed to combat the pests before they become a plague in spring. 

The only grocery shop for hundreds of kilometres in far western Queensland is scaling back because of the "astronomical" cost of supplying produce.

Of all the crazy ideas that come from a "boys weekend" away, opening an aged care and disability centre in Outback Australia is probably a first.

Residents in the outback town reflect on the shock and fear they felt as their once-dry town found itself inundated by floodwaters.

In a reprieve for weather-weary Queenslanders rainfall is set to ease, but floodwaters will linger for days at least as graziers start to calculate the full extent of livestock losses.

A 66-year-old airlifted to Birdsville after five days trapped by floodwaters that threatened to sweep away his vehicle says he's had the adventure of a lifetime.

Two poorly placed cacti more than 50 years ago have turned into a full-scale invasion. It's prompting calls for people to dispose of their cacti safely to avoid a very prickly problem.

From courts doused in diesel and set alight to players fainting mid-set due to the outback heat, this tennis club in western Queensland has witnessed its fair share of country quirk.

The 34-year-old has been charged with displaying a prohibited symbol and is expected to face court next month.