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An "unusual" winter drenching dumps up to 50 millimetres of rain on parts of outback Queensland and is expected to bring the landscape back to life.

Detectives say there may be more alleged victims, and are urging people with information to come forward, after more than a year of investigating the alleged historic crimes. 

Working on a cattle station in one of the most remote parts of Australia, these backpackers say outback life is an opportunity that more young Australians should be taking up.

With outback towns stuck in a cycle of workforce shortages and a dire need for childcare, parents are taking care of each other's children so they can keep their jobs.

The state's map is littered with dozens of racist terms steeped in a traumatic history. While authorities have made it easier to change these names, advocates say the wheels of government must turn faster.

There are fears that injecting liquefied CO2 into a freshwater reservoir that underlies almost a quarter of the continent could contaminate the water supply for more than 180,000 people.

With so many councillor and mayor positions uncontested, is it a sign of voter disengagement or are people happy with how things are? 

Three men, including a middle-aged man with medical conditions, are rescued by helicopter after three days lost in the outback Queensland bush without food or water.

In any other situation, floodwaters spanning 6 kilometres would be a cause for alarm, but in the Channel Country, it is a welcome sight.

The system is finishing up its outback tour and heading towards New South Wales this week as another possible cyclone intensifies in the Coral Sea east of Queensland.

Outback Queensland mayors say a "governmental, legal conundrum" could lead to a huge increase in the cost of roadworks as they scramble to form land use agreements for hundreds of gravel pits.

The search for the plains-wanderer will involve AI and bio-acoustic recorders to detect it and other highly vulnerable species.

When this outback business owner's telecommunications service cut out 10 times in a day, she says even Telstra staff suggested she switch to an alternative internet provider.

In remote far-western Queensland lies an ancient gorge, scattered with rock carvings, that's rarely visited. Traditional owners fear it could fall victim to the world's insatiable appetite for critical minerals.

In dry and dusty outback Queensland, rain is always a welcome sight. But for a region where the only means of transportation is a dirt road, even small falls can leave a mess.

She's best known as a travelling tent boxer with leg hairs so sharp "they could spear a rat" but Beaver Brophy, who has a CV that reads like a handful of darts thrown at a careers handbook, has added a bizarre new skill to her list of qualifications.

Contestants at the Boulia Camel Races in outback Queensland must avoid the camel's kicking legs as they race to attach duct tape.

Punters travel from across the globe to challenge outback beasts in the unique 'sport' of camel tagging.

A record crowd flocks to outback Queensland to watch Joe Blows try and stick duct tape on feisty camels while avoiding their kicking legs.

The Queensland government has lifted drought declarations in nine local government areas after an improvement in conditions. But a complete recovery is still some way off.