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From Marree, at the crossroads of the Oodnadatta and Birdsville tracks

On the fourth day of its journey through the South Australian outback, the Bush Telegraph team broadcasts from Marree, a town where the Oodnadatta track meets the Birdsville track.

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Sounds of Summer - Cuttlefish fight

Whyalla in South Australia's industrial north has long been known as a steel city, relying on the vagaries of the iron ore mining industry for its survival. But residents are tiring of that image, and...

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Cows race and fish fly

Cows race and big fish fly in South Australia's more unusual weekend pursuits.

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'Unimportant' town hits back at Melbourne Age

"Tiny, rather unimportant town" says The Age, but Streaky Bay in SA hits back.

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Entries flood in for rare outback regatta

An outback yacht club says about 50 boats have registered for a rare event in the South Australian desert in early July. Lake Eyre Yacht Club was formed in 2000 but seldom sees enough water to hold a...

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The race that stops the town

Every year at Marree in South Australia, the Camel Cup attracts visitors from across the country. Entrants compete for a small cash prize and a gold cup named in honour of Afghan camel drivers who...

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Salty or sweet? Choc olives a new treat

An Eyre Peninsula grower in South Australia is hoping to create a new gourmet line with chocolate-coated olives.

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Fishy or rotten? Town wrestles with name change

Something is rotten at Port Lincoln in SA as the locals wrestle with the idea of renaming a bay.

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Snake upstages Santa at outback Christmas party

An outback Christmas party turned to chaos when a teacher and her principal were bitten by a snake.

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Half a century of tossing huge fish

Who would have thought a fish tossing carnival would be going from strength to strength after half a century?

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Crowds turn out for tuna toss

The annual tuna tossing event at Port Lincoln has attracted dozens of competitors.

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Happier fish may cost too much: tuna farmer

A tuna company has moved its farms to deeper water and says it appears to produce healthier, happier fish, but may not be cost-effective.

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Santos sacks two, suspends others over planking

Oil and gas producer Santos has sacked two employees from its plant near Whyalla in South Australia after photos of them planking were released.

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Whadyaknow? How to tie a truckie's hitch

Stirling North father and son team, David and Sam Scott show us how to tie the tradional truckie's rope hitch.

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Mouse plague used for fundraiser

A mouse plague is being put to good use on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.

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Whadyaknow? Scratch building scale model trucks

Graeme Barton show us some remarkable scale model trucks and how he builds the parts from scratch.

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Whadyaknow? Scratch building scale model trucks

Graeme Barton show us some remarkable scale model trucks and how he builds the parts from scratch.

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Whadyaknow? Ultralight Recreational Aircraft

Michael Kulow talks with ABC Open about recreational flying, building his own plane and his love of the sky.

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Whadyaknow? How to be a digital artist

Animator & designer Stu Nankivell shares the inspiration for his prize-winning comedy project and how you can create digital art utilising resources from the internet.

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Golfers compete in outback 'dust up'

Amid the dust and the flies, the world's longest golf tournament has started across the Nullarbor Plain.

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