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In Australia s collective mythology, the outback plays a significant role. For others, it s a mythical land of extreme beauty and adversity that shaped the Australian psyche. For some, though, this is a false myth - a tale that Australia wished to tell itself and desired to believe, of a property that had been taken from Aboriginal people, as author Alexis Wright puts it.
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What is certain is that the enormous country, which encompasses 5.6 million square kilometers and includes the Northern Territory, much of Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, and a corner of New South Wales, is one of the world s few great untamed regions.
In Guardian Australia’s new series, the Modern Outback, launching today, we examine some of the environmental and social challenges facing the outback. Protecting this land, its plants and animals, and those who care for it should be one of our top concerns. Our team of journalists and photographers meet those trying to address each of these challenges, and we also hear from those who know this land best to discover what they think the priorities should be.
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Journalists Calla Wahlquist, Josh Nicholas and Nick Evershed tried to find out who owns the outback. After months of searching, they uncover some interesting answers. The information they sourced paints a picture of increasingly consolidated land ownership in outback Australia and a growing Indigenous estate.
Good morning. It’s Monday 17 May, and this is Imogen Dewey with today’s main stories: the deadliest attack since hostilities broke out in Gaza last Monday, calls for medevac-style repatriation flights for Covid-positive Australians in India, and a new Guardian Australia series going deep into Australia’s outback. The eruption of violence in Gaza is heading for an “uncontainable security and humanitarian crisis”, the UN secretary general has.