The Ghan passenger service will begin its inaugural return trip from Darwin to Adelaide this morning. The departure will not herald the fanfare of the arrival of the first passenger train in Darwin ...

The Australian outback is one of the wildest places on Earth. A vast void of deserts and semi-arid wilderness, it stretches across about 80% of the country’s interior — an area roughly equivalent to ...

The Ghan has begun its historic first journey south from Darwin. The return trip to Adelaide will take two days. The event may have lacked the pomp and ceremony of yesterday's arrival, but for those ...

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