‘Holy crap, this is insane’: mineworkers describe being caught in huge outback dust storm Massive cloud over Tanami desert in Northern Territory reminiscent of Uluru, onlookers say The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2025
Rangers use new tech for tracking animals in the desert Indigenous rangers are using ancient tracking techniques and modern technology to find native animals after developing bilingual training resources. AAP · Apr 20, 2024
Rangers use new tech for tracking animals in the desert Indigenous rangers are using ancient tracking techniques and modern technology to find native animals after developing bilingual training resources. AAP · Apr 19, 2024
Kim Mahood's Wandering with Intent redefines the Australian frontier Kim Mahood came to prominence with the publication of her first book, Craft for a Dry Lake (2001), which detailed her efforts to reconnect with the land of her upbringing, a cattle station in the Tanami Desert. The Conversation · Dec 5, 2022
Race to document ancient boab carvings Archaeologists are in a race against time to record ancient Indigenous carvings found etched into boab trees in the Tanami Desert. AAP · Oct 11, 2022
The boab trees of the remote Tanami desert are carved with centuries of Indigenous history – and they’re under threat Australia’s Tanami desert is one of the most isolated and arid places on Earth. It’s a hard place to access and an even harder place to survive. The Conversation · Oct 11, 2022
Race against time to preserve Lingka Dreaming carvings on boab trees in Tanami Desert Indigenous people and archaeologists have documented carvings on boab trees in northern Australia's Tanami Desert that support stories told by elders about how their land came to be. ABC News · Oct 11, 2022
Calls for urgent maintenance as Kimberley drivers slowed to 18kph on Tanami Road It has been almost six months since major funding was announced to seal one of WA's most notorious tracks, but truck drivers say the condition of the Tanami Road has never been worse. ABC News · Sep 6, 2022