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Bushfires have closed the Eyre Highway for the second time this summer, with no confirmation of when the critical road route will reopen.

If you're driving between SA and WA this holiday season, keep your eyes peeled for southern hairy-nosed wombats, with up to 200 per square kilometre in some parts of the desert.

The pilot in last Friday's fatal plane crash on the Nullarbor has been identified as 43-year-old Perth father-of-two Michael Hebbard, described as a "loving partner" and "doting dad". 

A man aged in his 40s dies after the plane he was piloting crashes in the Caiguna area.

A drug affected, fatigued truck driver has been sentenced to four years jail in Western Australia for fatally running down a 21 year old man.

Carved into ancient limestone and bush, the world's longest golf course is attracting players keen to pit their skills against uniquely Australian desert hazards.

Krishna Sen and her partner David Hill drove across the whole width of the country — from Perth to Melbourne, then Sydney, and back to Perth — in an electric car. This is how it went.

The first fast-charger for EVs has been installed on the Nullarbor Plain, opening up the remote region to battery-powered motorists.

The charger, powered by vegetable oil, plugs a 720-kilometre gap between proposed fast chargers in WA and SA, described as "one of the final frontiers" for Australia's growing number of battery-powered vehicles.

EV owners are crowdfunding a fast charger in the middle of the Nullarbor — and it will run on leftover chip oil from the local roadhouse.

Truck drivers and cyclists raise safety concerns over bikes and road trains sharing one of the country's most remote stretches of sealed road following the death of 21-year-old cyclist Leif Justham.

The southern hairy-nosed wombat might just have the perfect personality for life on the Nullarbor. Known for being "extremely funny" and "tough as nails" in equal measure, the once struggling species is now thriving in the vast, arid landscape.

New data paints a bleak picture of business on WA's remote Nullarbor which is dependent on interstate travellers and often overlooked by internal holidaymakers.

WA's Emergency Services Minister is making no apologies as authorities take an ultra-cautious approach by delaying the reopening of the state's only sealed road into South Australia.

A large-scale evacuation effort is underway along a 710-kilometre stretch of the Eyre Highway to rescue travellers and truck drivers stranded in WA's south-east by massive bushfires.

Almost 340 people are successfully evacuated from roadhouses on a remote Nullarbor highway after becoming stranded by bushfires that have closed down the border between Western Australia and South Australia.

Bushfires closing major highways on the Nullarbor could cost the economy millions, with food shortages and price increases tipped for Perth.

The alert level for a bushfire which flared near the Balladonia Roadhouse in Western Australia's south-east has been downgraded, but an important link road between Perth and Adelaide remains closed and is not expected to re-open for at least five days.

Truck drivers and holidaymakers are stranded on the Nullarbor after bushfires in WA cut the Eyre Highway, the only sealed route to South Australia.

Two Korean men who organised a cross-country road trip to transport 10 kilograms of ice across Australia are jailed for up to 12 years each, with a judge saying their crime had the potential to "massively harm the community".

It has been described as "a little peculiar" but the 18-hole Nullarbor Links outback golf course is growing in popularity with tourists and golfers from all corners of the globe.

Have you ever seen the Great Australian Bight from the air? A truck driver with a passion for drone photography showcases some of Australia's most remote landscapes as he makes his weekly Nullarbor crossing.

Truck driver Ben Stamatovich is making the most of the remote locations his job takes him to by shooting drone photography on the Nullarbor Plain.

Communities along a remote 700 kilometre stretch of the only sealed road linking two Australian states are praying there won't be any major crashes in the area, because the closest ambulance is a very long way away.

The Goldfields' Aboriginal representative body has welcomed a Federal Court decision to hold a native title claim hearing in the bush.