Giulia Bertoglio

Dr Toby McLeay's love and respect for traditional bush life attracted him to the desert but it was new technology and innovation that allowed him to keep working there for almost 50 years.

In short: The Dust Up festival gives WA children a chance to play sports, participate in arts and connect with culture.

Kyver Giles barrels through a cloud of red dust and sunlight, thumping a football into the dirt as two dogs nip at his heels.

The smell of hot sausage and vegetable curry brings a hush to the Warakurna school playground.

One of Australia's remotest agricultural regions would almost double in size under an ambitious plan announced by the West Australian government.

Michael Hogan strums the strings of his electric guitar, letting the desert wind carry his voice away.

Steve Berente always loved the feeling of roaring down a red dirt highway. So when the death of his only child left him aching with grief, he turned to his motorbike and made off for the country's wildest places.

Reece Joshua Sturgeon broke into the outback facility and remained there for two days, wearing a uniform, eating in the kitchen and telling Defence Force personnel he was on a "special mission".

Can Western Australia's northernmost town be revived? Locals say they know how to bring the tourists back.