ABC North and West

24/08/2026

For many, the Mundi Mundi Bash music festival is the ultimate adventure: a road trip to an isolated outback venue for music and fun.

Held 38 kilometres north-west of Broken Hill, the far-flung festival was preparing for its sixth bash with headline acts including The Teskey Brothers, John Butler and Jessica Mauboy when disaster struck.

Heavy rain and high fuel prices couldn't stop the largest outback music festival in Australia from going ahead.

23/08/2026

A day after Australia's first case of the H5 bird flu in a mammal was confirmed, another suspected detection has occurred in a fur seal on a key breeding ground off Kangaroo Island.

The case in a long-nosed fur seal is yet to be confirmed, but was detected at the Pages Conservation Park — the site of a mass mortality event in birds.

A suspected case of bird flu has been detected in a seal at a key breeding ground, a day after Australia's first case of the virus in a mammal was confirmed.

22/08/2026

A hundred years ago the Old Mount Gambier Gaol was home to the region's convicts and criminals.

Since its decommissioning in the 1990s it has become a hub for events, accommodation, and played host to some of the region's largest music shows.

Venues are struggling to bring acts and put on gigs as the costs for all aspects of live shows rise.

21/08/2026

The South Australian government has released this year's giant cuttlefish count from the Spencer Gulf.

The count shows an almost 100 per cent decline from the 63,000 cuttlefish counted last year.

An official government count reveals a devastating population crash.

21/08/2026

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died, used with the permission of their family.

The first week of a coronial inquest into the death of a 13-year-old boy has revealed he was the subject of multiple child abuse reports that were not actioned by authorities.

An inquest hears details about the family life of an Indigenous boy who died sleeping in a skip bin in SA. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died, used with the permission of their family.

20/08/2026

Environmental campaigners are warning the escalation of the nation's H5 bird flu outbreak is a sign of what's to come, after South Australia detected three mass mortality events believed to be linked to the infection.

On the same day SA authorities revealed the death of more than 1,000 crested terns in three separate events, Tasmania also confirmed the loss of more than two dozen penguins and three crested terns.

Environmental campaigners are warning the escalation of the nation's H5 bird flu outbreak is a sign of what's to come, after South Australia detected three mass mortality events believed to be linked to the infection.

20/08/2026

Farmers fear a federal government pause on working holiday visa approvals will rob them of an essential workforce and put Australia's food security at risk.

Rural communities and farmers are concerned they will lose an essential workforce as the brakes are put on working holiday visa applications.

19/08/2026

Some residents of South Australia's largest federal electorate say they are yet to receive census information by post, prompting confusion and concern about the possibility of fines.

19/08/2026

More than 600 people attended the annual White Cliffs Camel Cup and Bikekhana on Saturday.

The unique race sees punters from the crowd volunteer to race camels in six different heats.

In one such race, four lawyers and a builder threw their hats into the ring.

In the remote opal mining town of White Cliffs, four lawyers and a builder prepare to do something few professionals would put on their resume, camel racing.

19/08/2026

It's that time of year again - South Australia's canola crops are in full bloom, and some people are getting too close for comfort. 🌾

Grain Producers SA CEO Brad Perry said he has already received reports of tourists entering paddocks to take photos among the crops, which are "looking fantastic". 📷

"It does seem to be a thing that happens every year," he said.

"That comes with a huge amount of risks ... there could be safety, biosecurity, or even just damaging the crops by jumping over the fence." 🚜