Central Australia
Australia
Outback with a vengeance
Cheaper flights and a swag of new tour resorts and hotel makeovers are helping lure travellers back to central Australia, writes Lee Atkinson.
Northern Territory
Tracks in the heart
When you're in Alice Springs or staying near Uluru, there are great day trips to be taken, writes Lee Atkinson.
Tours
Spirit of discovery
From Europe to Asia and back to Australia, Michael Gebicki finds 10 great journeys with meaning.
Airline review
Flight test: Virgin Australia
Flight Test In the time it takes for Virgin to get you to Uluru from Melbourne, you could almost be in Bali.
Special features
Australia
Places in the heart: Anthony Field
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is ''chill city'' for Anthony Field, aka the Blue Wiggle, who says visiting the red heart of the Northern Territory is like going on a retreat.
Australia
The iconic outback train trip
Australia's red centre may be vast and empty, but Lucy Rickard finds she can't take her eyes off it.
Photo galleries
Photos
The new Uluru
Fairfax photographer, Steven Siewert, travels to Australia's red centre in the the Northern Territory capturing a photographic essay on tourism at Uluru. Selected images available from www.
Photos
The red centre by train: on board the Ghan
Travelling through the heart of Australia on board the Ghan.
Travellers Tips
Australia
Elsewhere, all to yourself
The usual haunts may be booked solid but bargains await in places that go quiet in summer, writes Sheriden Rhodes.
