Travel across Australia by rail on a journey of continental proportions — from Sydney to Perth via outback ghost towns, drag queen tours and the otherworldly Nullarbor plain.

While the couple haven’t had to drive over majorly bumpy tracks so far, they recently crossed the Nullarbor Plain to arrive in Esperance, and all bottles and glasses arrived intact.

Crossing the Nullarbor Plain. Picture: Courtesy of Shé Hawke and Lise Kelly We were naïve to broader political machinations. Mainstream political ­parties did not want to lose more members to ...

Yet it poses a massive threat to many tree species across the nation if it ever escapes across the Nullarbor Plain. The borer is a form of ambrosia beetle (Euwallacea fornicatus) that burrows into ...