Restrictions have been imposed on fishing in the Lake Eyre Basin. A new management plan includes a framework for the commercial, recreational and traditional Aboriginal fishing sectors. A quota of 350 ...

During Australia’s rainy seasons, brimming waterways flow thousands of miles inland toward Lake Eyre, the usually-dry saltpan situated in the Australian Outback and the lowest point on the continent.

A new national parks draft management plan says banning visitors from recreational access would be part of recognising it as a sacred site for traditional owners. Recreational access to the lake bed ...

For those who rely on one of the world's largest desert river systems for their livelihoods and wellbeing, a lot is at stake as the federal government puts together Australia's first 10-year strategic ...

The heart-shaped Lake Eyre Basin covers about one-sixth of Australia. It contains one of the few remaining pristine river systems in the world. But new research shows oil and gas activity is extending ...

Do not adjust your screen settings: the crazily vibrant colors of this lake in Australia are all natural. A rare flood has transformed the country’s Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre from an arid salty basin to a ...

South Australia's Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, usually just a barren expanse of salt in the most arid corner of Australia, is about to transform into our largest lake. Its transformation into an immense ...

Richard Kingsford received part funding for this work from The Pew Charitable Trusts as well as the Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW Sydney. It was also written as part of an Australian Research ...