In the shadows of the Rawlinson Ranges the Warakurna Roadhouse is the last stop for those driving to the Northern Territory and beyond.
The roadhouse, 1,700 km from Perth in the far north of Western Australia's Goldfields, provides food, fuel, and water for travellers on the Outback Way, a stretch of sealed and gravel road connecting Laverton in Western Australia to Winton in Queensland.
The desert road is famed for being "Australia's longest shortcut", but in recent years the roadhouse has earned its own reputation as a must stop for another reason — jokes.
