The Latest Breaking News from Lake Eyre

In the 1950s, to bring rain to Australia's parched interior, engineers proposed flooding Lake Eyre through a 320-km ocean canal, but the water would rapidly evaporate

Australia once considered a massive canal to create an inland sea at Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. Engineers revisited this macro-engineering concept during the mid-20th century for economic development. Modern science explored new technologies for filling the lake and reducing evaporation. These newer concepts focused on biosaline agriculture and renewable energy infrastructure.…

The Times of India · Aug 1

Australian father and son were stranded in the outback for 12 hours after a storm trapped their car; billionaire Tim Roberts, who happened to be flying his helicopter, rescued them

A father and son from Melbourne found themselves lost for twelve hours in the stark South Australian outback after their vehicle sank into mud due to a fierce storm. Their fate caught the attention of billionaire Tim Roberts, who, after hearing their situation at a pub, took to the skies…

The Times of India · Jul 16

Torrential rains created devastating inland seas in outback Queensland. Soon, they will fill Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre

The small Queensland town of Eromanga bills itself as Australia’s town furthest from the sea. But this week, an ocean of freshwater arrived.

The Conversation · Apr 1, 2025

Agricultural sector joins fight to protect Queensland’s wild rivers from gas fields

Grazier says oil and gas industry largely self-enforce regulations in the Lake Eyre basin with no consequences for non-compliance

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2023

Traditional owners, advocates say federal Threatened Species Action Plan will not stop central Australia extinctions

The Threatened Species Action Plan neglects almost all of central Australia, advocates say, and could spell disaster for the Lake Eyre Basin and its endangered wildlife.

ABC News · Nov 8, 2022

Qld urged to speed up Lake Eyre protection

Activists are calling on the Queensland government to publicly release its assessment of plans to protect the Lake Eyre Basin before Christmas.

AAP · Nov 8, 2022

Leaders urged to protect Lake Eyre rivers

Environmental groups and farmers are worried about major environmental concerns about the impact of gas developments on the Lake Eyre basin.

AAP · Oct 5, 2022

The magnificent Lake Eyre Basin is threatened by 831 oil and gas wells – and more are planned. Is that what Australians really want?

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.

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022

Future gas exploration in Lake Eyre could upset the 'greatest desert river system in the world' forever

The gas industry has been mining Australia's Lake Eyre Basin for decades, but possible future extraction techniques like fracking could devastate its fragile ecosystem.

ABC News · Oct 3, 2022

Qld fracking risks leaving assets stranded

A new report from an anti-fracking group says projects in the Lake Eyre basin are unviable, as evidenced by one energy company recently abandoning its plans.

AAP · Oct 2, 2022