For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

State Emergency Service Coober Pedy unit manager Petta Burnett told ABC Radio Adelaide that a member of the public spotted the animal on Wednesday and alerted police.

A regional council facing dire financial difficulties in the state’s north is spruiking an upgrade to its drive-in theatre, at an estimated cost of $7.5 million.

The landscape in Coober Pedy is out of this world, and so is the property price growth. The South Australian outback town is about to crack a house median of $100,000 after an exponential 24.4 per ...

Coober Pedy is one of the few towns in Australia where you can still buy a home for less than $100,000. But if you are prepared to pay a little bit more to live in the self-described opal capital ...

Dan Measey loves opals. He’s addicted to their mesmerising colour and the thrill of finding them in the harsh Outback desert near Coober Pedy.

Dan Measey hosts Adelaide Fringe show in Coober Pedy where patrons get to dig for opal The Adelaide Fringe has spread its wings to an Outback town where patrons can go mining for gems under the ...

Patrick Conlon has revealed his plan to help Coober Pedy out of administration A former state government minister has revealed his first focus to get a debt-laden Outback council back on track ...

Former state government minister Patrick Conlon has placed fixing Coober Pedy’s decrepit water system on top of his to-do list as he aims to make his position as the town’s administrator ...

Coober Pedy in the opal fields of South Australia is totally barren, and golfers carry a piece of artificial grass on which to place their ball for each shot.

Former Labor minister and party powerbroker Patrick Conlon is gearing up for his biggest challenge in a decade as principal administrator of the embattled Coober Pedy council.