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Wandering Australia: Follow us on a lap of Australia
The Shanley family embark on a lap of the map.
Road trip from Coober Pedy to Apatula, SA-NT
Road trips don’t get much better than taking the route northwards from Coober Pedy via Oodnadatta to Apatula, tracing the route of the old Ghan Railway along the way
Rufus River Run: Wentworth to Renmark, NSW-SA
At the confluence of the Murray and Darling Rivers lies the NSW town of Wentworth, the starting point for our trek along the Murray and Lake Victoria to Renmark in SA
How to survive in the wild
Plenty can go wrong when you’re miles from civilisation – breakdowns, accidents, bush fires, floods, deadly creatures – so are you prepared for any eventuality? It can quickly become a matter of life or death
NSW-SA-QLD: Broken Hill to Cameron Corner
There is no better place to start a desert adventure than the far western NSW mining city of Broken Hill, the ‘capital of the outback’
Vale Arthur Goddard: Godfather of the Land Rover dies at 101
Arthur Goddard was the leader of the team that designed the very first Land Rover. In 2016, 4X4 Australia’s Bruce McMahon caught up with him for a chat.
Exploring Torrington, northern NSW
The rugged Granite Country of Northern NSW has been home to bushrangers, miners and pastoralists. The natural scenery alone is spectacular, as is this region’s history
Exploring the Savannah Way, Qld-NT
A series of highways, roads and tracks that span the north of Australia, from Cairns in the east to Broome in the west
Ultimate guide to fishing the Wet Tropics
To maximise your chances of a strike, we’ve compiled a comprehensive guide to fishing the Wet Tropics
National parks of the Wet Tropics
The Wet Tropics World Heritage Area presents a series of readily accessible national parks and reserves, containing all the best elements of this unique tropical rainforest ecosystem
4×4 adventure from Ceduna to Wiluna
It was a major desert trip from the west coast of South Australia to the northwest coast of Western Australia. The Moons tagged along for an adventure of a lifetime
Moreton Island: Ultimate 4×4 guide
Within 45 minutes of Brisbane’s CBD, you can be airing down on the barge en route to a very special 4×4 destination
Exploring Litchfield National Park by 4×4
Close to Darwin, Litchfield abounds in natural wonders, spectacular waterfalls and brilliant swimming holes
4×4 adventure: Fraser Island in recovery
K’gari suffered terribly from an avoidable bushfire in 2020 that devastated half the island. So it was time to pack the 4WD and see how this world-famous sand island is recovering
Exploring Kempsey’s National Parks by 4×4
Leave the coastal valleys for a ‘High Country’ adventure, in the National Parks west of Kempsey
4×4 adventure: Bungle Bungles to Windjana Gorge
For the adventurous, the Kimberley at the top of WA offers much in the way of National Parks, headed by the world-famous Bungle Bungles and Windjana Gorge
Mary River National Park by 4×4
A gem in the top end’s crown on the way to Kakadu. Full of floodplain wonders and crocs, it’s a hot-spot for anglers and those chasing nature in its wild state
Young families are embracing the off-road lifestyle
Moonie encounters plenty of long-term travellers on his adventures, and many are young families embracing the lifestyle
GALLERY: ARB Eldee Easter Festival is fun for the entire family
The ARB Eldee Easter Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in style
How SWB Toyota ‘Bull Catchers’ changed cattle mustering in Australia
From the 1960s modified 4WDs changed mustering on the big cattle stations across Australia.
Five of the best beach drives in Australia
There is no shortage of sandy stuff in Australia, to satisfy the beach-loving off-roader.
The best Aussie bush pubs
Fancy an outback tipple? Here are a handful of quintessential Aussie pubs where you can wet your whistle.
Top five post-lockdown 4×4 escapes
C19 has killed 4×4 travel for the time being, but there is a way to make you happy again.
How to win the King of the Hammers 2020
Just managing to finish America’s most extreme off-road race known as the King Of The Hammers is a feat in itself … but winning means testing pain and frustration tolerances to the max, as two Aussie teams found out.