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people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient
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With just a hundred or so residents in an area bigger than the Netherlands, this piece of the Australian outback is something precious in a world swamped by wireless signals: an island of unusual calm, a clear window onto the cosmos.
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2017
True to its name, this extraordinary conflict saw armed soldiers pitted against emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae), large flightless birds native to the Australian outback.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Watch on Hulu The Royal Hotel Ozark star Julia Garner reunites with director Kitty Green (The Assistant) for this taut psychological thriller in which BFFs Hanna (Garner) and Liv (Jessica Henwick) decide to backpack their way through the Australian outback.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2024
When the idea was initially conceived, under a full moon in Australia’s outback, the pair had planned to meet and get married in the middle.
—Stephy Chung, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2017
True to its name, this extraordinary conflict saw armed soldiers pitted against emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae), large flightless birds native to the Australian outback.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Watch on Hulu The Royal Hotel Ozark star Julia Garner reunites with director Kitty Green (The Assistant) for this taut psychological thriller in which BFFs Hanna (Garner) and Liv (Jessica Henwick) decide to backpack their way through the Australian outback.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2024
When the idea was initially conceived, under a full moon in Australia’s outback, the pair had planned to meet and get married in the middle.
—Stephy Chung, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Outback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outback. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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