Sarah Ivey meets booty-waving emus with a thirst on, fair dinkum Aussies with a penchant for gourmet cuisine and more spectacular scenery than her trusty camera lens can handle.

Northwest of Adelaide lies this fascinating land of ancient rock formations, salt lakes, native wildlife and several national parks.

Lisa Martin finds exploring Australia's mining heritage from Sydney to Perth on the Indian Pacific is poetry in motion.

Port Lincoln is known as Australia's seafood capital. And it doesn't disappoint Sarah Ivey.

Shandelle Battersby watches Australia go by as she rides The Ghan from Top End to bottom.

We all know about Barossa and its big, bold shiraz; the famous Penfolds Grange and Melbourne’s terrific foodie scene.

Sarah Ivey's exciting and icy ocean frolic with the muscly edibles reveals just how powerful, speedy and incredibly special they are.

Residents in South Australia are enduring temperatures of more than 40 degrees this week. The Conversation explains what's behind the extreme heat.

Think Barossa and if you know anything at all about wine, you'll probably think 'Shiraz'. Patrick Smith does.

Visiting South Australia and had enough of the wineries? Try these alternative experiences ...

We round up some of the best places to stay when you're looking for a spot of luxury in the wilderness.

Patrick Smith gets on and off his bike to explore the Clare Valley – the Tuscany of Australia.

Four weeks of over-the-top partying – that's Mad March in Adelaide, writes Henry Porter.

An historic German settlement of Adelaide - now a tourist town - defines for Jon Bridges how tough and adaptable Australia's early European settlers needed to be to survive.

To say Australia's Outback is atmospheric is a tame understatement. For Fergus Blakiston it awoke his sense of history.

We round up some of the best eco accommodation options for those wanting to get back to nature across the ditch.

There's no better place to start your Australian wine-tasting journey than the McLaren Vale area, where Michael Van de Elzen finds long-established wineries and some wonderful olives and cheeses.

For many years, Australia's McGuigan Wines have been on New Zealand shelves as entry-level and popular premium wines.

Judy Bailey takes a soul stirring cruise down the Murray River.

Mike Van de Elzen samples the boutique breweries of South Australia.

Jon Bridges on some of the highlights of the inaugural Word Adelaide festival.

Judy Bailey experiences a South Australian treasure.

Mike Van de Elzen on the food and wine trail in South Australia.

Dennis Knill celebrates gourmet food and wine at one of the biggest events on the South Australian calendar.

This is a city of myriad charms, says Sarah Ivey of South Australia's sprawling capital.