Welcome to Coober Pedy, the town that lives underground. Originally a mining town, many of the residents of Australia's Coober Pedy live in dugouts to escape the heat. During the town's summer months, ...

It's freezing cold, scorching hot and a source of Australia's opals. Here's what life's like when you have to jury-rig even the most basic tech to survive. Claire Reilly was a video host, journalist ...

A kangaroo has been rescued from an open cut mine shaft in opal fields near the outback town of Coober Pedy in South Australia's far north. A member of the public spotted the animal on Wednesday and ...

Somewhere along Australia's Stuart Highway, deep in the heart of the outback is Coober Pedy. It is dug into the red earth of Northern Adelaide in an area known for opal mines and blistering heat. This ...

A late-night search for opals has ended in a frantic rescue, with a man rushed to hospital after falling into a mine shaft. It is understood the man was out fossicking for opals with a group of ...

A 47-year-old man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in the famous opal mining town of Coober Pedy in northern South Australia. Emergency services were called to Hutchinson St at ...

A Riverland man is lucky to be alive after spending 24 hours stuck down a 25m mine shaft in Coober Pedy. The Riverland man, 47, was first reported missing by his wife to Coober Pedy Police on Friday ...