These are the first signs of Coober Pedy, an opal mining town with a population of around 2,500 people. ... Apart from comfort, one major advantage of underground living is money.

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, temperatures can reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...