Flowers of the Great Victoria Desert at sunset. ( ABC Goldfields: Emily Smith / Giulia Bertoglio ) After the initial contact the family came in from the desert, eventually settling in Tjuntjuntjara.

In the state of South Australia, at the southeast corner of the Great Victoria Desert, there lies the small town of Coober Pedy, and itâ€⃜s unlike any other outback outpost you might find.

One of Australia's rarest and most venomous snakes, the Central Ranges taipan, has been rediscovered in the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia. Rare taipan found in desert.