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I'm Hannah, I'm Seriti, and welcome to Redhanded.

This week we're taking a trip into the Australian Outback, the Northern Territory to be precise.

This part of Australia makes up the central part of the northern half of the country.

Much of the region is a vast expanse of arid, red desert.

With just 212,000 people living in almost 1.4 million square kilometres,

it is also one of the least populated regions, not just in Australia, but in the entire world.

But despite how few people are actually out there, the Northern Territory has garnered the rather unsavory title of the murder capital of Australia.

Through the vast sway of desert that makes up the southern half of the Northern Territory,

there are a few tracks and back roads sneaking their way across the terrain.

But the only real main road that exists is a singular stretch of tarmac that runs for almost 3,000 kilometres,

all the way from Adelaide to Darwin.

It's called the Stuart Highway, and it's a straight shot right up the middle of the desert.

This road, while isolated and remote, is frequented by both travellers and locals, known interestingly enough I discovered this week

as Territoryans, which is fun.

My knowledge of Australia extends exclusively to their MasterChef.

That's basically it.

Though now we have discovered that the country is a real thing.

Yeah, I saw.

Wasn't in your imagination.

Yeah, so the more you know, Territoryans and Gantry will add it to the Australian glossary

for when we eventually head down under.

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