Common wealth: how Birdsville adapted an age-old English custom for the outback

Home to goat herds, dirt bike races and thousands of tourists, this tiny town’s big shared space reimagines an ancient concept

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A sun-scorched sign at the entrance to Birdsville informs visitors the town’s population is 115 – plus or minus 7,000 people.

The hordes of visitors who will flock to the far-flung town this week for its iconic horse races accounts for the numerical equivocation.

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