Tjuntjuntjara’s Spinifex People call for support amid extreme weather, rising costs

Lennard Walker’s eyes widen as he recalls the roaring desert rain.

Last year the Spinifex elder, who was born in the Great Victoria Desert, spent four days stranded on a dirt track in one of the most remote parts of the country.

Alongside him was Noli Rictor, who lived a traditional nomadic life…