Who is DKA?

Desert Knowl­edge Aus­tralia is a statu­to­ry arm of the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry Gov­ern­ment, estab­lished in 2003 to man­age the Desert Knowl­edge Precinct, a 73-hectare area of bush­land, office build­ings, event venues, a café, and a thriv­ing busi­ness and social impact com­mu­ni­ty, just south of Mparn­twe (Alice Springs). 

DKA brings peo­ple togeth­er to deliv­er edu­ca­tion, employ­ment, and enter­prise oppor­tu­ni­ties, con­duct arid zone-focused research, and progress tech­no­log­y to bol­ster the social well­be­ing and sus­tain­abil­i­ty of desert communities.

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Our new logo

May 20, 2025

We are excited to share our new logo. Made with beautiful central Australian colours, it represents the blue sky, red ochre dunes, rising sun, and a tree / river.

DKA Stories

Celebrating Central Australian languages: A forum for the future

Dec 12, 2024

Speakers from 10 different Central Australian language groups attended a forum and other celebratory events in Alice Springs.

Our Annual Report: Highlights from the 2023-24 financial year

Nov 28, 2024

From advancing social initiatives to bringing more people to the Desert Knowledge Precinct and sharing transformative energy solutions, it was a big year.

Desert Knowledge Precinct used as test site to improve dialysis trucks

Nov 25, 2024

Purple Trucks are self-contained dialysis units on wheels which bring treatment directly to patients in need.


We’re look­ing to the future and have devel­oped an ambi­tious strate­gic plan which would trans­form the Precinct and bring even more peo­ple out here every year.

Read more about our future plans