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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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.

DKA Stories

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.

Promoting Central Australian Aboriginal languages this December

Nov 20, 2024

Join a series of free events cel­e­brat­ing and pro­mot­ing the rich Abo­rig­i­nal lan­guages of Cen­tral Aus­tralia.


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