For Outback Way travellers, Warakurna Roadhouse is the last stop for food, fuel, water, and dad jokes

In the shadows of the Rawlinson Ranges the Warakurna Roadhouse is the last stop for those driving to the Northern Territory and beyond. The desert road is famed for being "Australia's longest shortcut", but in recent years the roadhouse has earned its own reputation as a must stop for another reason — jokes. "There's a Facebook group called The Great Central Road and there are people talking about travelling through," he said. "My name has popped up in there, and it's like 'if you're going to Warakurna, see Nathaniel, he's got a dad joke for you'." "People usually get a good laugh out of it and that's the thing, you know, when you're on this road, there's not a lot to make it more memorable," he said.