This Aussie holiday mecca is finally atoning for its tourism sins

I first visited Port Douglas in the 1980s, before mega-resorts came and changed its character. Thankfully, tourism operators today have a different approach.

• by Lee Tulloch

Coral recovery at the Great Barrier Reef: Tour operators doing their bit

I'm engulfed by fish and the visibility is so clear that I can easily make out the coral gardens and shallow reefs I'm headed for.

• by Isobel King

Port Douglas, Queensland, travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

Restaurants, markets, festivals and a bar scene that is truly a many-splendoured thing. Port Douglas has the lot and then some.

• by Max Anderson

Sheraton Grand Mirage Port Douglas: Still bold, more beautiful

Thirty-four years after opening, the Sheraton Grand Mirage is still as bold and ambitious as it ever was – if not quite so brazen.

• by Max Anderson

Chef's Table: BBQ Lennox Hastie episode: Where to find the mud crabs from the Netflix series

For viewers hoping to recreate the Lennox Hastie episode of Chef's Table, there's good news: this is the beach, this is the guide, and these are the mud crabs.

• by Ben Groundwater

Travel guide for Port Douglas: The nine things you should do

What to see and do in this beach- and bush-lined Far North Queensland getaway.

• by Caroline Gladstone

Pullman Port Douglas Sea Temple Resort and Spa review: The ideal Aussie resort for a drop-and-flop holiday

With an amazing pool, tropical cocktails, fabulous food, friendly staff and a terrific location.

• by Sheriden Rhodes

QT Port Douglas hotel review: This resort offers a true escape from the winter cold

Surrounded by lush gardens and fenced-off ponds of fish, QT's white and airy spaces speak holiday.

• by Jane Reddy

Sheraton Mirage Resort, Port Douglas: The new-look Aussie resort located between the Daintree and Great Barrier Reef

It was the Australian escape of choice for Hollywood celebrities and the Clintons. Now it's making a comeback.

• by Angie Kelly

Summer is coming: Australia's best beach towns

With summer just around the corner, Ute Junker leaves no grain of sand unturned in her guide to the best beach towns on Australia's east coast.