Brisbane
Move over Mickey Mouse, Bluey’s World attraction opens in Queensland
Eighteen months in the making, Bluey’s World Brisbane lets visitors enter the realm of the locally made TV phenomenon.
- by Nick Dent
World’s biggest airline adds new Australia-US route, revamps seats
The US traveller’s desire to escape the cold is the Aussie traveller’s gain, with the launch of a new Delta Air Lines service.
- by Julietta Jameson
Five-star hotel opens in Brisbane’s giant new $3.6 billion complex
The several-times delayed Queen’s Wharf Brisbane is finally ready, with The Star Brisbane making its debut.
- by Julietta Jameson
Opinion
Australia
Seven big myths we tell tourists about Australia, busted
Melbourne has the best coffee and Sydney has the best weather? We’re giving visitors to this country the wrong information.
- by Ben Groundwater
Twenty things that will surprise first-time visitors to Brisbane
If you haven’t visited in five years, things have changed. If you haven’t visited in 10 years, things have really changed. Brisbane has finally come of age.
- by Ben Groundwater
Queensland hotel boom as cool new properties prepare to open
The Sunshine State is set for a busy year of hotel openings with a handful in Brisbane alone, thanks in part to the $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf development.
- by Julietta Jameson
Just one Australian hotel makes world’s top 50 list
No property from either Sydney or Melbourne has managed to crack a new ranking of the world’s top 50 hotels by a global academy of travel experts.
- by Katherine Scott
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Airline reviews
Airline review: Competitive prices for a seat in this stylish, friendly economy cabin
There’s an impressive combination of services on board this international flight, including plenty of legroom.
- by Lee Mylne
The secret outback base where the US hid one of its top weapons
Despite playing host to 3500 US airmen and hiding a device used in the bombing of Hiroshima, Charleville barely registers a blip on Australia’s wartime radar.
- by Catherine Best
Five cool Brisbane islands most visitors miss
Want to escape the crowds but be near a major city? There are five islands that you will almost have to yourself.
- by Craig Tansley
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