Port Douglas
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.
- Lee Tulloch
Latest
Passport office blew $135,000 on cancelled Port Douglas conference
Officials from Australia’s passport office are under investigation after a damning report said it had mishandled hundreds of millions, including huge blowouts on a contract proposed over a coffee.
- Shane Wright and Olivia Ireland
‘More bang for your buck’: Where you can tree change for $618,000
“Your typical buyer there can sell their house, come down here and buy something probably nicer and still have $1 million in their pockets to play with.”
- Jim Malo
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Jasper weakens to tropical low after crossing Qld coast
Heavy rains and damaging winds have hit Queensland’s tropical north coast as Tropical Cyclone Jasper weakened to a tropical low, but life-threatening flash flooding was still expected.
- Duncan Murray
Need a cure for the winter blues? Where to eat, drink and find great coffee in sunny Port Douglas
Tropical North Queensland is basking in a reinvigorated dining scene thanks to a burst of exciting arrivals.
- Larissa Dubecki
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.
- Isobel King
TV sweetheart and former nominee snubbed from Logies
Reality star turned actor Sam Frost has been left off the guest list for televisions night of nights.
- Lucy Manly
‘Happens every year’: Cold buyers hunting hot holiday homes
With winter just weeks away and the weather turning cooler, it’s no surprise that home buyers from Sydney and Melbourne are looking for an escape from the cold and damp.
- Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Where you can buy a holiday home for almost the same price as five years ago
Forget Byron Bay, but if you’re willing to look further afield for a holiday escape, some holiday home markets offer surprisingly good value for buyers.
- Elizabeth Redman
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.
- Max Anderson
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