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The London Eye with Houses of Parliament in the background.

I’ve lived in London for three years without seeing this – how foolish I have been

It has featured in Harry Potter, and attracts millions of visitors a year. As I stand here, I see why it has become so important to this city.

  • Rob Harris

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Autumnal foliage lines La Rambla in Barcelona.

Barcelona to shut down holiday rentals after court backs Airbnb ban

One of Spain’s top courts has backed a plan to shut down short-term holiday accommodation in Barcelona, as a way to address rising rents.

  • Reuters
The Queensland government and Gold Coast council will work to restore beaches along the tourist strip.

‘Open for business’: Queensland pitches to tourists in wake of cyclone

“Our message to the rest of Australia and to the world is that Queensland remains open for business,” said Tourism Minister Andrew Powell.

  • Savannah Meacham and Rachael Ward
With Jyoti, who spoke no English but who slept by the author’s bed on her final night at the hospital.

When I said I wanted to experience the ‘real’ India, I didn’t mean the emergency room

A literature festival was to be the highlight of a trip to the subcontinent. Then came a sudden medical detour.

  • Gay Alcorn
Roger Cook (left); and Libby Mettam on the campaign trail on Sunday.

Rotto revival, cost-of-living reform among major parties’ latest pitches

Labor has promised a transformation of Victoria Quay’s B Shed – including a new Rottnest Island ferry terminal and tourism hub – while the Liberals unveiled a cost-of-living package focused on families.

  • Alex Condon
Community assets manager Andrew Killingsworth deep inside St James station’s abandoned southern tunnels.

Sydney’s ghost tunnels are finally ready to reveal their secrets

The abandoned tunnels at St James station will be opened to daily ticketed tours – almost 100 years after they were completed.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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Craig and Lindsay Foreman (left) in Iran before their arrest.

‘If you have blue eyes and blonde hair, Iran is not safe’: Tourists warned after couple’s arrest

Days before they were detained, Craig and Lindsay Foreman said they knew their travel route to Australia was high risk but they were going to go anyway.

  • Max Stephens and Akhtar Makoii
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NSW promotes EV-friendly road trips to tackle range anxiety

The routes – ranging from 171km through the Snowy Mountains to 819km along the Pacific Coast from Sydney to Tweed Heads – are kitted out with public charging stations at least once every 100km.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nick O'Malley
Swimming and other recreational activities are prohibited at Mundaring Weir.

Take the plunge? Push to open WA drinking water catchment for recreation

Kayaks and swimmers in public drinking water supply? Other states do it, so why don’t we?

  • Claire Ottaviano
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Ditching the rivalry

For trans-Tasman goodwill.

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