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“We can drop you and your loved one or small group on a beach or island for lunch or take in the wineries or our historic pub crawl including Pyengana and Weldborough.” Learn more about this unique way to explore North East Tasmania >>
This four-day exploration of Tasmania’s Far South is a chance to switch off and experience tranquillity while discovering the region’s natural and human heritage. BEST THINGS TO DO >>
The broad, slow-flowing Huon River is the town’s lifeblood and home to an eclectic mix of river craft, from the resident tall ship to the tiny rowboats bobbing in the currents. 4-DAY ITINERARY >>
AROUND Australia people are gathering at memorials, in parks, in gardens and in pubs to commemorate Anzac Day. This is your Anzac Day in pictures.
AUSTRALIAN troops faced unspeakable horrors on the beach and hills of the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. But they embodied a special temperament that helped them through the atrocious battlefield conditions.
THEY hide in plain sight, feeding on real blood and sporting fangs. But are these people monsters? One academic has stepped into their world to find out.
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EASTER: It’s when myths collide. So what are the origins of the mishmash of marketing, fable and religion we get fed at this time every year?
“THE sun shall turn to darkness, and the moon into blood, before the Lord comes.” That could be Sunday.
“THE sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord comes.” That day could be this Sunday.
THE time is now. That much is clear to anyone. But it especially weighs on the mind of Colin Barnett. The state’s 29th Premier doesn’t want to waste what he calls one of the “three great periods” in our history.
“IT MUST have been terrifying. In a foreign land, in a small windowless vault, subjected to serious violence by a stranger … and no way anyone could help her.”
JILL Meagher’s murderer Adrian Ernest Bayley has been convicted of raping three more women during secret trials spanning half a year. The untold story of his evil crimes can finally be revealed.
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