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Wineglass Bay: arrive early.

The perfect Australian holiday in our smallest state

Astonishing beaches, stupendous hiking, amazing food and some of the strangest creatures on the planet. Tasmania has it all, and you can see in just two weeks.

  • James Stewart

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Cradle Mountain, Tasmania.

Best of Tasmania

Australia’s smallest state is packed with highlights. Its spectacular scenery is matched only by the quality of its food and wine.

Copacabana is the platonic ideal of egalitarian Australia.

The PM bought a house here. I can understand why

Copacabana is the ideal of egalitarian Australia. No one cares who you are.

  • Ben Groundwater
Dunedin’s Tunnel Beach, New Zealand.

The new bucket list for the Pacific and Australasia

The nations of Oceania are a captivating blend of pristine nature, cultural heritage and vibrant cities that even the most hardworking traveller will never exhaust.

  • Julietta Jameson
Local market hall Mercat de Sant Antoni in Barcelona, Spain.

Truly great cities all have one thing that Sydney doesn’t

Barcelona has them; so do London, Paris and Istanbul. Melbourne has at least three. But not Sydney.

  • Ben Groundwater
Australia’s most expensive public artwork, Ouroboros by Lindy Lee.

Canberra’s newest (and priciest) attraction stops traffic, literally

Out of the corner of my eye, a car mounts the kerb, hazard lights flashing as its occupants stop to take snaps. Ouroboros is a social media star.

  • Sheriden Rhodes
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Gantheaume Point, Broome.

Port guide: Broome, Australia

This isolated West Australian town and gateway to the Kimberley has quirky character, multicultural history and a spectacular beach.

  • Brian Johnston
Crowds enjoy Grounded featuring the work of Margaret Bloomfield.

Troubled Alice Springs bouncing back with milestone festival

This year’s 10th anniversary of Parrtjima is a positive step forward for Alice Springs in the face of recent damaging headlines.

  • Julietta Jameson
Russell, the golden labrador retriever. On staff and ready to serve at QT Melbourne.

The newest staff employed at two Melbourne hotels have four legs

A labrador too social to make it as a guide dog has just taken up permanent residence at Melbourne’s QT Hotel, where he will greet guests.

  • Julietta Jameson
The Sampson Street Long Lunch is one of the big-ticket events of Orange’s food festival.

Royal connection and NSW’s best hotel: 11 highlights of Orange

We’re not the first to wonder why the town was dubbed Orange, and not Apple.

  • Katherine Scott

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