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A Coral Expeditions tender at Beacon Island.

The thrilling, little-known Australian island with a dark past

Stories of mutiny and murder greet expedition cruisers on a remote island where one of Australia’s most shocking historical episodes unfolded.

  • by Brian Johnston
Flying over the Bungle Bungles in East Kimberley.

Eight wonders of WA you can explore in absolute comfort

There’s no state in Australia that so neatly captures the concept of “barefoot luxury” as Western Australia. These are our favourite experiences.

  • by Ben Groundwater
Wonil Perth.
★★★★
Perth

Hotel at Australian university is a far cry from student dorm rooms

The Wonil Hotel Perth taps into an under-catered market on Western Australia’s premier university campus grounds.

  • by Julia D'Orazio
James Price Point.

A wild Aussie paradise so little-known, one man came here to escape the Kremlin

The wild lands of Australia’s final frontier are a totally unspoiled universe of ochre-red cliffs, pristine white-sand beaches, clear turquoise waters and starry, starry nights.

  • by Sue Williams
The best beach of all? Hellfire Bay

When Mother Nature created this part of Australia, she went all out

A splatter of blue – no: two, three, four shades – for the water, a drizzle of pure white for the sand, and a deep red for the soil. And why not some lakes of pink?

  • by Julie Miller
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Freo is an eclectic blend of old and new, in an idyllic seaside location.

Nine must-do highlights of Fremantle, Western Australia

It’s impossible not to be charmed by this eclectic port suburb, also known as the gateway to Rottnest Island.

  • by Tim Richards
Busselton Jetty.

Jetstar launches new route to Aussie west coast beach escape

East coast fans of Western Australia’s famed south-west now have a direct flight.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Outrageously enticing … Mettams pool, near Trigg Beach.

Forget Asia: the best stopover on the way to Europe is right here

With direct flights from Perth to London, Paris and Rome, isn’t it about time to consider the WA capital as the ideal place for a stopover?

  • by David Whitley
Big Bell.

The abandoned Aussie ghost town that lasted less than 20 years

Big Bell never had a chance to decline slowly. Its residents all swiftly departed, just 19 years after it was founded.

  • by Julia D'Orazio
Sal Salis resort at Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef.

The unique Aussie experience that should be on everyone’s bucket list

Immersion in nature takes on new significance at the glamping resort of Sal Salis, where the wildlife of Ningaloo is the star attraction.

  • by Julie Miller

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