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100 Best Towns in Australia

From wine-growing hubs to beachside hideaways and remote outback communities, Australian Traveller has searched high and low to determine which are Australia’s Best Towns. But before you get to the list, here’s how we made our decisions . . .

001 Yamba

Explorer Matthew Flinders first splashed ashore from his trim sloop, Norfolk, in 1799 near Clarence Head, a monolithic heap of rock that shields Yamba from the wilder excesses of the Pacific Ocean, to fix a leak and maybe have one.

Darwin's evolution

Think of Darwin as a national question. What's it like? How has it come to be? Why is it so grossly underestimated? On holidays there, why do so few things go to plan - and why is that a good thing? AT's Xavier Jefferson heads to our most enigmatic capital city to get some answers.

Two Peoples Bay

A wildlife haven, a very noisy bird, a rare marsupial called Gilbert and all the untrammelled beaches you could want. Michael Willis turns his skilful photographic eye towards Two Peoples Bay in southwest WA.

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Rock My Soul: Ultimate Guide to Uluru

It’s a pilgrimage all Australians should make – but how best to tackle Uluru? Follow in the footsteps of two AT travellers, both with very different approaches to the Rock, and make sure your own visit is as close to perfect as possible. By John Maddocks.
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Lord Howe Island's Ten Most Amazing Experiences

There are actually hundreds of Amazing Things To Do On Lord Howe – a few dozen of which you can ONLY do there, and nowhere else in the world. Australian Traveller considers these ten to be the absolute highlights.
By Greg Barton
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Carrick Hill

Carrick Hill, in the Adelaide Foothills, is one of Australia’s few period homes to retain its grounds and contents fully intact. By Dennis Coleman
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006 Beechworth

Beechworth is by far the best-preserved 19th Century gold mining town in Australia. Not a single building in the town’s centre feels 20th, let alone 21st, Century.

Gorgeous Emma Gorge

Right around the corner from the luxury El Questro Homestead, with one eye on the setting sun and the other on his G&T, Nathan Dyer fades into the ochre hues at the base of Emma Gorge.

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The Whitsundays - The Australian Traveller Guide

Protected from the swells of the Coral Sea, set about by cooling trade winds and possessed of some of the most dazzlingly intricate reefs in the region, the Whitsundays represents the calm, splendid centrepiece of the Marine Park. Far from the crowds that frequent the island resorts, expect to find an unbroken horizon concealing delicate treasures beneath the sea. By Fiona Harper
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Wave Rock Explained

AT rock hound Kerry van der Jagt steps back in geological time to investigate WA's curvy curiosity.
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The Oyster Trail

In search of that slippery, suckery, erotic delicacy, Lee Atkinson gets well and truly shucked on the NSW mid-north coast.
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Namadgi National Park

The Namadgi national park is one of the best kept secrets of the ACT. And that's strange considering Canberra is our "Bush Capital".
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Holiday Meccas Made Better

With summer already here, it’s no longer a case of “where should you go?” since you’re already booked and ready. And all the stats show that there are a few major holiday hotspots that draw the crowds time after time. We know you’re going, you know you’re going: it’s our job to tell you what you didn’t know: what’s new and underrated in your Holiday Mecca of choice.
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Tri State Safaris

Tri State Safaris is the leading outback travel agency in Australia. We offers outback adventure tours at reasonable price. Book your Outback Holiday tour today!
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Special AT Promotion: Great Family Holidays Made Easy

Plenty of great operators specialise in family friendly holidays -- we invited a few to make the Australian Traveller readers an offer they can't refuse . . .

Travel West Tours

Travel West Outback Tours is owned and operated by Graham & Debbie Reid. Graham & Deb live in Charleville and conduct all the tours