Australian Holidays and Travel Guide

Emily Murphy

Email & Social Editor

Emily Murphy is Australian Traveller's Email & Social Editor, and in her time at the company she has been instrumental in shaping its social media and email presence, and crafting compelling narratives that inspire others to explore Australia's vast landscapes. Her previous role was a journalist at Prime Creative Media and before that she was freelancing in publishing, content creation and digital marketing. When she's not creating scroll-stopping travel content, Em is a devoted 'bun mum' and enjoys spending her spare time by the sea, reading, binge-watching a good TV show and exploring Sydney's vibrant dining scene. Next on her Aussie travel wish list? Tasmania and The Kimberley.

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Perth

See WA’s wildflower season like never before on 3 new guided hikes

A new series of guided hikes is turning the Perth Hills' wildflower season into an event.

Sydney

The Sydney co-living hotel that turns Thursday night trivia into the main event

Part hotel, part share house, part community centre – lyf Bondi Junction Sydney swaps minibars for a communal kitchen and hotel bars for a genuinely great pub trivia.

Cradle Mountain

The Tasmanian stay that has you sleeping on Australia’s deepest freshwater lake

Pumphouse Point proves the best wilderness escapes just need a fireplace, a view and a lot of quiet.

Hobart

The luxury pavilions in Hobart that put art on your bedside table

The Pavilions at Mona swap standard hotel polish for eight riverside dens, each stitched into Tasmania's most talked-about museum – we bunked down in the quirky, two-storey Brett.

Great Ocean Road

The retro motel glow-up bringing Palm Springs to the Great Ocean Road

The Monty in Anglesea proves a motel can still feel like a proper destination.

Great Ocean Road

The off-grid pod on the Great Ocean Road that has kangaroos grazing at your window

A stay at Sky Pods in the Otways proves you don't need four walls and a minibar to feel completely spoiled – sometimes all you need is a glass box on a cliff and a fire.

Central Coast

The Central Coast’s new luxury lodge has private villas, plunge pools and a piano bar

The Grand Saddles Lodge opens this spring, bringing 20 private villas, an Art Deco piano bar and a native-botanical day spa to the Central Coast bush.

Lancemore Lindenderry Red Hill in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula

VIC

The outdoor sauna trend just hit Victoria’s wine country

Book a stay in one of two Victorian wine region retreats this winter, and you could walk away with your own designer sauna courtesy of Melbourne wellness brand Orans.

Australia

Australia’s most loved winter road trips revealed

The data is in, and the most loved drives this winter are...