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Australia’s best road trips ranked by you

From knotted forests and windswept coastlines to postcard-plucked gorges, our 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards have revealed Australia's most revered road trips.

people walking through Redwood Forest Warburton

Yarra Valley

There’s a forest of giant Californian Redwoods hiding in Victoria

Forget California, Victoria is hiding its own redwood forests.

Canberra

This new bushwalking trail lets you experience Canberra’s wild side

Lace up your hiking boots – a new outdoor adventure in our capital awaits.

Full beaver moon through the tree leaves

Australia

Australia’s biggest and brightest moon of 2025 rises this week

Get ready to look up, the Beaver Moon will light up Australian skies this week.

QLD

Queensland reigns supreme in Australian Traveller 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards

Australia’s most-loved holiday state.

Swimmers on the beach at Lord Howe Island

Australia

2025 Readers’ Choice Awards – here are the results you’ve been waiting for

Thousands of Australian Traveller readers voted in our 2025 Readers' Choice Awards. The results are in, and here are your winners.

interiors at liberty suite Capella Sydney

Australia

Two Aussie hotels make World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 list

The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 is hot off the press – and Australia has scored big, with two local stays making the cut.

The new Penguin Viewing Experience boardwalk

Australia

Watch St Kilda’s penguins up close thanks to a new elevated boardwalk

Prime viewing opportunities of these adorable birds are now possible thanks to a new elevated viewing platform.

view of Circular Quay from The Rocks with jacarandas in the spring

Australia

The 8 best places to see jacarandas around Australia

From Sydney to the Scenic Rim, the purple haze of jacaranda trees is synonymous with Australian spring.

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Australia’s top 10 towns for 2025 revealed

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EEmily Murphy

The battle of Australia’s 18 best summer ice creams

These cult-favourite ice creams prove Australian summers are built on nostalgia, loyalty and strong opinions.

RRachael Thompson

This hotel room just became my favourite in Australia

Welcome to Hotel Addict, a monthly column where I check into Australia’s best hotels, exploring not just the rooms, but the stories, service and settings that make each stay unforgettable and worth adding to your wishlist.

Aerial view of yellow kayaks in blue sea at sunset in summer

KKassia Byrnes

How to survive a group trip wage gap

Travelling with a group of people who all make vastly different amounts of money? This is how to stay friends afterwards.

The heritage facade of The Tasman in Hobart

RRachael Thompson

I checked into Hobart’s most delicious hotel and didn’t want to leave

The rise of passion travel: how your hobby can shape your next trip

TTaylah Darnell

The rise of passion travel: how your hobby can shape your next trip

By swapping postcard-perfect itineraries for passion-fuelled adventures, travellers are finding new ways to explore and connect.

KKassia Byrnes

9 plane etiquette rules every passenger should follow

Discover the indisputable rules of domestic plane etiquette.

A hotel bathroom with a freestanding bath overlooking Sydney Harbour Bridge

RRachael Thompson

I’ve stayed in 21 hotels in Sydney and this is my favourite

Welcome to the first instalment of Hotel Addict, a monthly column where I check into Australia’s best hotels, exploring not just the rooms, but the stories, service and settings that make each stay unforgettable and worth adding to your wishlist.