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Forget vitamin D, psychotherapists say rainy holidays are better for your brain

What if rain was the secret to a better holiday?

Sydney

Sydney is getting a brand-new national park larger than 1500 football fields

A mammoth-sized new national park is being created in Western Sydney. Meet Gulguer National Park.

Munga-Thirri Simpson Desert National Park

Outback Queensland

Australia’s largest national park reopens in time for rare natural spectacle

A once-in-a-generation transformation is unfolding across the Simpson Desert – but it won’t last long.

Boronia crenulata, commonly known as aniseed boronia, is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae

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.

kangaroos on Maria Island, Tasmania. Fly there in the new Jetstar flight sale

TAS

Fly to Tassie from just $48 with Jetstar’s new flight sale

Get out your keyboards, Jetstar just released an epic Tassie flight sale.

Moreton Island

Australia’s first year-round beachfront cabana club opens soon

One of Queensland’s most nostalgic island holiday destinations will soon welcome its first guests to the brand-new Tangalooma Dunes Cabana Club.

Hunter

Australia’s largest coastal saltwater lake just got an upgrade

One of Lake Macquarie's most popular waterfronts just got a major makeover.

Hobart

Why every book lover needs to visit Tassie’s UNESCO City of Literature

The bookworm's guide to Hobart, Australia's best-kept literary secret.

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.

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EEleanor Edström

The one thing more than half of Uluṟu visitors wish they’d done differently

As revealed by a new study.

NNatasha Bazika

I’ve eaten at 150 Michelin-starred restaurants. Here’s what surprised me about Australia’s first

I came to South Australia's inaugural Michelin selection with a healthy respect for the Red Guide—and a few reservations of my own. Two very different restaurants show what the guide's arrival means for dining in Australia.