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Lord Howe Island

Australia could soon have its first Dark Sky Island

At Lord Howe’s inaugural Dark Sky Festival, we learn how this island paradise is on track to be certified not only as an International Dark Sky Place, but Australia’s first Dark Sky Island.

Desert Champions Way: Outback Camel Trail

Outback Queensland

There’s a new trail in Outback Queensland, and it’s for camel racing

Follow the camels as they race through outback Queensland.

Australia

NASA says it’s the world’s best meteor shower – here’s how to see it

Get ready – the Perseid meteor shower is just around the corner.

La Dolce Vita Lunch by the Sea with Will Cowper

QLD

This island festival delivers starlight dinners, superyachts & luxury

Queensland's favourite race week is turning 40, and the celebrations will be so much more than just superyachts.

VIC

Iconic Aussie dairy brand opens first-ever cheese cafe

A cafe centred around cheese? Say less.

Gold Coast

Gold Coast day spa with a treatment list that’s far from ordinary

Gold Coast glamour meets serious zen at this next-level retreat.

A full-scale replica of a 90s video store.

Australia

Press play on the past at this full-scale 90s video store replica

Rewind to the good times and find pure nostalgia at this video store installation.

Adelaide

The sky is the stage at Adelaide‘s epic one-night-only show

Illuminate Adelaide 2025 is the winter festival lighting up Australia – and this is the one show you can’t miss.

Kakadu

Gunlom Falls: popular Kakadu site reopens after 6-year closure

One of Kakadu’s most renowned landmarks has reopened after being closed for nearly six years due to a legal battle.

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Tasmanian Walking Co. child-friendly mult-day hike on Bruny Island

MMegan Arkinstall

The Tassie multi-day hike that you can do with your child

Is a multi-day hike a good way to bond with your child? Megan Arkinstall laces up her nine-year-old son’s shoes and tests it out.

The swimming pool at The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne

RRachael Thompson

This Melbourne hotel has set the bar sky high

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 worthy of your wishlist.