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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.

Kiama

This vintage steam train journey returns with new dates this August

Step back in time aboard the completely intoxicating vintage Kiama Picnic Train – a living museum on rails returning for two more winter departures this year.

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.

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.

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The Bay of Islands on the Great Ocean Road

EEmily Murphy

Why you don’t need to see the Twelve Apostles to do the Great Ocean Road

I skipped the Great Ocean Road’s most famous landmark entirely and found a crowd-free bay that hit harder than any postcard ever could.

External view of Kirk's Wine Bar in Hardware Lane Melbourne

LLara Picone

This is the best Aussie city to visit in winter – it’s even better than Hobart

Come winter, Melbourne doesn’t hibernate – it elevates. Here’s how to make the most of this city’s cool-weather culture.

The white-painted exterior of Elysium Noosa Resort.

RRachael Thompson

Is Noosa’s most talked-about new resort actually worth it?

Welcome to Hotel Addict, a monthly column where I check into Australia’s best hotels and share what makes them worthy of your wishlist.

Living area in the Manly Pacific Infinity Residence

RRachael Thompson

This coastal hotel proves you don’t need to leave Sydney for a proper escape

Welcome to Hotel Addict, a monthly column where I check into Australia’s best hotels and share what makes them worthy of your wishlist.

RRachael Thompson

The boutique coastal stay worth skipping Byron Bay for

Welcome to Hotel Addict, a monthly column where I check into Australia’s best hotels and share what makes them worthy of your wishlist.

The glamorous Showroom Bay at The Royce hotel

RRachael Thompson

Is it worth staying at The Royce hotel in Melbourne?

This elegant hotel is bringing Art Deco glamour to the city.

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 and share what makes them worthy of your wishlist.

Kings Canyon transforms into a waterfall wonderland in the rain

KKassia Byrnes

Kings Canyon transforms into a waterfall wonderland in the rain – here’s the only time you’ll see it

It's rare to see Kings Canyon covered in rivers and waterfalls, but it's a priceless view.

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

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

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

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

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

Australia’s largest coastal saltwater lake just got an upgrade

This vintage steam train journey returns with new dates this August

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

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

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Opinion

Why you don’t need to see the Twelve Apostles to do the Great Ocean Road

This is the best Aussie city to visit in winter – it’s even better than Hobart

Is Noosa’s most talked-about new resort actually worth it?

This coastal hotel proves you don’t need to leave Sydney for a proper escape

The boutique coastal stay worth skipping Byron Bay for

Is it worth staying at The Royce hotel in Melbourne?

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

This Melbourne hotel has set the bar sky high

Kings Canyon transforms into a waterfall wonderland in the rain – here’s the only time you’ll see it