Jim Darby

Coronet Peak, Queenstown, New Zealand. 'We think there's a lot of pent-up demand,' says Paul Anderson, CEO of NZSki.

Australia vs New Zealand: Battle to win skiers for winter bubble

The trans-Tasman bubble is looking more like a snow globe with skiers and snowboarders inside...

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Eastern Beach on the edge of Geelong's CBD.

Nine must-do highlights of Geelong

Victoria's second city is coming first in quite a few fields...

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Bruny Island Neck is an isthmus of land connecting North and South Bruny Island.

Nine things you must see on Bruny Island

Fresh produce, boutique producers, wild scenery and abundant wildlife: there's a lot to love about Bruny Island.

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The Great Barrier Reef and Heart Reef in Queensland's Whitsundays Region.

Queensland, beautiful one day, busy the next?

A stronger domestic travel market is one silver lining from the COVID cloud, say travel operators.

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At Freycinet on the east coast, a new five-and-a-half-hour guided walk has been launched, departing from Freycinet Lodge.

Tasmania ready to reopen to interstate tourists

With some understandable hesitation, Tasmania is about to open its borders. Here's what visitors will find.

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Bruny Island Cruises - sailing around The Friars off the coast of South Bruny.

A swell time at a Tasmanian island wonder

Wildlife and a wild coast emerge on a three-hour wilderness cruise off Bruny Island.

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Australia's six best mountain destinations in summer

Summer in the mountains is all about the scents of heathy scrub and healthy forests and the sights of wildlife and dramatic landscapes.

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Launceston's Cataract Gorge - green lawns, public pool and stunning natural surroundings just minutes from the CBD.

The nine things you must do in Launceston

Tasmania's "second city" gives the state capital a run when it comes to food, wine, produce and its outstanding natural features.

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A woman looking out from the Gunlom plunge pool.<br /><br />Covering nearly 20,000 square kilometres, Kakadu ...

Six of the most spectacular places to swim in the Northern Territory

There's no shortage of swimming holes in the Territory, but you need to be sure you aren't sharing them with the crocs ...

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After longest break in history, iconic Aussie train resumes epic trips

After the longest break in its history, The Ghan resumed its journey from Adelaide to Darwin.

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Australia's remote Tiwi Islands can transform you

Who knew I was an artist? It took the people at the Tiwi Design Centre to find that talent, and I'd be no talent without theirs...

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Tourists from Victoria make up roughly 20 per cent of the numbers at Port Douglas and tropical north Queensland.

Tourists return, but reef trips still 'not viable' in north Queensland

More than 300 visitors arrived in Cairns from Sydney within the first hour of Queensland opening its borders.

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Falls Creek closed its ski lifts on Thursday afternoon.

Mt Buller to keep lifts open despite Melbourne lockdown

This year, in Victoria, ski resorts haven't lost their snow cover, they've lost their market, but Mount Buller's lifts are still running.

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There are no tourists travelling on the Spirit of Tasmania.

Tasmania seeks ways for travellers to bypass Victoria

Calls made for Tasmanian travel to bypass Melbourne, and is there any chance the Spirit of Tasmania could sail to Sydney?

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Sold for $870k: The saga of a cursed $35 million, five-star cruise ship

The strange saga of One Ocean Expeditions and the ill-fated ship, the RCGS Resolute, a $35 million five-star cruise ship that sold at auction for just $870,000.

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