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The XPT train from Sydney to Melbourne.

Vegemite and chutney: The overnight train from Sydney to Melbourne

Australia is a land of epic train journeys that crisscross the nation from coast to coast. This isn't one of them.

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A jogger runs through Waverley Cemetery.

Sydney's parks too crowded? Try going somewhere it's dead quiet

There are riveting stories of lost loves, shipwrecks and amazing feats amid the cracked vases and plump cherubs at your old local cemetery - the perfect place to walk in a pandemic.

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Jane Richards.
Jane Richards
Pinchy shortly after being released into his new home at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium.

Sydney aquarium's newest attraction rescued from city's garbage

He's considered the luckiest little fella alive – the creature who miraculously survived four days in a dumpster only to be given a second chance at life.

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Sue Williams
Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk

Where to see what Australia was like before it even existed

Australia is a worn-down continent, but here and there in lush green pockets, landscapes of unimaginable age linger on.

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The Community Bell at the top of Karel's T-bar, Thredbo.

Nine must-do highlights for Thredbo

The Snowy Mountains resort has a shiny gondola, packed apres-ski calendar and traditional mountain restaurants... and then there's the skiing and boarding

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Abercrombie House

Six of the best museums in country NSW

From fish fossils to vintage cars to a stately home in the Scottish baronial style: these museums house a surprisingly rich bounty.

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Boydell's Safari Tent in Hunter Vally Morpeth.

Glamping in the Hunter Valley

This is as close to an African safari experience - bar the game drives - that any of us in Australia are likely to get anytime soon.

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Sheriden Rhodes
The former Gundagai Theatre building now a retail shop in Sheridan Street, Gundagai.

Track winding back gets busy as Gundagai enjoys a renaissance

The ''track winding back'' to the Gundagai is betting busier each month as more people discover the new dining and accommodation offerings that are helping to put this NSW town back on the map.

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Beaches, mountains, caves and rivers; this state has it all. From outback New South Wales to the bustling, bright capital, from the north coast to south coast; there is nothing that will disappoint. Hop on a train, go for a drive; no matter how you choose to see it, Australia's most populous state is a long-standing favourite among travellers local and abroad.

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New South Wales, Australia

Beaches, mountains, caves and rivers; this state has it all. From outback New South Wales to the bustling, bright capital, from the north coast to south coast; there is nothing that will disappoint. Hop on a train, go for a drive; no matter how you choose to see it, Australia's most populous state is a long-standing favourite among travellers local and abroad.

Capital: Sydney
Official Language: English
Electricity: Type I has two flat pins in a V-shape as well as a grounding pin. A version of the plug, which only has the two flat pins, exists as well.

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