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Apollo Bay's beach is one of many in Victoria that is disappearing due to erosion.

See them before they're gone: 10 iconic Australian beaches that are disappearing

"See it before it gets ruined" might be a tourist-trade cliché, but when it comes to our beaches, many are indeed on borrowed time.

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Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays.

Australia has 8200 islands: Here are seven of the best

Australia has more than 8200 islands, some with squeaky white sands, others wild and desolate. Craig Tansley selects holiday options fit for all.

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Camp Island is off Guthalungra, halfway between Airlie Beach and Townsville.

You can now rent an entire Whitsundays island for $225 a night

Sleeping eight guests only, the Whitsundays' newest private island resort is open for business.

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Australia's most remote eco-lodge, Swell Lodge, is on Christmas Island.

Undiscovered Australia: Amazing destinations tourists don’t know about

If you are ready to take a more adventurous approach to exploring our country these destinations are calling you.

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Coochiemudlo Island is the hidden gem of Moreton Bay's islands.

Five great islands off Brisbane most visitors miss

Want to escape the crowds but be near a major city? The are five islands that you will almost have to yourself.

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Which one to choose? Australia's best holiday islands

Prefer your island paradise to be palm-tree fringed and tropical, or windswept and wild? Take your pick from the island nation's own menu.

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Hundreds of thousands of people tuned in to watch the famous Phillip Island penguin parade via streaming during the ...

It's time to see lockdown's streaming stars in real life again

There's been a population boom among Phillip Island's most famous residents

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Merimbula Beach. Merimbula is the only NSW region to be targeted in the federal government's plan for half-price flights.

The only NSW destination on the half-price flights list

You can fly direct from Sydney and Melbourne to the coastal region that will be boosted by half-price flights.

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Hard to beat: Whitehaven Beach, Queensland.

Tripadvisor names Australian beach as world's best

Tripadvisor has announced the winners of its annual Travellers' Choice Best of the Best Awards for Beaches 2021.

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The Havannah, Vanuatu.

Pacific paradises: 'No reason' we can't open bubbles this year

Australia hasn't felt so isolated from the rest of the world since the jet airliner was invented 70 years ago.

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Regeneration has been swift; shoots began to reveal themselves mere days after the fires.

One island offers the 'best of' Australia, all in one place

Unique wildlife experiences top most visitors' must-see lists, but the island is also a a gourmand's dream.

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Lady Elliot Island's history is a tale of redemption as it has evolved from guano mining in the 1870s to a beacon of ...

How a former camp for collecting poo became an Aussie paradise

Time and tide dictate the course of each day on Lady Elliot, an island that is, in effect, a mothership to the surrounding ocean.

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London: Still expensive.

I tried to work remotely in London on a $145 budget. Here's how it went

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Tripologist: How do we meet new digital travel requirements without international roaming?

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