We love a sunburnt country: The most inspirational places in Australia
While waiting for domestic travel to resume across our wide brown land, Brian Johnston looks to Dorothea Mackellar's "My Country" for inspiration.
Banished, banned and broken, a unique Australian culture is making a comeback
The wukalina tour traces the east coast from Launceston to Hobart – a little on foot, but mostly by vehicle – indulging in art, architecture and Indigenous culture.
Australia's most disturbing museum is not for everyone
If you can overcome your queasiness on a visit to the confronting Museum of Human Disease, you might actually end up feeling better about your life.
Inside Sydney's dark, disease-ridden past
A new tour will shed light on the brutal but ultimately successful ways Sydney coped with past pandemics.
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...
See them before it's too late: Seven Indigenous rock art treasures
They've not always given the respect they deserve (as underlined by the recent destruction of a 46,000 year old habitation site in the Pilbara), but they are well worth the long trip.
Ten of the world's most fascinating quarantine sites
The practice of quarantine has a long and often brutal history that spans the globe.
Fast trains, slow bars: The 11 things from overseas I miss the most
During these times of lockdowns and travel bans, I miss specific things. I miss specific places.
Five great virtual travel experiences you can enjoy at home
Becoming an Armchair Traveller wasn't on anyone's bucket list for 2020 but that's where we find ourselves.
Twenty of the best travel movies to watch right now
The location-rich movies that send us packing for journeys in faraway lands.
This Spanish cathedral is one most astonishing in the world
You won't suffer church fatigue at Seville's magnificent cathedral.
Zurich's old factories have become unique hotels, bars and nightclubs
Thanks to Zurich's old factories, the night-time economy is booming.
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