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Crown Metropol Perth.

How James Packer kept a 30-year-old hotel on the cutting edge

Constantly on the improve, Crown is looking very good for a 30-year-old hotel.

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Snorkellers who have successfully managed to swim with humpback whales off Ningaloo Reef speak about it as an almost ...

Whale hunt without the harpoon

So close, but so easy to miss.

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Cable Beach sunset camel ride.

A three-minute guide to Broome

Broome is possibly more multicultural than any other small town in Australia, with a dining culture to match.

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Otherworldly: Swimming with whales at Ningaloo Reef.

Swimming in the middle of Humpback Highway

Max Anderson swims with humpbacks off Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef and finds it a surprisingly large undertaking.

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Western Australian Maritime Museum, across Fremantle Harbour.

Things to do in Fremantle: Three-minute guide

All you need to know if you are planning a short visit to Fremantle.

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An Australian journey that's truly unforgettable

Just when you think the world's run out of wild places, you arrive in the Kimberley.

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An aerial view of Bungle Bungles Range.

Australia's most underrated tourist attraction is so remote few ever visit

These startling rock formations are so remote that few people are prepared to make the trip.

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Forget Brexit, in the '70s Hutt River did its own Auxit from Australia.

The Auxit: Inside the region that chose to leave Australia

Inside the weird, tiny region that declared independence from the rest of Australia and got away with it.

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Looking for a place of inspiring beauty like nowhere else? Then Western Australia is the place to be. Camp under the stars at Cape Range National Park; take an outback tour to the magnificent Bungle Bungle Range; drive long dazzling coastlines; or just chill-out in city hubs for great food, bars and restaurants. These are what extraordinary holidays are made off.

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Looking for a place of inspiring beauty like nowhere else? Then Western Australia is the place to be. Camp under the stars at Cape Range National Park; take an outback tour to the magnificent Bungle Bungle Range; drive long dazzling coastlines; or just chill-out in city hubs for great food, bars and restaurants. These are what extraordinary holidays are made off.

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