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Why an Australian city has been ranked world's best

Known for its eateries and vibrant culture, an Australian city has been crowned the world's best while two local capitals were knocked off the top 50.

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Drones, lasers, daytime attractions to reignite Vivid

Vivid's incoming director is promising this year's spectacular kaleidoscope-of-colour celebration will be the best-attended multi-arts festival in the world.

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‘It feels like a seed has been planted’: Morecambe looks to Eden Project for revival

Young people hope green light to build eco attraction’s northern outpost will change theirs and the town’s fortunes

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Pay per view: Victoria wants to charge visitors to see the Twelve Apostles – will it become like Stonehenge?

Like Stonehenge, the Australian coastal landmark is first seen from a busy highway – and locals warn charging a fee for safe viewing could make existing congestion worse

The Guardian - AU

Twelve Apostles visitors to be charged entry fee to see natural wonder

Victorian government says ‘it’s only fair’ Great Ocean Road tourists should pay to see famous limestone stacks

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Price to pay for visitors to Australian natural wonder

Visitors to the Great Ocean Road's natural wonders will have to pay to see the sights, with a new visitor centre enforcing the fees.

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‘Incredibly liveable and creatively buzzy’: Bret McKenzie’s guide to Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara

The Flight of the Conchords comedian shares the New Zealand capital’s best coffee, nature spots and the pastries he’ll queue out the door for

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Why Queen Mary Is "Forbidden" to Bring One Special Tiara to Her Homeland of Australia, Per Jewelry Expert

The Danish queen will travel Down Under for a special state visit this month.

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Festival of world music scrambles due to world conflict

More than 120 artists and crew heading to the WOMADelaide festival have been caught up in travel chaos, with some making massive journeys so they can perform.

AAP

The ultimate five-day guide to Tasmania

Here’s how to explore Australia’s hidden gem in less than a week

Evening Standard

Couple on 'bucket list' trip before fatal zipline fall

A woman riding a tandem zipline through a rainforest canopy felt a sharp drop but her husband thought it was staff playing a prank, a coroner has heard.

AAP

'She's in the sky': K'gari tragedy teen farewelled

Canadian teen Piper James has been farewelled at a funeral after her death on K'gari, where her body was found surrounded by dingoes.

AAP

Red Hill, Canberra: its walking tracks, scar trees and ochre earth underfoot will always transport me

What is a favourite place if not one built upon our fondest memories?

The Guardian - AU

Remains believed to be of missing Belgian backpacker found in Australia as family shares emotional message

Celine Cremer’s mobile phone, bones, teeth, and clothing found in Tasmanian rainforest

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Why the Adelaide Hills should be on your Australia bucket list

Hot pools, chic stays and trendy wineries without the crowds, Katie Strick lays out the case for a visit to Adelaide

Evening Standard

Pickleball in the Whitsundays? How Australia’s Hamilton Island is shaking off its fly-and-flop reputation

It’s time to reconsider the car-free idyll off Australia’s Queensland coast

The Independent UK

Australia’s famous wine region that has much more to offer than vineyards

South Australia is famous for one thing above all others – but beyond wine there’s much more to see and do in this bustling community, finds Michael Owens

The Guardian - AU

Pizza Hut feasts and improvised altars: lunar new year in Australia’s small town Chinese restaurants

They’re normally behind the wok or taking orders, year-round. But when it’s time to celebrate, these Chinese restaurant families create their own traditions

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In the tiny outback town of Underbool, the community pool is a ‘vital’ part of life – and they almost lost it

Locals in the Victorian Mallee town, where summer temperatures regularly top 45C, fought for 10 years to save the only swimming spot for 50km

The Guardian - AU

Grisly discovery brings new answers in mystery of Belgian tourist’s disappearance in Australian wilderness

Searchers hope that finding missing Belgian women Celine Cremer’s car key as well as human remains in Tasmania’s north-west will help them solve what happened to her

AAP

'Needle in a haystack' find in missing tourist mystery

A private investigator tasked with finding missing Belgian tourist Celine Cremer said recent discoveries had given him "closure".

The Times of India

THIS is the world’s only place where extreme deserts meet tropical rainforests; what makes it possible

Our planet is more unpredictable and more fascinating than most of us imagine. Most countries have one dominant climate, which is maybe a hot desert or a wet rainforest. Australia breaks that rule completely. Travel a few hundred kilometres, and you could step from sun-baked dunes straight into dense, dripping…

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Three dead after light plane crashes into ocean off South Australian beach

Single-engine Cessna crashed into water at Long Bay near Goolwa South on Friday afternoon

The Independent UK

A whole Australian town is up for sale for £5m – but residents fear auction could spell its end

Licola, a remote settlement in the Victorian High Country about 250km east of Melbourne, is home to just five people

The Guardian - AU

Boy swims four hours in rough seas to save mother and siblings off Western Australia

The 13-year-old attempted to kayak back to shore to get help, but the vessel took on water, forcing him to swim

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