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Influencers gifted flights, accommodation and meals to attend exclusive Sam Smith concert

Social media influencers were given free trips to South Australia to watch an "exclusive" concert by British singer Sam Smith in exchange for two or three posts on their accounts according to documents obtained by the ABC.

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Does Perth's future hold urban infill and better public transportation or more suburban sprawl?

Stretching 150km along the coast from Two Rocks to Mandurah, Perth has a claim to be the world's longest city. How did it get here and is it sustainable?

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Concerns over major rail project brushed off

Concerns over the potential delay of a major Queensland rail project have been brushed off as "hysteria" by the state's transport minister.

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This Buddhist sculpture probably won’t ‘rewrite history’ – Western Australia already has a rich Chinese past

Does the discovery of a Ming Dynasty Buddha sculpture found near Shark Bay in remote Western Australia “rewrite history” and suggest the Chinese first visited Australia 600 years ago?

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Cyclone Tracy plane with historic tourism links becomes Danish conference centre

An airliner that was involved in Australia's largest civil evacuation before it became the world's first plane to display tourism livery has been tracked down in Scandinavia.

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'Valiant' resuscitation efforts failed to save tourist

An inquest has opened in Port Lincoln into the death of a 41-year-old tourist from the Philippines who drowned while on a snorkelling tour off Eyre Peninsula.

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At the 2023 Adelaide Festival, the best works shimmer with a brutal honesty on incarceration, exile – and Nikolai Gogol

Few Adelaideans remember a time before the Adelaide Festival. Formed in 1960 as a civic enterprise and financed against loss by prominent Adelaide businessmen, the festival today remains arguably the most robust international arts festival in our region.

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Foodies flock to this regional Victorian city

If you’re looking for a regional escape to sink your teeth into it’s hard to beat Bendigo.

The New Daily

The full list of winners at the 2023 North East England Tourism Awards

The North East Tourism Awards capped off English Tourism Week and some winners will go onto the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence later in the year

Chronicle Live

North East business life: charity, community and award events in the region

Companies featuring in this week's round-up include

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Why so many people are relocating to South Australia

Whether they’re coming from another state or a different country, tens of thousands of people a year are finding a reason to make the move to South Australia

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Third man found on esky off WA coast charged over drugs

A third man left clinging to an esky in waters off Albany has been charged over a massive alleged cocaine haul after he was found hiding under a home spa.

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Fears arboretum 'forgotten' by state government as Peter Francis Points volunteers frustrated by red tape

At the end of an unsealed road in a remote corner of south-west Victoria stands one of Australia's most diverse native landscapes. But the arboretum's volunteers fear that the stretch of forest is forgotten to all but those who live near its border.

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New hope dashed, but Tasmania Police still seeking clues to Nancy Grunwaldt missing person case

On a Friday in 1993, German traveller Nancy Grunwaldt hopped on her red bike, rode south out of the small Tasmanian town of St Helens and was never seen again. Three decades on, with another lead amounting to nothing, police say the case will "stay open" until there is an…

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Send us the best picture of the North East and see it published on the front of The Journal

The Journal and Chroniclelive and working with the NewcastleGateshead Initiative on a photography competition that celebrates the best of the region

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Maritime watchdog AMSA hands investigation into Horizontal Falls boat crash to CDPP

Dozens of tourists were injured in the accident in May last year, sparking an investigation by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

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Tyalgum landslip repairs in sight after Tweed council awards contract a year after flooding

A landslip during 2022 flooding wrecked this road near Tyalgum in NSW, impacting businesses and adding hours to school drop offs. But a contract for repairs likened to building a four-storey structure underground has just been awarded.

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Kimberley national park closures due to flood damage leave tourism operators high and dry

January's record-breaking floods destroyed key infrastructure and washed away significant portions of one of the Kimberley's most visited destinations.

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Delaneys Hut in Kosciuszko National Park rebuilt after Black Summer bushfires

Delaneys Hut in Kosciuszko National Park was among historic buildings destroyed in the Black Summer bushfires, but a descendant of the original builder, who shares the same name, is helping to resurrect the shelter.

The New Daily

As cost of heating a home soars, rangers are targeting eco-vandal firewood thieves in Victoria’s forests

The Conservation Regulator laid 625 charges and issued 85 infringement notices for firewood offences in Victoria in 2022.

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Traralgon's nightlife booms as people seek fun despite cost-of-living pressures

The heart of a regional Victorian town beats loudly on Saturday nights despite the rising cost of living.

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West Coast Wilderness Railway to shut for winter, with local businesses bracing for drop in trade

The historic West Coast Wilderness Railway will close over winter, leaving the region without one of its major tourism attractions. Local businesses say it is a blow but say upgrades are necessary.

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Abseiling teacher dies in front of students

School students are being counselled after an abseiling instructor plunged to his death in front of them at a popular WA tourist spot.

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Federal government rejects environmental appeal to reconsider Coomera Connector

A small group of residents worried about how a new highway between south Brisbane and the Gold Coast will impact koalas has been rejected in its last-minute bid to have the project reconsidered.

The Conversation

Björk was the big-ticket name – but Perth Festival’s heart was found in Bikutsi 3000’s afrofuturist musing on African resistance

For the culturally curious, February and March in Perth can be a rich maelstrom, with Perth Fringe and Perth Festival. We have apparently the world’s “third largest” fringe festival (after Edinburgh and Adelaide), but I’m not sure why this is good.

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