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Investigators board Coral Adventurer cruise ship after passenger dies on remote Australian island

Maritime authority officers investigating the death of Suzanne Rees, 80, board the ill-fated ship on its return to Cairns

The Guardian - AU

A luxury cruise ship stopped at a remote Australian island. Suzanne Rees was left behind and died alone

Five hours after the Coral Adventurer left Lizard Island without the 80-year-old, it turned back. Her body was found the next day, and her family want answers

The Guardian - AU

Aussie Grandmother, 80, Found Dead on Remote Island After Being 'Left Behind' by Cruise Ship — What Went Wrong?

An 80-year-old Australian woman was found dead on Lizard Island after a cruise ship left without her, sparking investigations into safety protocols.

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Pictured: Australian grandmother, 80, found dead on remote island after being left behind by cruise ship

Suzanne Rees is being remembered as a keen bushwalker and gardener following her death on Lizard Island

Evening Standard

Daughter blames cruise operator after 80-year-old found dead on remote Australian island

Katherine Rees says family ‘shocked and saddened’ that ship left Lizard Island ‘without my mum, Suzanne’

The Independent UK

WWI messages in a bottle found on beach after a century

They were written by two soldiers who died not long afterwards

The Independent UK

Questions grow over death of elderly woman left behind on £40k cruise to deserted island

The woman, aged in her eighties, is said to have been hiking a steep trail on Lizard Island but did not return to the cruise ship

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Woman in her 80s found dead on Great Barrier Reef’s Lizard Island after failing to return to cruise ship

Police say death was ‘sudden and non-suspicious’ after search and rescue operation launched

The Guardian - AU

Spooky eucy! Let’s celebrate the haunting beauty of Australia’s gum trees this Halloween

From skeletal spectres to portals to the underworld, eucalypts have the power to thrill and chill

The Guardian - AU

Road to justice nears 50 years for outback trip tragedy

It was supposed to be the ultimate outback adventure but ended in mystery, despair and three murders unsolved for almost half a century.

AAP

How to spend 48 hours visiting Uluru — Australia's crown jewel

As the famous rock celebrates 40 years since being handed back to its owners, the Anangu people, Katie Strick has your guide

Evening Standard

‘I thought i was a dead duck’: Missing camper found alive after 9 days in Australian wilderness

Troy Milne was lost the Gippsland region for more than a week, until he found a way to get the attention of rescue teams

The Independent UK

‘It’s become a bit meaningless’: why does Australia have so many new Great Walks?

Whether a clever marketing ploy or truly great by nature, these walks are attracting hikers in increasing numbers

The Guardian - AU

Fossicking for a fortune: the price of gold is sky-high, and prospectors in Victoria hope to cash in

Gold prices have climbed 45% in 2025, the steepest rise since 1979. It’s reignited interest in prospecting – but the odds of striking it rich are slim

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Outlander effect on Scottish tourism ‘astonishing’ – VisitScotland

Many locations used for filming have seen visitor numbers soar.

AAP

Decades old outback triple-murder mystery in spotlight

Three young friends left for an outback motorcycle trip 47 years ago, only to be later found dead in remote bushland from gunshot wounds.

The Guardian - AU

Stolen views, shipping containers and ‘shame signs’: do Australia’s tree wars need a new solution?

Conservationists and councils have called for bigger fines, a national database about illegal tree removals and even jail time to deter tree killers

The Guardian - AU

Bodies of two women who died in Victorian high country might have been there ‘two or three days’, police say

Police are working to identify the women and ask anyone who had seen two women appearing ‘disoriented’ in the area earlier to contact Crime Stoppers

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The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: Blake’s extraordinary father, trying to live forever, and Italy’s pasta grannies

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Claire Keenan

AAP

Fatal plane crash moments after sky divers descend

A 54-year-old pilot has died following a plane crash in dense bushland after dropping several skydivers.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney’s Burwood and North Melbourne among world’s coolest neighbourhoods, Time Out says

A vibrant culture, a dynamic food scene and lively atmosphere in the suburb pushed Burwood into the Top 20, according to ‘local experts’

The Guardian - AU

Moving to an island of 300 people, it took effort to become a local. But that hard work paid off

I was looking for community when my husband and I relocated to Dangar Island. So I volunteered, invited people to dinner – and invited them again

AAP

Vibrant memorial to kids lost in jumping castle tragedy

Life will be celebrated by a memorial to six children killed in a freak accident, with the permanent space for activity and reflection intended to be "joyous".

The Guardian - AU

Australia 3D review – the world’s most majestic tourism ad

This Imax documentary features stunning landscapes and images of Australia’s varied fauna – that wouldn’t be out of place on the back of a plane seat

The Guardian - AU

‘We’ve got no tourists’: small businesses caught up in Australia’s largest manhunt struggle as aid announced

Victorian government pledges up to $2.5m to help visitor economy in alpine region as search for alleged Porepunkah killer Dezi Freeman continues

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