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Boy still critical after helicopter crash

Sydney boy Nicholas Tadros is still in a critical condition after a helicopter crash which killed his mother and three others in Queensland.

AAP · Jan 9, 2023

Adelaide bus drivers strike over safety fears, network significantly impacted

Up to 1,000 bus drivers across Adelaide have gone on strike, affecting at least 70 per cent of the city's bus network.

ABC News · Jan 9, 2023

Australian designer George Gorrow to launch Crescent Head hotel amid local development concerns

The co-founder of a well-known fashion label returns from Bali to launch a '70s surf-inspired hotel on New South Wales' Mid North Coast, but some residents say the town is already overrun with tourists each summer.

ABC News · Jan 8, 2023

New Zealand couples who survived Gold Coast helicopter crash release images of aftermath

The couples thank their pilot and several bystanders who rushed to their aid for "care and heroism" that "changed their lives" — releasing dramatic images taken after the crash.

ABC News · Jan 8, 2023

Mossman Gorge search enters third day

Popular tourist attraction Mossman Gorge remains closed as the search for a missing swimmer enters a third day.

AAP · Jan 7, 2023

Kenji Sabine travels to Tasmania's most remote locations for science

Kenji Sabine moved to Tasmania for a low-paying gig exploring the state's most remote locations, but when funding dried up he said he'd do it for free.

ABC News · Jan 7, 2023

Will Australia see an influx of Chinese tourists as China relaxes strict COVID-19 border rules?

As China relaxes its strict COVID-19 border rules, will Australia see an influx of Chinese tourists? We speak to Chinese people and those in the industry about what to expect.

ABC News · Jan 7, 2023

The pub with no town: How a lurid pink hotel kept Dulacca on the map and its regulars connected

Dulacca, Queensland, is a town that started slowly, tried to grow, then gave up. But it has one feature that's impossible to miss — a lurid pink, two-storeyed weatherboard pub.

ABC News · Jan 7, 2023

Australia’s battered tourism puts hope in China’s reopening

Tourism-reliant businesses are hopeful the return of Chinese visitors will revive the sector from the pandemic slump.

Al Jazeera · Jan 7, 2023

Man charged over Bombala hotel fire

The man is due to appear at Queanbeyan Local Court next month.

The Canberra Times · Jan 6, 2023