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Australians turn to interstate train travel amid soaring domestic air fares heading into holiday peak

Exclusive: Bookings for journeys between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have more than doubled

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2022

New winding boardwalk with panoramic views of Pirrita Island a summer must-do

A winding walk through the mangroves with panoramic views of Pirrita Island is expected to be a major drawcard for nature tourists on the shores of Lake Macquarie.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 28, 2022

Apsley residents stunned as Border Inn Hotel heritage pub damaged by car crash

Police are looking for two people after a car crashed into a 170-year-old hotel in Victoria's far west.

ABC News · Nov 27, 2022

Reflections on Australia's last desert nomads, Pintupi Nine and Richters, and the homelands movement

The very last Aboriginal Australians to live as hunter-gatherers emerged from the Western Desert in the mid-1980s. David Scrimgeour was the first doctor to check their health.

ABC News · Nov 26, 2022

Gold Coast schoolies 'congratulated' despite an increase in arrests

Authorities have declared week one of schoolies a success, but revellers headed to the region from Victoria and NSW have been warned a "robust" police response awaits them.

ABC News · Nov 26, 2022

Emma Flukes cycles 1,800km Tassie Gift despite Graves' disease and a bout of Shermer's neck

Emma Flukes cycles a 1,800-kilometre all-terrain route across Tasmania despite an autoimmune disorder and fatigued neck muscles that left her devising a pulley system to keep her head upright.

ABC News · Nov 26, 2022

Five years after his death, a new version of Gurrumul's Bayini shines light on Indigenous Australia's pre-colonial ties with Indonesia

A new version of Gurrumul Yunupingu's song Bayini is showcasing the deep history between groups of Indigenous Australians and Indonesian fishers, while helping to revive connections between the two cultures.

ABC News · Nov 25, 2022

Aboriginal flag outside Yass Soldiers' Memorial Hall becomes a permanent fixture after controversy and threats

Since August an Aboriginal flag has flown outside the Yass Memorial Hall, but some said the decision was made without due process. Now, months after the flag was raised, a decision has been made to keep it there.

ABC News · Nov 25, 2022

Brace for wet summer on the coast, bureau warns

It's likely to be wetter than usual along Australia's east coast.

The Canberra Times · Nov 25, 2022

Magpie attacks in Canberra plummet this swooping season

Was this spring good for you? Maybe there was no terrifying flap of wings like last spring?

The Canberra Times · Nov 25, 2022