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Tourist drawcard mountain's facilities under review

Tasmania's government has announced a review into the management of kunanyi/Mt Wellington in Hobart, the island state's top natural tourist attraction.

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Vivid Sydney a budget option for switched-on families

Nearly 3.5 million came to Vivid Sydney in 2023, but organisers are optimistic a fresh record could be set in the festival's latest edition.

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Go west: growing calls for direct flights from Newcastle to Perth

Newcastle could support three flights to Perth a week.

Newcastle Herald

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Smaller festivals to flourish after MONA cancellations

A pause in MONA's mega-festivals means more room for other events, such as science-arts celebration Beaker St Festival, which is expecting 10,000 people.

AAP

Have you ever broken a bone? The law? A heart? How an encounter with a stranger changed me

A moving, unsettling social experiment staged as part of Vivid festival brings people together, two at a time

The Guardian - AU

Anthony LaPaglia: ‘Acting is part therapy. You get to work out your demons sometimes’

The Los Angeles-based Australian actor talks fame, failure and his father’s last words

The Guardian - AU

A local’s guide to Coffs Harbour: ‘The culture here is being outside’

There’s the muttonbirds and the supersized banana, but this NSW coastal destination is known for its friendly outdoor lifestyle – and a growing food and culture scene, says artist Sarah Lyttle

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Two tiny Hunter towns in running for top state tourism awards

They're just a bit off the beaten track.

Newcastle Herald

So scarlet it was maroon: five places to watch Australia’s autumn leaves turn

Towns across the country are putting on a show as the cold nights draw in. We’ve picked five spots from Queensland to Gippsland to take it in

The Guardian - AU

Tourist killings expose fragmentation of organised crime at the heart of Mexico’s extraordinary violence

The murders of two Australians and an American in Baja California show the shifting and uncertain fault lines of risks in a country where crime and the state often overlap

The Guardian - AU

Airport repair boost for 'desperate' remote communities

A funding lifeline has been thrown to remote communities relying on crumbing airstrips for essential services, such as medical emergencies.

AAP

The new W Sydney makes a splash on the waterfront

As Marriot International’s largest ever W hotel lands in Sydney, Jonathan Samuels discovers that it stands for both Wow... and Wacky

Evening Standard

Goodbye, Bonza airlines, you were taken from us too soon. Thank you for saying g’day even when my flight was delayed

There was a hilarious theme-park element to flying the budget airline, which gave us more than just cheap flights and a bizarre booking system

The Guardian - AU

Few avenues for appeal as polluting projects go ahead

Communities should be given the right to appeal the merits of federal government approvals for environmentally damaging projects, legal experts say.

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Size matters as Dark Mofo cracks open nude swim entries

There is one less excuse for not stripping naked and plunging into the wintry River Derwent after Dark Mofo upsized its nude solstice swim.

AAP

Airport disruption avoided after firies strike deal

The United Firefighters Union has called off a planned four-hour strike after it reached an agreement with Airservices Australia.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle Airport could have daily flights to NZ and Asia

There are calls for $15m to secure the new routes.

Evening Standard

Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne: a sleek, sky-high base for exploring the coastal capital

Every room has a view at this chic new 80-story outpost from the Ritz-Carlton group. Don’t forget to sample the picture-perfect menu at the highest restaurant in the city while you’re there, says Charlotte Lytton

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Dunes retreating from angry ocean at alarming rate

Coastal dune fields are on the march in South Australia, retreating inland from an angry ocean at an alarming rate, scientists have revealed.

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MONA pulls pin on summer festival as magic wears off

The owner of Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art has cancelled the gallery's summer festival after 16 years, citing poor attendance and competing costs.

The Guardian - AU

First Groovin the Moo, now Splendour: why are Australia’s music festivals falling over?

The industry is reeling as a ‘multitude of factors’ combine to hurt ticket sales – and the path forward appears uncertain

The Guardian - AU

Rosie Batty: ‘Luke is frozen in my memory as an 11-year-old, but he’d be a handsome young man’

On the 10th anniversary of the murder of her son by his father, the anti-violence campaigner talks about irredeemable loss and the passage of time

Newcastle Herald

Fruitful experiments always in the mix at Topper's Mountain

Topper's Mountain winery owner Mark Kirkby challenged to nail down his top grape varieties

AAP

MPs to skip Paris as Brisbane Olympic venue row rages

Queensland will not send any ministers to the 2024 Olympics after backing a controversial infrastructure plan for the Brisbane Games 2032.

The Guardian - AU

‘Tourists ask a lot of questions’: Great Barrier Reef guides face up to bleaching tragedy

Tour boat divers have long borne witness to mass bleaching events. Once reluctant to wade into discussions about global heating, they are now opening up

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