premium_icon Subscribe

Travel News

    They’re ditching their jobs, pulling the kids out of school and heading off to see Australia — and their adventures are inspiring an Aussie travel boom.

    We quit everything to travel Australia

    Travel They’re ditching their jobs, pulling the kids out of school and heading off to see Australia — and their adventures are inspiring an Aussie travel boom.

    ‘Fat people should fly business class’

    premium_icon ‘Fat people should fly business class’

    Opinion “Fat people have to stop flying economy on international flights.’’

    Fears for travel firm’s collapse

    Fears for travel firm’s collapse

    Business The collapse would see the loss of 22,000 staff worldwide.

    Bali takes a hit from bonking ban plan

    premium_icon Bali takes a hit from bonking ban plan

    News "It makes Indonesia look foolish"

    Bali’s strict new sex ban

    Bali’s strict new sex ban

    News Indonesia could pass ban on extramarital sex carrying jail time

    Travel Photos

      Travel Videos

        The Off Broadway show Drunk Shakespeare is fun, if chaotic, night out in New York.

        DRUNK SHAKESPEARE: A guaranteed good night out in New York

        TripADeal timelapse

        BAHAMAS BLISS: Reefs, turtles and swimming pigs

        Vivid Sydney opening night

        premium_icon FROM THE SKY: Eimeo Beach

        Guides

          MAKE a difference with girls and young women by joing guides as a leader and be part of a forward-thinking organisation.

          premium_icon Empowering girls through guides

          Community Guides shout-out for leaders keen to empower girls

          Snake catcher Richie Gilbert has seen it all in more than 13 years on the job.

          premium_icon 10 common snakes and how to identify them

          Pets & Animals Snake catcher Richie Gilbert has seen it all

          PHOTOGRAPHER Warren Lynam offers some advice to people wanting to take an incredible lightning shot.

          Five things you need to know before taking a lightning photo

          Lifestyle Key tips from photographer Warren Lynam

          Property hunting? Here's what $300,000 homes would look like in different suburbs in regional QLD and northern NSW.

          Property: What $300,000 buys you

          Property Here's what $300,000 would look like in different suburbs.

          Tourism

            Cyclone-ravaged Dunk Island — an eerie forgotten Australian paradise since 2011 — has been snapped up for as whopping $32 million.

            Aussie ‘ghost island’ sells for huge price

            News "Our vision is to create a tourism mecca"

            'It is so important that all visitors to the island stay dingo-safe especially if camping with children'

            premium_icon DINGO WARNING: Island rangers out in force on holidays

            News Rangers preparing to patrol packed campsites

            From urinating in public to trafficking in drugs — Australians who behave badly in Bali have been issued with a strong warning by the island’s governor.

            Bali to ‘send back’ troublemakers

            Travel Balinese governor seeking stricter laws to curb bad behaviour

            The new Tourism Department boss doesn’t know how much the widely-panned ‘Old Mate’ tourism campaign ad cost, and says the jury is still out on its effectiveness.

            premium_icon SA tourism chief doesn’t know how much 'Old Mate' ad cost

            News New Tourism Department CEO says ‘jury is out’ on Old Mate ad