Ernie Dingo: ‘A chihuahua is like a ball of fluff with demonic mannerisms’ The Yamatji man, actor and travel show presenter on his party trick, his favourite place in Australia and his multiple nemeses The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2024
Calls for 24/7 public transport as patronage increases Workers summoned back to offices have boosted patronage as weekend trips by families and tourists rise, with calls for constant operation of public transport. AAP · Nov 2, 2024
A local’s guide to Parramatta: ‘You get so rewarded when you explore Sydney’s western suburbs’ Parramatta has long been sold as the ‘new centre of Sydney’, says writer and DJ Andrew Levins – and finally it’s started to feel that way The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2024
'We're back': Dark Mofo to return at full steam in 2025 Dark Mofo has announced it will make a fully fledged comeback in 2025 after the winter festival ran a reduced event amid financial headwinds. AAP · Nov 1, 2024
White Island: New Zealand’s volcano tourism trial finally comes to an end There were 47 tourists and guides on the island when steam blew, killing some and leaving others with agonizing burns The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024
The owners of a New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, appeal their conviction The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, are appealing their company’s criminal conviction on safety breaches at the High Court in Auckland The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024
Searcher Finds Missing Woman Alive Two Weeks After She Disappeared In Australian National Park Lovisa Sjoberg survived freezing temperatures and a potentially deadly snakebite before a field officer spotted her walking near a wilderness trail. International Business Times · Oct 28, 2024
Best music? Best beer? The Hunter's pub finalists are in The region earned its spot in a plethora of categories. Newcastle Herald · Oct 28, 2024
Missing woman found with snake bite after surviving two weeks in Australia’s Snowy Mountains Woman found with injuries after missing in national park where temperature dropped to zero degrees The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024
Newcastle's early to bed, early to rise lark a snooze fest Wake-up call: Vibrant global cities don't do shut-eye at 10pm Newcastle Herald · Oct 27, 2024
Three killed after two light aircraft collide midair near Sydney Cessna 182 carrying two people and ultralight aircraft piloted by a lone individual involved in crash The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2024
Woman Ends Up Stuck Upside Down Between Two Massive Boulders for Hours After Chasing Dropped Phone Down a Hole A young Australian woman found herself stuck upside down in a crevice between two rocks after slipping and falling while trying to retrieve her phone. Latin Times · Oct 22, 2024
Bringing the river into the gallery and the future: reimagining Birrarung 50 years from now The Ian Potter Centre at Melbourne’s Federation Square is located on the banks of the lower stretches of Birrarung, the Yarra River. For Reimagining Birrarung Design Concepts for 2070, on until 2 February 2025, the river flows into the gallery through ideas, images, objects and stories. The Conversation · Oct 21, 2024
King Charles Caps Australia Trip With Opera House Bash King Charles and Queen Camilla cap a six-day visit to Australia with a community barbecue and a military jamboree aside Sydney's iconic Opera House Tuesday. International Business Times · Oct 21, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2024 Rail to the Reef: an easy train journey to one of the greatest natural wonders A sleeper train with ‘thoughtful touches’ along the Queensland coast offers diverse and diver-friendly access points to the Great Barrier Reef
The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2024 From monarch mania to the slimline tour: how Charles and Camilla’s Australian visit will break with tradition The king and queen’s visit to Sydney and Canberra will be a long way from previous showstopping tours, including those by Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2024 A history of royal tours Down Under: From a young Queen Elizabeth II to Harry and Meghan’s baby joy King Charles’s first visit to Australia as monarch will begin on Friday
AAP · Oct 17, 2024 King Charles and Queen Camilla touch down in Australia Australia has welcomed the reigning monarch for the first time in more than a decade as King Charles and Queen Camilla touched down in Sydney.
The Conversation · Oct 10, 2024 A patchwork of spinifex: how we returned cultural burning to the Great Sandy Desert How can a desert burn? Australia’s vast deserts aren’t just sand dunes – they’re often dotted with flammable spinifex grass hummocks. When heavy rains fall, grass grows quickly before drying out. That’s how a desert can burn.
AAP · Oct 9, 2024 Pilot 'heavily intoxicated' before fatal hotel crash A drunk pilot's decision to take a helicopter from a Queensland airport hangar and fly it around a tourist spot before fatally crashing remains a mystery.
AAP · Oct 7, 2024 'First light culture' to awaken predicted tourist boom An ambitious tourism target has been set for NSW, but extra capacity and the right branding will be needed to deliver on the goal.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2024 Warm weather forecast for long weekend and rugby league grand finals in Sydney Saturday morning showers will make way for a top of 29C on Sunday and 27C Monday, good news for NRL and NRLW fans headed to grand finals
Cycling News · Sep 30, 2024 Leaving behind Nullarbor snakes and trucks as Lachlan Morton’s lap of Australia passes Adelaide Unwelcome close encounters as EF Education-EasyPost rider works his way past Adelaide after a gravel diversion or two
AAP · Sep 28, 2024 Pain before gain as commuters brace for railway closure Final trains are travelling a line that carried commuters for almost 130 years before its conversion as part of the nation's biggest public transport project.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2024 Jasper, garnet, sometimes sapphires: pocketfuls of treasure at Gemstone Beach At Orepuki, on the remote south coast of New Zealand’s South Island, a bed of riches colour the shoreline, bringing gem hunters from near and far