INSANE: 6 - The Real Truth

THIS is the world’s only place where extreme deserts meet tropical rainforests; what makes it possible

Our planet is more unpredictable and more fascinating than most of us imagine. Most countries have one dominant climate, which is maybe a hot desert or a wet rainforest. Australia breaks that rule completely. Travel a few hundred kilometres, and you could step from sun-baked dunes straight into dense, dripping…

The Times of India · Feb 8

Three dead after light plane crashes into ocean off South Australian beach

Single-engine Cessna crashed into water at Long Bay near Goolwa South on Friday afternoon

The Guardian - AU · Feb 6

A whole Australian town is up for sale for £5m – but residents fear auction could spell its end

Licola, a remote settlement in the Victorian High Country about 250km east of Melbourne, is home to just five people

The Independent UK · Feb 5

The place that stayed with me: after a treacherous route through open desert, at Mina Mina I saw holiness

‘One day, Nangala,’ Aunty Agnes would say. ‘We’ll dance together at Mina Mina.’ And one day, for no good reason, I answered her: ‘Let’s do this thing’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 28

Sprawling Suites, Elevated Dining and Luxe Spa Treatments - the Perth Hotel Adding Serenity to City Stays

Say hello to The Westin Perth

Marie Claire · Jan 27

Women's and men's Surf Coast Classics cancelled due to evolving bushfire and weather conditions, 'no identified impacts at this time' for Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Races

Warnings from Otway fire continue to cover part of original Surf Coast Classic course as temperatures surge toward 45°C

Cycling News · Jan 27

Probe on 'missed opportunities' for deadly NZ landslip

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon says the families of the six people killed in the Mount Maunganui landslip "deserve answers".

AAP · Jan 27

Surf Coast Classic course changed as Otways fire warnings issued for parts of original route, no alterations 'at this point' to weekend's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Races

Wednesday's women's and Thursday's men's 1.Pro race now both scheduled to start and finish in Torquay

Cycling News · Jan 26

The kindness of strangers: I was hitchhiking with nowhere to sleep when a man gave me his bed for the night

It was pouring and traffic was drying up. Then a car came along and the driver asked where I was staying the night

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25

Cathy Freeman leads Australia Day honours alongside enforcer of world-first social media ban

High-profile Australians celebrated alongside more than 600 civilians who have changed lives and the country

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25