Travel & Leisure
Every Train Line Through the Brisbane CBD Has Been Suspended
Buses are being used to transport passengers through the city instead — and delays of up to 60 minutes are expected.
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NewsThese Secluded NSW Properties Are Perfect for a Peaceful Weekend Escape
Need to escape the city? These secluded NSW properties make the perfect peaceful weekend getaway, with cosy cabins, private retreats and beautiful natural surrounds.
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HotelThe Hôtel Lili
140 S Lasky Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA
Palisociety's first Beverly Hills property swaps high-gloss luxury for striped wallpaper, velvet curtains and a lobby bar slinging lychee martinis, all for a fraction of what the postcode usually demands.
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FeatureA Weekender's Guide to the Barossa Valley and Beyond
From Germanic Tanunda and Murray Street's heritage main strip, to the old-vine wineries, eateries and cellar doors.
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NewsWhat to Do and Where to Stay During a Vibrant Spring Escape in New Zealand
Save the Euro summer for another year and thaw out from winter with a colourful New Zealand getaway instead.
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FeatureThe Luxury Traveller's Guide to Brisbane to Inspire Your Next Indulgent Escape
From helicopter wine tours to luxury hotel stays, there are plenty of ways to live the high life in Brisbane.
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FeatureChase the Feels: How to Plan a Memorable Trip in New South Wales
There's a reason we love travelling so much.
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FeatureYour Essential Guide to Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a veritable playground for music fans. It's not only the home of blues and soul music but also the birthplace of rock 'n' roll.
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FeatureNine Luxury Experiences in Tropical North Queensland That Are Also Environmentally Responsible
Head north for an eco-friendly escape that doesn't skimp on luxury.
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FeatureInto the Wild: Go off the Beaten Path at These Fascinating Regional Destinations
Get out of town — literally — and do your weekend differently.
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FeatureGreen Playground
Tropical North Queensland is the destination that should be perched at the top of your responsible travel hit list.
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FeatureTaste of Tasmania: Discover the Delicious Charm of the Apple Isle
Australia's island state boasts the perfect conditions for producing top-quality, flavour-filled produce — and an exceptionally talented roll call of passionate people doing spectacular things with it.
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FeatureA Southern Edge Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Ambling Foodie Adventure in Tasmania's South
"While I love a scenic road trip with good company as much as the next person, this road trip truly rivalled almost every journey I can recall."
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FeatureA Northern Forage Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Tasting Tour Across Tasmania's North
Proceed with an empty stomach, an open mind and a readiness to build a more meaningful relationship with what’s on your plate.
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NewsMeet The Culinary Tastemakers Championing Tasmanian Produce
Meet the passionate advocates and entrepreneurs who deal in flavours of the wild and tastes of terroir with the finest produce the earth and sea can offer.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Byron Bay
Where to stay, eat, drink and play around one of Australia's most-loved coastal towns.
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NewsGastronomy, Festivities and Frivolity: A Weekender's Guide to Adelaide During Mad March
Heading to Adelaide for Mad March? Here’s how to spend a weekend during Fringe and WOMADelaide — including where to stay, eat, drink, play and wander.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Kangaroo Island
The South Australian island's wineries, beaches, oyster farms and accommodation are as beautiful as ever.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Queensland's Bundaberg Region
Watch baby turtles hatch, swim at the Southern Great Barrier Reef, then sample award-winning local gin and rum.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide To Bowral and the Southern Highlands
Stay at a country estate, taste locally produced wine and whisky, peruse a whole heap of art and feast at a hatted restaurant — all in just one weekend.
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HotelThe Calile Hotel
48 James Street, Fortitude Valley
A Fortitude Valley stay that pairs resort-style living with one of Brisbane’s best dining and shopping precincts.
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GuideThe Ten Best Hotels in Brisbane
From resort-style pools and design-led suites to heritage stays and boutique hideaways, these hotels prove that a great stay in Brisbane can be as much about atmosphere as it is about location.
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GuideThe Best Boutique and Luxury Hotels in Melbourne
Rooftop pools, pillow menus, hatted restaurants and interiors by Australia's top design studios — these are Melbourne's dreamiest check-ins.
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NewsThe Best Glamping Sites Around Australia
Stay in luxury tents scattered among remote deserts, lush rainforests and tropical islands at these Australian glamping sites.
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NewsTen of the Most-Unique and Relaxing Stays You Can Book Around Auckland
From sprawling rainforest escapes to chic inner-city lofts, Auckland's Airbnb game is set to impress.
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NewsThe Most-Beautiful Coastal Stays That You Can Book in Noosa
Beach sessions, rainforest treks and breezy holiday vibes await you on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
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Travel & LeisureQueensland Is Closing Its Borders to a Third NSW Hotspot in Sydney's West
Sydneysiders who have been to the City of Fairfield, as well as the previously announced Campbelltown and Liverpool hotspots, will no longer be able to enter the Sunshine State.
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Travel & LeisureSurf Stitch Is Giving Away a 14-Day Road Trip Across Australia or New Zealand
The lucky winner will also score a new $1500 wardrobe.
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Travel & LeisureEverything You Need to Know About Australia's COVID-19 State and Territory Border Restrictions
Before you jump in the car for a road trip or on a plane for a domestic holiday, find out where you can go within Australia and whether you need to quarantine.
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Travel & LeisureQueensland Has Declared Two Sydney Council Areas COVID-19 Hotspots
Anyone who has been to Campbelltown or Liverpool will be banned from entering the Sunshine State from midday today.
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Travel & LeisureHoliday Here This Year
Whether it’s a day trip out of the city, a weekend escape or a month-long adventure, Australians love travelling.
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Travel & LeisureWestern Australia's Kalbarri National Park Is Now Home to a 100-Metre-High Skywalk Over a Gorge
The $24 million project overlooks the park's Murchison Gorge via two cantilevered platforms.
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Travel & LeisureAussie Getaway Generator
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Travel & LeisureVirgin Is Selling 500,000 Cheap Flights to (and from) Queensland to Celebrate the Border Reopening
And those cheap flights include 23 kilograms of baggage, too.
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Travel & LeisureMore Than 200,000 Australians Are Hoping to Enter Queensland This Week
So, if you're planning to make the trip north — or you're heading home to the Sunshine State — expect plenty of congestion and delays.
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Travel & LeisureThe Whitsundays' Luxury Daydream Island Resort Is Reopening Alongside Queensland's Border
Head north to check out the 200-metre living reef, three restaurants and the onsite gin bar.
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Travel & LeisureJetstar Is Hosting Another Big Domestic Sale with Flights As Low As $45
It runs until 8pm tonight.
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Travel & LeisureTen Hot Spots in Far North Queensland for Visitors Who Want to Explore More
Look beyond the reef and the rainforest to get the bigger picture of our tropical north.
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Travel & LeisureThe Most Luxurious Boutique Hotels in Brisbane
Whether you're vacationing or staycationing in Brisbane, these hotels will have you sleeping in soft linen, eating in fine restaurants and swimming in rooftop pools.
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Travel & LeisureHow to Road Trip the Coral Coast in Seven Days
Take a scenic drive to see dolphins, sharks, reefs, beaches and one of Australia's most famous rock formations.
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Travel & LeisureThe European Union Is Reopening Its Borders to Tourists from Down Under
Australians and New Zealanders still can't leave the country, though — but you can add Europe to your holiday list when local travel restrictions are lifted.
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Travel & LeisureQueensland Will Reopen Its Border to All Aussie States and Territories Except Victoria from July 10
"Due to current community transmission levels, the border with Victoria will remain closed — and will be strengthened."
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Rainbow Beach
Where you can ride a horse along the beach or glide right over it.
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Travel & LeisureA Food and Wine Lover's Guide to the Fleurieu Peninsula
Restaurants in caves, architectural masterpieces in vineyards and some of the world's best red wine — you'll find it all 40 minutes from Adelaide.
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Travel & LeisureQantas Is Unlikely to Run Any International Flights Until at Least July 2021
But the airline has started ramping up domestic flights and expects domestic travel to be back to pre-COVID-19 levels by 2022.
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Travel & LeisureCarnival Cruise Line's Australian Adventures
Starting dreaming of trips to the Great Barrier Reef, Tassie and the sunny Whitsundays.
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Travel & LeisureQantas and Jetstar Have Launched a Huge Domestic Sale with 10,000 Flights for $19
And the sale kicks off at 9am today.
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Travel & LeisureAustralian Borders Likely to Remain Closed to International Travel Until 2021
But a 'travel bubble' with New Zealand — potentially before next year — is still on the cards.
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Travel & LeisureQueensland Is Aiming to Reopen Its Border By July 10
If community transmission levels are low in Australia's southern states, the Queensland border could even open earlier.
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Travel & LeisureSouth Australia Is the Next Australian State to Reveal When It's Opening Its Borders
Start planning those SA getaways — the state will let non-residents come visit from July 20.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Now Take Your Pet Pooch for a Ride on Brisbane's CityCats and Ferries
After trialling the move since late 2019, TransLink is now letting dogs onboard on a permanent basis.
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Travel & LeisureQantas and Jetstar Will Start Ramping Up Domestic Flights from the End of June
And Qantas is launching a new direct flight from Sydney to Ballina, too.
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Travel & LeisureGrandchesterSpicers Hidden Vale
For a weekend of spoiling yourself, this bush retreat outside Brisbane is the answer.
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Travel & LeisureMon ReposMon Repos Nightly Turtle Encounter
Pretend you're David Attenborough and experience turtle conservation first-hand.
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Travel & LeisurePort BundabergLady Musgrave Experience
Spend a day snorkelling with turtles and other sea life.
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Travel & LeisureBargaraKellys Beach Resort
Self-contained eco villas set against a backdrop of tropical gardens.
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Travel & LeisureAlliance Airlines Is Selling Direct Flights from Brisbane to the Whitsundays for $99
The Aussie carrier has added the route to its services to help Queenslanders holiday in Queensland — and it's flying four times a week from June 22.
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Design & StyleOak BeachThala Beach Nature Reserve
Sleep in a jungle bungalow and get access to a private beach.
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Travel & LeisureMossman GorgeNgadiku Dreamtime Walk
Tour through Mossman Gorge with an Indigenous guide.
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Travel & LeisureUber Is Rolling Out Its World-First Car Rental App in Australia
Just in time to head on a well-deserved road trip.
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Travel & LeisureGreece Will Reopen to Tourists from Down Under from Mid-June
The European country will allow visitors to enter from 29 nations, including Australia and New Zealand.
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Travel & LeisureThe Ten Best Beach Camping Spots in Queensland
Pitch your tent, then into the surf with you.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Port Douglas
This tropical far north Queensland town is a stone's throw from two World Heritage-listed marvels.
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Travel & Leisure
A Weekender's Guide to Ipswich
With cute cafes, craft beer bars and pools surrounded by bushland, who knew Ipswich could be so cool?
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Canberra
With microbreweries, award-winning boutique hotels and a strong restaurant game, the nation's capital has more to it than meets the eye.
