Travel & Leisure
Nine Cosy Villages to Visit on a Long Weekend in South Gippsland
Carve out a few days to road trip around this stunning Victorian region — or pick one spot and bunker down for the weekend.
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NewsComing Soon: Saddles Mount White Is Expanding Beyond Dining with Luxe Hinterland Villas, a Piano Bar and a Rejuvenating Spa
This beloved hinterland estate is trading day trips for overnight stays with a luxe retreat hidden among scenic bushland.
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NewsThis Just In: Virgin Australia Has A Up To 25 Percent Off Domestic and International Flights & Holidays This Week
Plus package holidays are on sale from $390 per person*.
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HotelLittlebourne Guest House
4031 O'Connell Road, Kelso
A 200-year-old Bathurst estate has been reborn as a luxe heritage guest house.
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NewsFrom Palau to New Caledonia: These Are the Most Popular Island Destinations with Australian Travellers Right Now
Australians chasing sunshine are swapping lengthy overseas trips for these idyllic island holidays just a few hours away.
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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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Taste 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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Taste 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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Taste 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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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 Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale
Less than two hours from Melbourne, whisky bars, mineral baths, coastal hikes and a huge art festival await.
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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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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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HotelGrand Hyatt Melbourne
123 Collins Street, Melbourne
A Collins Street landmark since 1986, the Grand Hyatt Melbourne continues to balance old-world grandeur with skyline views, updated dining, and classic five-star amenities.
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HotelThe StandardX
62 Rose Street, Fitzroy
Fitzroy's The StandardX boasts 125 luxury rooms, a rooftop bar and a contemporary restaurant with rotating chefs in residency.
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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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Travel & LeisureThis Wanaka Tourism Company Is Offering Pay-What-You-Can Adventures
Tackle the world's highest waterfall cable climb.
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Travel & LeisureWestern Australia Will Let NSW and Victorian Residents Visit Without Quarantining From December 8
The two eastern states will be reclassified as 'very low-risk' under WA's controlled interstate border system.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Mudgee
Hop between cellar doors, then sleep among the vines.
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Travel & LeisureWe're Giving Away a Luxe Glamping Experience with LandRoamer at Uretiti Beach
Experience a taste of New Zealand's great outdoors with the trappings of luxury.
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Travel & LeisureOur Auckland: Here's Where Our Readers Love to Have a Staycation in Auckland
Plan a few nights away — in your own city.
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Travel & LeisureQueensland Is Reopening Its Borders to Victoria From December 1
As previously flagged, the Sunshine State will reopen to both Victoria and NSW when December hits.
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Travel & LeisureTrains Won't Run Across the Sydney Harbour Bridge for the First Ten Days of January
Buses will replaces trains between North Sydney and Wynyard from January 1–10.
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Travel & LeisureQueensland Is Reopening Its Borders to All of NSW From December 1
It's set to open to Victoria from that date, too, as long as the state records no new cases in the next 24 hours.
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Arts & EntertainmentThis New Dining and Music Experience Is Being Held in a Twinkling Glowworm Cave
Listen to operatic classics in a stunning glowworm cathedral.
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Travel & LeisureVictoria Is Easing Venue and Gathering Limits Even Further From Midnight Tonight
At-home gathering limits will increase again in mid-December, too — just in time for Christmas.
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Travel & LeisureMelbourne's Long-Awaited Airport Rail Link Will Run Trains to the CBD Every Ten Minutes
The trip from the airport to the city will take less than 30 minutes — and the service should be up and running by 2029.
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Travel & LeisureVictoria Is Set to Score New Coastal Walking Tracks, Campsites and a Hot Springs Resort
They'll be funded through a $465 million Victorian Tourism Recovery Package as part of the 2020–21 State Budget.
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Travel & LeisureFive Epic Animal Encounters You Can Only Experience in Bundaberg
See turtles hatch, swim with manta rays and feed baby goats.
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Travel & LeisureVictoria's Peninsula Hot Springs Is Launching Luxury Onsite Glamping So You Can Bathe and Stay
From December 1, you'll be able to pamper the day away, then spend the night in luxury.
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Travel & LeisureQT Auckland's New Art-Led Hotel Brings Quirky Luxury to the Waterfront
The oyster-themed property comes with seafood print carpets, suspended art installations and a new restaurant from Sean Connolly.
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Travel & LeisureThe Victorian Government Is Giving Residents $200 Vouchers to Spend on Regional Getaways
The new $28 million scheme is set to come into effect in December, with 120,000 vouchers available
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Travel & LeisureThe NSW Government Is Advising Sydneysiders to Delay Non-Essential Travel to South Australia
"The borders are completely open, but if it's not essential travel, think about if you want to go in the next few days," said Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
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Travel & LeisureThe Historic Leonids Meteor Shower Is Soaring Through the Sky This Week
Head outside and look up.
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Travel & LeisureJetstar Is Hosting Another Hefty Domestic Sale with Return Flights As Low As $65
Book a flight one way and you'll get the return trip for free — across 51 routes.
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Travel & LeisureSearoad Ferries Is Giving Away More Than 30,000 Free Tickets for Day Trips to Queenscliff and Sorrento
That's more than $1 million worth — for trips between late November this year and July next year.
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Travel & LeisureA Weekender's Guide to Patonga, Pearl Beach and Killcare
Feast on oysters, sip locally made gin and stay in luxury accommodation on the Central Coast.
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Travel & LeisureSeven Things You Didn't Realise You Could Do in Gippsland
From scenic camel rides to renting your own island.
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Travel & LeisureThese Underwater Expeditions Will Let You Explore and Document the Current State of the Titanic
Because everyone's fascination with the historic wreck will go on.
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Travel & LeisureWA Has Scrapped Its Border Restrictions for All States and Territories Except NSW and Victoria
Sydneysiders and Melburnians will need to isolate for 14 days upon arrival — but everyone else can enter without quarantining.
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Travel & LeisureSouth Australia Is Opening Its Borders to Victoria So Time to Book a Wine-Fuelled Holiday
Melburnians will be allowed into SA (without quarantining) from December 1.
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Travel & LeisureVirgin Has Launched a Huge Domestic Sale with 500,000 Flights Starting from $75
And there are lots of flights available over Christmas and NYE.
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Travel & LeisureEverything You Need to Know Before Heading on a Road Trip with Your Pet
Learn some tips and tricks for bringing your four-legged friend along with you on your next holiday.
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Travel & LeisureVictorians Will Be Able to Visit Tasmania Without Quarantining from November 27
It'll be the final state allowed to cross the Strait.
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Travel & LeisureThe NT Government Is Offering $1000 Discounts on Trips to the Territory This Summer
It applies to flights, accommodation, tours and attractions, and vehicle hire.
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Travel & LeisureNaumi Is an Eclectic New Boutique Hotel in Wellington
The colourful 116-room property showcases the work of local artists and designers.
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Travel & LeisureTen Lush Getaways You Can Book in the Yarra Valley
Escape the city to the Yarra Valley for a weekend of wine drinking and sleeping among the trees.
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Travel & LeisureFive Hunter Valley Experiences You Can Have in One Epic Food and Drink Tour
Indulge in a one-day vinous adventure.
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Travel & LeisureMetro Melbourne Is Set to Further Ease Venue and Gathering Limits From November 22
Melburnians, prepare to spend some more time in more places with more people.
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Travel & LeisureMetro Melbourne's 25-Kilometre Rule and Regional Travel Ban Will Lift From Midnight Tonight
Premier Daniel Andrews has also outlined the next set of planned steps, which'll come into effect on November 22.
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Travel & LeisureMornington Peninsula's Foreshore Camping Grounds Won't Reopen Until February 2021
Victorians will soon be able to travel regionally, but campsites in Rye, Rosebud and Sorrento won't reopen for the summer.
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Travel & LeisureNSW Will Reopen Its Border with Victoria From November 23
The move comes as Victoria has recorded five consecutive days with zero new COVID-19 cases.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Now Book a Boozy and Nostalgic Getaway in Australia's First Gin-Themed Caravan
Available to book until the end of summer, it's a collaboration between caravan rental site Camplify and The Botanist Gin.
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Travel & LeisureWestern Australia Will Lift Its Hard Border and Let Visitors From Most Other States Enter Without Quarantining
Travellers from states with low levels of community transmission — a five-case rolling average across the past fortnight — still need to isolate for 14 days upon arrival.
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Travel & LeisureRidesharing Service DiDi Is Offering Half-Price Rides Three Days a Week Until Early December
If you don't want head to the pub via public transport, you can rideshare — for cheap.