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newsIconic free attraction to bring in $20 fee

Despite receiving public funding, one of Sydney’s most iconic free attractions has announced a big change that hasn’t gone down well with everyone.

Thomas Sargeant

Gift GuideLast-minute gifts you can buy in-store in Perth

Left your Christmas shopping too late to shop online? Our guide gives ideas for presents to buy in-store, some for as little as $10, and many from locally owned businesses which will appreciate your patronage.

Katherine Fleming and Megan French

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Everything I did on a giant cruise through Southeast Asia

Morgan de Smidt sailed the Southeast Asian seas on one of the most revolutionary ships in the world – here’s her verdict.

Morgan de Smidt

Severe WeatherDrivers warned about kids in locked cars amid heatwave

Even on a cool day a parked car can be over 30C hotter than outside and with the weather expected to surpass 40C, WA drivers are being reminded about the dangers of leaving kids in locked cars.

Claire Sadler

in detailVenice minus the crowds

Sam Combs has advice on an Italian favourite

Sam Coombs

ItalyThe outer Venice islands of Murano & Burano

Sam Coombs looks beyond the classics

Sam Coombs

essayWhatever the weather

Weather the elements and the UK is a treat, writes Steve McKenna

Steve McKenna

issuesAiming for visitor carbon neutral

Sue Yeap on a big plan

Sue Yeap

Bushfires Don’t be an ‘idiot’ this bushfire season

Don’t be an idiot. That was Fire and Emergency Stephen Dawson’s message to anyone contemplating deliberately lighting a fire as the State prepares to sizzle this weekend.

Joe Spagnolo

inspirationIslands, shipwrecks, Dickens & Defoe

Steve McKenna retraces the footsteps of legendary authors on a British island

Steve McKenna

newsHigh impact Queenstown

Sue Yeap on a busy Kiwi town with a plan

Sue Yeap

Celebrity deathCause of Dr Michael Mosley’s death ‘unascertainable’

The broadcaster and Daily Mail columnist vanished from Greece in June. The British coroner has now ruled his most likely cause of death in an open finding.

Daily Mail Reporter

adventureAntarctic odyssey

Stepen Scourfield on the great white continent

Stephen Scourfield

TravelHuge update in search for MH370

The Malaysian government has made a major announcement on the search for the wreckage of the missing flight MH370.

Duncan Evans, Emma Kirk and Nathan Schmidt

Western AustraliaInfluencer speaks for first time since murder verdict

Gracie Piscopo has broken her silence for the first time since the father of her child was convicted of murder.

Shannon Hampton

island lifeBali’s new Italian job

Dave Smith finds a new treat

Dave Smith

World NewsShocking texts as school shooter and man planned another mass killing

Text messages have been revealed from a girl who killed a student and teacher at a school after she contacted a man who was planning another mass shooting.

Staff Writers

NEWSGrim warning on busiest travel day

Strikes are threatening to plunge holiday travel plans into chaos, as one major airport braces for possibly record-breaking numbers.

Clareese Packer, Nathan Schmidt, Thomas Sargeant

TRAVEL INCIDENTSEmotional moment Aussies escape Vanuatu

More Australians left stranded in Vanuatu after a devastating earthquake rocked the island nation have touched down on home soil.

Duncan Evans, Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

AviationQantas staff to walk off job on one of year’s busiest travel days

Ahead of the busy holiday travel season, Qantas has warned their maintenance engineers are set to walk off the job over ongoing pay negotiations.

Thomas Sargeant

UpdatedLatest salvo in bid to stop NYE train strike

Fears for public safety could scuttle plans by a powerful rail union to carry out industrial action over New Year’s Eve.

Nathan Schmidt

Travel‘No methanol’: Big update on Fiji cocktails

Fiji’s deputy prime minister has revealed fresh details about the cocktails that poisoned four Aussies, claiming methanol was not present.

Duncan Evans

THE POD WELL TRAVELLED Stephen Scourfield’s Antarctic expedition

Join Penny Thomas and Megan French as they chat with Stephen Scourfield about his recent trip to Antarctica with Lindblad Expeditions

Penny Thomas

Festive flyingAirlines spread Christmas cheer

Emma Kelly looks at the treats that are in store for travellers over the festive period

Emma Kelly