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Australia

The Twelve Apostles walk Great Ocean Road. Photo: Jacky Ghossein

Victoria

Take me to the foot spa

Andrew Taylor Andrew Taylor walks the rugged coastal splendour of the Great Ocean Road.

Australia

Outback with a vengeance

Uluru.

Cheaper flights and a swag of new tour resorts and hotel makeovers are helping lure travellers back to central Australia, writes Lee Atkinson.

Western Australia

Catch my drift

Broome, Western Australia.

Fleur Bainger cruises 12 hours west of Broome to one of the world's most pristine marine parks.

Cruising

All-at-sea inclusive

Viking Aegir cruise ship.

Sally Macmillan The term "all-inclusive" is popular with cruise lines, but it's very much a case of different strokes for different folks.

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Special features

Australia

Places in the heart: Pete Evans

Mates on a high ... being at Falls Creek taught Pete Evans life lessons.

Skiing at Victoria's Falls Creek was not just the most fun a kid could have; it also taught chef, restaurateur and TV presenter Pete Evans some critical life lessons.

Australia

Places in the heart: Brett Lee

Brett Lee

Cricket's Brett Lee finds his perfect destination in Western Australia's El Questro Wilderness Park.

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Photo galleries

Photos

The new Uluru

Sunset at World Heritage listed Uluru in Australia's Northern Territory with Uluru Camel Tours.

Fairfax photographer, Steven Siewert, travels to Australia's red centre in the the Northern Territory capturing a photographic essay on tourism at Uluru. Selected images available from www.

Friendly fish

Blue Groper.

Nearly 400 divers and snorkelers have spent the past two weeks discovering whether or not there really are plenty more fish in the sea - by counting them.

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Travellers Tips

Tripologist

Diversionary tactics on the long ride north

Tripologist We plan to drive from Sydney to the Gold Coast in mid-December with our two children. Can you suggest some good stopping points along the way?

Tips

Clearing the trails back to our national parks

Large parts of Kosciuszko National Park were previously off limits.

Jane E. Fraser New tours, accommodation and safari-style camping are part of the campaign to get more of us to explore the wilderness at our doorstep.

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Travel News

Qantas aims to close fuel surcharge loophole

Qantas

MATT O'SULLIVAN | Savvy frequent flyers are avoiding as much as $610 in fuel surcharges on Qantas international flights by exploiting a loophole in its alliance with Emirates.

How to save $610 on fuel surcharges

MATT O'SULLIVAN 12:50pm | Savvy Qantas frequent flyers are exploiting a loophole in the alliance with Emirates.

The 'budget airline of hotels' set to open in Australia

ROBERT UPE 11:52am | The Tune hotel chain could offer some of the lowest room-rates in years.

Tourists are coming: Game of Thrones tours launched

NATALIE PARIS 10:44am | Fans of the epic fantasy series Game of Thrones can visit sites made famous by the television drama on one of two new walking tours around Dubrovnik and Northern Ireland.

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