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Great Outdoors in Australia

Architect Rachel Neeson, Nick Murcutt's widow, at the camp.

Northern Territory

Legacy in the dust

After a tough trek along the Larapinta Trail, Andrew Bain enjoys the comforts of two very special new campsites.

Victoria

Take me to the foot spa

Great Ocean Walk

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.

Queensland

Guide at a glance: Cairns

Skyrail.

Lee Atkinson takes in everything from dives on the barrier reef to jet-ski tours of crocodile swamps.

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Special features

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.

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.

Trekking the Larapinta Trail

Like a flickering flame, the land is a rainbow of colours, covered in yellow, orange, white and purple.

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Travellers Tips

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.

Q&A

Your questions

My partner and I did a New Zealand walk where you can stay in rustic huts? Is there anything similar in NSW?

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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary

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