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Active in Northern Territory

Sunset light over the Western MacDonnell Ranges.

Northern Territory

Tracks in the heart

When you're in Alice Springs or staying near Uluru, there are great day trips to be taken, writes Lee Atkinson.

Global

They're a race apart

Distance scenery ... the Marathon des Sables.

Susan Greenwood meets a new breed of runner exploring the world through ultra-distance challenges and extreme events.

Hiking

Least-known, most exhilarating hikes

Via ferrata, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.

Flip Byrnes advises walking this way to experience some of the least-known yet most exhilarating hikes from the Northern Territory to Nepal.

Nothern Territory

The ripple effect

Penny Watson finds silken beaches and courage as she paddles the rapids and billabongs of the Katherine River.

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World's most exhilarating hikes

Via ferrata, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.

Walk this way to experience some of the least-known yet most exhilarating hikes from the Northern Territory to Nepal.

Travellers Tips

Insider

The modern holiday: go now, go hard, go home

Short Breaks illustration by Michael Mucci. SHD TRAVEL MAY 9.

Jane E. Fraser If you think big experiences must come with big vacations, think again. A growing range of getaways shows that short breaks can be long on adventure.

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Bidder wins space flight with DiCaprio

Virgin Galactic

6:03pm | One lucky bidder has won an out-of-this world experience to join Leonardo DiCaprio onboard the Virgin Galactic voyage into orbit.

China clears Boeing 787s for take-off

24 May | Chinese regulators have approved the Dreamliners to fly in the country, a move that opens up a large potential market to the US aerospace giant.

French nickers cause a stink down under

ROBERT UPE 24 May | Badly behaved French backpackers in Australia, who have been accused of shoplifting, getting drunk and showing disrespect for authority, have French officials worried about their country’s reputation.

Want a free upgrade? It helps if you're a single bloke

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