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Active in Tasmania

Cradle Mountain.

Kindness of strangers

Daniella Miletic discovers there is room for wine and massage on a walk in Tasmania's north-west wilderness.

Flinders Island

Where the wild things go for their holidays

FLINDERS ISLAND KAYAKING.

Helen Lester The rugged charm of this Bass Strait island doesn't come easy, but it's worth it, writes Helen Lester.

Tasmania

In a state of animal passion

Unspecified

Reluctance turns to rapture as Kathy Lette gets in touch with her inner eco-adventurer in Tasmania.

Bruny Island

Wings of desire

Bruny Island LighthouseSMH TRAVEL Mandatory Pic credit is Tourism Tasmania/Philip Plisson

Susan Wyndham The birds failed to appear, but Susan Wyndham took to the air herself on Bruny Island.

Travellers Tips

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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

NATALIE PARIS 23 May | A poll of airline staff has suggested that single men in their thirties have the best chance of getting a free upgrade on a flight.

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