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Great Outdoors in Western Australia

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

Luxury's last frontier

Kimberley luxury

The addition of new high-end resorts in the Kimberley is opening up parts of Australia's most remote landscape that were previously off limits.

Australia

The pits, and we love it

Superpit Kalgoorlie mine truck

The resources boom is driving the economy and now tourists are chasing a slice of the action, writes Sue Williams.

Western Australia

Adventure around the Z Bend

Rock stars ... sunset over the dramatic Nature's Window formation in the Kalbarri National Park.

Daniel Scott discovers it's can-do in the canyons where the Murchison meets the sea.

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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

Five unforgettable beaches

Travel author Lee Atkinson has seen a lot of beautiful beaches. Here are five she'll never forget.

Australia's top five best national parks

Wilsons Promontory, Victoria. Granite headlands, undeveloped beaches, rivers, walking trails and wildlife. The reason it tops the list is its unique mix of wilderness and luxury accommodation.

Lee Atkinson has visited 150 of Australia's national parks. Here, she reveals her five favourites.

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The world's most popular international airline is ... Ryanair?

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary

OLIVER SMITH 4:40pm | It charges up to $115 to print your boarding pass for you, yet passengers still can't get enough of controversial budget airline.

Boeing launches new Dreamliner at Paris Air Show

1:57pm | Boeing launched the biggest version of its Dreamliner plane at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday with over 100 orders worth about $30 billion.

World's best airline named as Qantas soars back into top 10

CRAIG PLATT 3:44pm | Emirates has been named the best airline in the world for 2013, while Qantas has soared back in to the top 10 in this years annual World Airline Awards.

Airline introduces 'XL' class for obese passengers

JONATHAN PEARLMAN 10:57am | Samoa Air, the first airline to charge passengers according to their weight, is now introducing an "XL class" to cater for larger customers.

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