Surfing & Diving in Australia : Article
Western Australia
Catch my drift
Fleur Bainger cruises 12 hours west of Broome to one of the world's most pristine marine parks.
Islands
Lost horizons
It’s a seemingly idyllic paradise where the living is so laid-back it creates a dreamlike reality all its own.
South Australia
Great white sharks no cold-blooded 'Jaws'
"I hope the cage is as strong as a it looks," says diver James Hay, before jumping into an aluminium frame to swim with the ocean's most feared predator, the great white shark.
Queensland
Splash and tickle
Tom Neal Tacker mixes with manta rays and listens to whale song at an eco resort at Lady Elliot Island.
Western Australia
Catching the big one
Kerry van der Jagt joins the snappers keen to help save one of the kings of the ocean at Ningaloo Reef.
Queensland
Party island's headache
Kay O’Sullivan A long-running resort dispute threatens Great Keppel’s existing tourism businesses.
Queensland
The alternative Whitsunday
Andrew Bain discovers nature trails, huge tides and a tiny community on resort-free Keswick Island.
Australia
The Howe generation
Hiking, surfing, cycling, golfing ... Max Anderson barely keeps up with his older fellow travellers on Lord Howe Island.
Western Australia
Deep and meaningful
Off Ningaloo Reef, Robert Upe faces a creature with thousands of teeth in 300 rows and swims closer.
Western Australia
Waves and wild places
Twenty years after falling in love with the south-west surf, Michael Gordon returns on foot on the Cape to Cape Track.
Broulee
Assume the surfer's pose
No meat, no men and no booze - for one virtuous weekend, Kelsey Munro concentrates on yoga and the waves.
Bunbury
In the lap of the pods
In snorkelling gear, Andy Phillips plays funny, then straight, but fails to entertain the dolphins.
Port Macquarie
School of hard knocks
Ben Stubbs gets full marks for persistence when he learns how to surf.
Gold Coast
Faster, higher, cheaper
Cut-price deals and jaw-dropping rides make the Gold Coast a hot destination, writes Jane E. Fraser.
Heron Island
One fish, two fish, 72 fish
A lack of water skills is no barrier to toddlers at sea, writes Simon Webster.
Western Australia
Boardies, bikinis and a bicycle
Andrew Bain joins peak hour on Rottnest Island - with surfboard, snorkel and flippers strapped on.
Life aquatic
Stretching out on the world's most unusual beaches
Our writers stretch out on some of the world's most unusual beaches, from quirky to quaint, bizarre to beautiful.
The Entrance
Surf's off but the prawns are sweet
Daniel Dasey is charmed by an old-style seaside town.
