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The world's best beach hotels and accommodation on a budget Australia's best beach accommodation on a budget: NSW coast
Planning a road trip along New South Wales's stunning coast? Emma Pearse selects 10 brilliant beach pads, from budget cabins and surfers' campsites to stylish mid-range B&Bs
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The hit National Theatre production is to visit major festivals in Asia and New Zealand, before taking up residency as part of Cate Blanchett's final season as co-artistic director of Sydney Theatre Company
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Walkers in Tarkine rainforest will help scientists track endangered marsupial by collecting data from motion-sensitive cameras
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'When you tell people you're going swimming with tuna, they laugh in your face'
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James Brickell, producer of Great Barrier Reef, BBC2's three-part wildlife documentary, picks 10 great wildlife experiences in Queensland
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Western Australia's remote Pilbara coast is home to a million ancient rock engravings, but the mining industry threatens this unique heritage. Patrick Barkham takes a tour
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Tess Shellard won a trip to Tasmania in our travel writing competition, and survived meetings with wallabies and a tiger snake on her trek through the rainforest
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Once the centre of the world's pearl industry, Broome is as rich in history as it is in natural splendour. Here, Sarfraz Manzoor heads to the wilds of Western Australia and uncovers a complicated past
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On Vanua Balavu in Fiji's remote Lau Islands, Kevin Rushby and family get a taste of the old South Pacific – giving gifts to the chief, wearing sarongs to Sunday service and swimming with sharks
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Two hundred miles east of Fiji's main island, the Lau archipelago is spectacular and remote – with one flight a week and one place to stay. Kevin Rushby is one of just 20 annual visitors to this old slice of the South Pacific
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We quizzed four gappers heading off this year about their itineraries, their budgets and their reasons for going
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Have you tried a motorhome tour of Alaska or a cycle around the 'green routes' of Spain? Been there readers share their tips on the best places to take the kids
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Remote Stewart Island is the size of Tenerife but is home to only 400 souls – and stunning wildlife including the endangered kiwi, finds Rachel Dixon
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Test out a new £26m cycle network, trek a 3,000km trail or go glamping in a glacial valley – just some of the latest ways to explore New Zealand
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A stone's throw from Auckland, the bohemian enclave of Waiheke Island has become a gallery-rich art destination. Stephen Phelan follows its sculpture trail
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The New Zealand Native Parks scheme lets visitors park their campervans for free at people's homes, discovers Jonathan Freedland
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The second jaunt in our series of cinema reviews takes us all the way to Australia for an offbeat art deco charmer. Tell us your verdict, and where we should go next
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Ash from Chile's Cordón Caulle volcano grounds domestic flights in and out of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra
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Auckland will be the hub of the World Cup, hosting two quarter-finals, both semis and the final – plus the England v Scotland group game. Food writer Simon Farrell-Green is our tour guide
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New Zealand's capital is hosting group matches for Wales and Scotland. Blogger Nick Churchouse shows Rachel Dixon where to find the best food, drink and beaches between games. Tomorrow: Auckland
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The countdown has begun: it's less than 100 days until the Rugby World Cup kicks off in New Zealand. Launching a series of guides to the three major host cities, Rachel Dixon gets the inside scoop on where to stay and what to see and do between games in Dunedin. Tomorrow: Wellington
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If you want to guarantee temperatures out of the teens, you need to think long-haul. Here's our pick, from Costa Rica to Australia
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Danny Wallace takes Twitter Tourism to extremes in New Zealand, doing whatever his followers tweet, from flying over an active volcano to trying dirty pies
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A new cycling trail in Western Australia opens up stunning woodland to cyclists and brings Helen Ochyra face-to-face with cockatoos and kangaroos
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The rise of voluntourism, the opening up of the Middle East and the death of the staycation… Here are the 10 big travel trends for the coming year
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Provocative and irreverent, the gambling multimillionaire David Walsh has built a breathtaking art gallery – billed as "subversive Disneyland" – on his beautiful vineyard outside Hobart in Tasmania
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The legendary Australian pace bowler puts aside cricketing rivalries to welcome England Ashes fans with a personal guide to his home city's hot spots
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The second Ashes Test is under way in Adelaide - we've found some gems in the city to keep you entertained in between sessions
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All eyes may be on the Ashes right now, but there's so much more to explore in Australia. Our experts pick highlights of the five host cities, plus cultural, wineland and wildlife experiences elsewhere
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Boeing 747 bound for Argentina dumps fuel and returns to Australia one hour into flight
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Leaks found during tests after superjumbo made emergency landing when engine exploded mid-flight
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Home to Melbourne's bohemian set, the suburb of Fitzroy is a great mix of art galleries, studios and specialist bookshops
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Katrin Koenning: This is Melbourne's best-known beach: I wanted to show the ocean as something you could tell your secrets to
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The flat white, café du jour in London coffee shops, was invented in Auckland (at least that's what they say in New Zealand). Chris Mugan learns how to make one and goes in search of the perfect cup
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Auckland's subtropical climate, Polynesian culture, unpolluted waters and cosmopolitan buzz have combined to create a world-class dining scene