There is a spot at the highest point of Hamilton Island where time stands still.

The divide between Melbourne and Sydney is a bit like that of Wellington and Auckland.

Queensland's party island has a new lease on life and now provides a back-to-basics outdoors experience, finds Eli Orzessek.

Located about 45 minutes outside Tasmania's capital of Hobart, Bonorong is the anti-zoo.

Corazon Miller visits Fraser Island, a World Heritage Site that's been crowned the world's largest sand island.

I may have been slightly judgmental when I turned up for a standup paddleboarding lesson and discovered my instructor was a teenager.

Food options are limited on the island, so it's best to come prepared. The nearby Great Keppel Island Hideaway has a bar and bistro, but it's fairly basic.

On a hot air balloon ride over the Gold Coast you're treated to magical views, as warm ocean currents meet a lush green hinterland for 30km from Coolangatta to Southport.

A wildlife sanctuary on a plateau above Cairns teems with a colourful array of warblers, waders and raptors.

Queensland's Outback works to a very specific weather pattern and it's nothing so ho-hum as four seasons a year.

It's not all up, up and away in a hot air balloon, discovers Shandelle Battersby.

There's no better way to see Lamington National Park than from its canopy of flowering and fruiting trees.

Wander, linger, look out - just some of the reasons Pamela Wade feels free as a bird taking the overnight train from Brisbane.

Pamela Wade meets some cute Kiwi expats on an island near Perth.

Take a walk on the wild side without having to go all the way to Africa, says Lynette Eyb.

Overlooked Perth offers Anna King Shahab more dining options than she can possibly hope to sample at once.

An unexpected visitor sends Ewan McDonald scurrying for his life.

Graham Reid has an unexpectedly rewarding time in Newcastle, NSW.

Danielle Wright finds plenty on offer in Warrnambool, including the town's newest attraction, Maremma dogs.

Following the broken lines, Jennifer Ennion shifts into overdrive to reveal the highlights of Australia's open roads.

Floral carpets put spring in Anna King Shahab's step on this coastal trail.

Native-born Australians ignore elegant, artistic Adelaide - and Mark Chipperfield is glad.

David Leggat pauses to stretch his legs while on one of Australia's most picturesque road journeys, between Melbourne and Adelaide.

If you are going to the Melbourne Cup it's important to be dressed for the occasion - and to make the most of what the city has to offer while you're there.

A stretch of Australian beach is transformed by abstract artworks, writes Pamela Wade.

A slowly disappearing railway is a thing of surprising beauty for Fergus Blakiston in South Australia's Outback.

Around Margaret River, the wines came first, then the food. Anna King Shahab relishes every tasty mouthful.

Prepare for a rich mixture if you explore the Melbourne haunts of Shihad's Tom Larkin.

Michael Burgess has a rather un-Manly introduction to the tricky balancing act known as stand-up paddleboarding.

It's easy to find yourself smiling at a baby saltwater crocodile, discovers Caris Bizzaca, from well behind the fence.