Keith Urban, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Crocodile Dundee are personalities you might not expect to see sharing the same stage.

Your guide to the latest eateries and watering holes in Australia's biggest city.

Australia's Sunshine Coast is an accessible one-stop adventure destination for families, writes David S. Potts.

Discover camping with a difference in South Australia's Flinders Ranges.

To mark the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, Sydney's Australian National Maritime Museum is holding an exhibition about the doomed voyage.

Simon Kay takes the slow route by train from Brisbane to tropical Cairns.

Sydney's monorail is to be knocked out to make way for a new convention centre in Darling Harbour, it has been announced.

It's all happening in Queensland - from the reopening of the upgraded Orpheus Island resort to a plan to protect the turtles on Heron Island.

Timeless and elegant, who doesn't love pearls? Viva discovers the true beauty of this ocean wonder.

Jo Burzynska heads to Western Australia and uncovers some pleasant surprises in the vineyards of the Margaret River and beyond.

Sydney Harbour is one of the great travel icons but its islands are overlooked by most visitors, writes Tom Adair.

Victoria is a trove of Australian settler history. Phil Welch falls under the spell of its meandering Murray river.

Justine McLeary did the right thing heading to Sydney to enjoy summer.

Chris Pritchard hitches a ride on Sydney's last remaining riverboat postal service.

The waters off Australia's west coast are famous for whale spotting - with good reason, writes Doug Conway.

After three months on the road, Charlotte and Mauricio find themselves back in familiar territory.

On a little girl’s weekend, Danielle Wright introduces her daughter to Melbourne shopping, summer market-style.

Whisking your loved one to one of these romantic retreats will impress.

This annual festival is held in the attractive inland town of Ubud, a haven for artists and craftspeople.

Bliss is on tap at a world-class retreat in a remote setting, writes Amanda Linnell.

The delights of cosmopolitan Byron Bay have Sheriden Rhodes and family making a return journey.

From a palm-fringed island oasis in Queensland to a sleek 27th floor urban pool in Melbourne, travellers have some impressive places to take a dip.

If you're heading to Sydney this month prepare to party.

An exciting search for a turtle encounter is one of the main draws on the central Queensland coast.

There is something both nauseating and exhilarating about reaching the dizzying heights of a 10-metre cliff, writes Mark Tadic.

At the foot of Menglers Hill cyclists realise they've got a tough haul ahead. Two-wheeled racers are preparing to take on South Australia's Bupa Challenge. Rosemary Garratt previews the route.

The Big Pineapple's future was once a prickly topic of conversation. But now the tropical monolith has re-opened, it's providing a little sweetener for Sunshine Coast tourists this summer.

Leah McLennan plays tourist in her own city at the five-star Crowne Plaza Coogee Beach.