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<p>Mindil Beach, where people clap as the sun sinks below the horizon</p>

Why you should swap Melbourne for Darwin this autumn

<p>A range of adventures as vast as the country awaits </p>

Best experience and adventure holidays in Australia

<p>Jonathan Samuels and his family enjoying the majesty of Uluru </p>

Australia’s ancient monolith: Why you should visit Uluru

<p>The Esperance inlet, Lucky Bay, has blinding white sands and a palette of turquoise waters </p>

The best beaches in Australia

<p>Sophisticated with a hipster edge, Melbourne is consistently ranked as one of the world’s best places to live</p>

The best things to do in Melbourne, Australia’s capital of cool

<p>Rymill Park and Adelaide’s skyscrapers </p>

The ultimate guide to Adelaide, Australia

<p>It is possible that PCR tests could have been recognised by South Africa in light of BA passengers’ disruption</p>

Travel questions

Can BA offer compensation for a connecting flight being cancelled?

<p>Qantas has relaunched mystery flights</p>

What are mystery flights?

Night at the opera: celebrations in Sydney

Christmas in Australia, New Year in New Zealand – is it possible?

Australians ordered to return home amid pandemic

An aerial view of bushfires burning south of Canberra on January 31, 2020

Brits can volunteer in bushfire-affected areas to get Australian visa

ATC was investigated

ATC sends message to his ex saying flight is ‘trying to crash’

Australia wildfires: Should tourists stay during the crisis?

The 'come hither' koala was snapped in Queensland, Australia

‘Sexy’ koala with ‘come hither’ pose goes viral

Get return flights to Australian destinations for under £500 this year

How to fly to Australia for £491 return

Sydney Opera House is still the city's most distinctive piece of architecture

How to fly to Australasia with stopovers in Asia for £680 return

Tracking data shows the flight overshot King Island

Pilot fell asleep and missed airport, officials say

The dry plains of Uluru

Australasia & Pacific

Three of the best Australian winter trips for Australia Day 2019

The QF2133 flight had to turn back to Canberra (Wikipedia)

Qantas flight turns back after passenger refuses to use flight mode

The great Barrier Reef

Divers explore giant sinkhole discovered in Great Barrier Reef

An AirAsia plane developed a technical fault

AirAsia cabin crew become ‘hysterical’ as plane plunges 20,000ft

Alice Springs is the art capital of the Australian outback

Alice Springs, the art capital of Australia's Red Centre

Rain is extremely rare at Uluru – but when it comes, it comes in torrents

Australasia & Pacific

The side of Uluru only 1% of people see

Simon Calder: The man who pays his way