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27 July 2012, Events

Australia - A sporting nation

If it’s outdoors, commands athleticism, involves a ball, draws a crowd, is fast, skilful or just nail biting to watch, then it’s a safe bet Australians are into it. That would make it sport, the unofficial lifeblood of the nation. More...

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5 October 2012, National Landscape

The Australian Alps - The rooftop of Australia

The Australian Alps stretch for nearly 400 kilometres from the nation’s capital at Canberra, through southern New South Wales and along the Great Divide in eastern Victoria. More......

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3 February 2012, National Landscape

Australia's Red Centre - A journey into Australia's heart

A journey to the Outback takes on the aura of a pilgrimage when you venture into Australia’s heart otherwise known as Australia’s Red Centre. More......

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16 September 2011, National Landscape

Flinders Ranges - footsteps through time

The Australian Outback is a timeless land that is alive with delicate ecosystems surviving against all odds. More......

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18 July 2011, Journeys

The Mighty Murray River

To look at the map, it almost seems as if the Murray River flows uphill in places. Rising in the Australian Alps you might think it would simply flow down to the Victorian coast, but the 2,756 kilometre river flows east between Victoria and New South Wales to South Australia and finally to the coast. More......

27 June 2011, Nature

Eyre Peninsula - A breath of fresh Eyre

The Eyre Peninsula is seductively secluded, a dream destination with fabulous seafood, unique ocean activities and spectacular scenery with hidden coves, bays and beaches, wild headlands and dramatic limestone cliffs. More......

19 May 2011, Destinations

Melbourne's historic Royal Exhibition Buildings

Now one of the world’s last remaining major 19th century exhibition pavilions, the Royal Exhibition Buildings were originally built to allow Melbourne to host the Great International Exhibition of 1880. More......

13 May 2011, Destinations

Margaret River - A smorgasbord of food, wine and spectacular scenery

There’s nothing like a seemingly endless supply of world-class wineries, boutique breweries, pounding surf breaks and extraordinary geological and natural phenomena - all in one place. More......

29 April 2011, Destinations

The Whitsundays - the perfect place to create your own Robinson Crusoe moment

There’s nothing like dazzling white, powder-soft sand between your toes, crystal clear sapphire-coloured waters, kaleidoscopic displays of coral and tropical fish, and uninhabited islands to explore. More......

24 March 2011, Destinations

Kangaroo Island - A natural beauty

After European settlement, the island somehow managed to escape the invasion of foxes and rabbits, and the local wildlife flourished, today the animals far outnumber the island’s 4,400 permanent human residents. More......

7 March 2011, Destinations

Bendigo - A city built on gold

Bendigo is the place to immerse yourself in gold rush heritage, local pottery, arts and surrounding wine country. More......

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