Liquids, aerosols and gels in carry-on luggage are now limited to specified quantities in new security measures applying to international travel to and from Australia. The Australian Department of Transport and ... Read More

The presence of the deadly Irukandji jellyfish in the waters of Hervey Bay in Queensland has stopped the filming of Fool's Gold starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. McConaughey and Hudson ... Read More

Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand's smallest national park, is well-known, particularly among hikers, for its Coastal Track which takes in breathtaking views of the northern South Island coast and ... Read More

It's one of my favorite Australian holiday destinations, this cosily pleasant sunny Queensland region north of Brisbane. It's a less touristy place than the Gold Coast, and it's close enough ... Read More

Any trace of levity aside, the small island named after British Admiral Richard Howe, the 1st Earl Howe, remains a popular holiday destination off the north coast of New South ... Read More

Daylight saving time, or summer time, has ended in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia. The Northern Territory and Queensland do not ... Read More

Sure, you can see the major attractions of New Zealand's South Island in five days or so. Take your choice of possible routes through Christchurch, Queenstown, Mt Cook, Milford ... Read More

Swim with the sharks? Why not! And why not with the world's biggest fish? Try Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia where you can swim with the truly massive whale shark. ... Read More

It's a United Nations-inscribed World Heritage area and it comprises a fifth of the state of Tasmania. Some of it may be impenetrable but there are sections of the Tasmanian ... Read More

One of Australia's best known wine producing regions, South Australia's Barossa Valley is close enough to Adelaide for a wine tasting daytrip. As the Barossa folk say, there’s hardly a ... Read More

Across the water from Paihia in the Bay of Islands, the town of Russell was made the capital of New Zealand after the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. It is also ... Read More

Shamrocks and leprechauns and dancing the jig. It's St Patrick's Day, of course, and the wearing of the green. Put on your green wig and green gown and have a great, ... Read More

If you were driving north to Cairns along Queensland's coastal Bruce Highway, arguably the last major city before Cairns is Townsville, just about halfway between Mackay and Cairns. Considered the capital ... Read More

Explore the Australian Outback — and go on an adventure in the wild — at the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park. But don't go right now as heavy rains may have ... Read More

The big event in Sydney this weekend is the 75th anniversary of the opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. The climax of the Sydney celebrations involves the closing of ... Read More

Canberra is in the middle of its 10-day Celebrate Canberra Festival which ends on Canberra Day, March 19, a public holiday in the Australian Capital Territory. The Celebrate Canberra Festival features ... Read More

On the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, between Greymouth in the north and Milford Sound in the south, are the exceedingly slowly moving massive rivers of ice that ... Read More

March 12, the second Monday in March is Labor Day in Victoria. It's also the day of Melbourne's traditional festive Moomba parade. The equivalent public holiday in Tasmania is Eight Hours ... Read More

Cataract Gorge in Launceston, Tasmania, lies just west of the city centre and, depending on where you start, could be as close as a 10-minute walk. With steep walls along the ... Read More

With St Patrick's Day celebrated this month — and Sydney's St Patrick's Day parade planned to start at noon in the city centre on March 11 — the focus turns ... Read More

Take that daytrip south of Adelaide to the ocean and orchards of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Here, you'll find not only swimming and surfing beaches for the warmer months but also, inland, ... Read More

Sun, surf, sea and a fascinating back country combine to make Gisborne, New Zealand's easternmost city, a place for both easy leisure and active sports. Located close to the international ... Read More

In tropical north Queensland, experience Aboriginal life and culture at Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, where different strands of indigenous life are exhibited, performed, and learned. Seven separate arenas exhibit facets ... Read More

The town of Alice Springs lies in Australia's Red Centre on the train route between Adelaide in South Australia and Darwin in the Northern Territory. From here, if you wish, ... Read More

Among the attractions of Canberra, Australia's capital city, the Australian Parliament House sits on top of a hill. This is where the Prime Minister has his offices, and where the ... Read More

Winners and finalists of Australia's prestigious 2007 Archibald, Sulman and Wynn art prizes go on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from March 3 to May 13. This ... Read More

March 1 is the start of the southern autumn. In Sydney the weather is still in the mid- to upper 20°s C, and we'd been having afternoon and evening thunderstorms. ... Read More