Soon it will be summer in the northern hemisphere. If you dislike the heat of summer, remember that May is the month before the southern winter begins. So the weather ... Read More

On the east coast of New Zealand's South Island between Picton and Christchurch is a choice spot for your "Moby Dick experience." This is Kaikoura where most times you will ... Read More

The replica of Captain James Cook's HMB Edeavour arrives today in Botany Bay and will remain moored offshore as an historical backdrop to the Meeting of Two Cultures tomorrow, April ... Read More

In the Pleistocene Epoch during the last Ice Age, the system of lakes in southwestern New South Wales turned in time into dry lake beds where winds and erosion have ... Read More

The Dutch explorers were wrong. What they found were not rats but quokkas, a species of small wallabies, on what is still known as Rottnest ("Rats' Nest") Island. It's close ... Read More

"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning We ... Read More

With the birth of a royal daughter to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark, it may be worth revisiting Hobart, birthplace of Princess Mary, the former Mary Donaldson. Explore ... Read More

Whether you buy a homebaked Anzac biscuit from a veterans support organisation or a commercially-produced one, you'll be helping a soldier or a veteran somewhere. Anzac biscuits are part of the ... Read More

Australian-born Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has given birth to a daughter at Copenhagen University Hospital this afternoon, local time. The Crown Princess is the former Mary Donaldson of Tasmania who ... Read More

If you're a first-time visitor to Melbourne, wander down to Federation Square and, mate, have a stickybeak at the visitor centre, then discover the galleries and other attractions within the ... Read More

The unique land features of New Zealand become the more striking as they rise from the water, the major attraction of New Zealand cruises. Add to this the possibility of ... Read More

From Saturday, April 21, entry to the Brett Whiteley Studio in Sydney's Surry Hills will be free. The studio, managed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, harks back ... Read More

With the 237th anniversary of Captain James Cook's landing at Botany Bay marked on April 29, the Australian Maritime Museum is offering an opportunity to sail on its replica of ... Read More

Mate, that's Sturt's desert rose (also known as Sturt desert rose) and that's the floral emblem of Australia's Northern Territory. You'll find Sturt's desert rose on stony or rocky slopes, ... Read More

Now why would you turn right from the leftmost lane? Apparently there are good reasons for it, but it can be quite frustrating for first-time visitors to Melbourne when, driving ... Read More

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman has been bestowed her country's greatest honor when she received her Order of Australia medal. She had been named a Companion of the Order of Australia at ... Read More

Five minutes from Darwin Airport — so you can make it a first stop if you wish — and 15 minutes from Darwin city centre is Crocodylus Park, home to ... Read More

The waters are clear, blue, sparkling, and the beaches are golden. Close to Queensland's Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday resort islands, the seaside town of Bowen is a place for ... Read More

It's Vintage Festival time during the Easter season in South Australia's Barossa Valley. The festival is, of course, held every other year on an odd-number year. So it's on this ... Read More

New Zealand's Royal Easter Show in Auckland continues until Easter Monday, April 9, at the ASB Showgrounds, 217 Greenlane West, Epsom. New international acts join the old favorites including carnival rides ... Read More

The Easter long weekend is National Folk Festival time in Canberra with more than 1000 performers in 19 venues for 16 hours daily, 100 concerts, and various other events, at ... Read More

Sydney's massive Easter fair, the Sydney Royal Easter Show, starts today at the Sydney Showground in Olympic Park, Homebush Bay. Gates are open from 9am to 10pm every day of ... Read More

I'm in Melbourne this week to renew acquaintances with this city's varied, and often contrasting, attractions. It's a pity I don't get to visit Melbourne more frequently — I do ... Read More

Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre took out nine Green Room Awards at ceremonies held at the Arts Centre on April 1. Kage's Headlock won awards for best production, best direction, best concept and ... Read More

April in Australia is mid-autumn with temperatures starting their slide into winter. Even so, in most of Australia the average temperature would still be in the 20°-30°C range. Major April events ... Read More