Islands of Australia

This is part of the Tiwi Islands group north of Darwin in the Northern Territory, a place to visit for its indigenous people, culture, arts and crafts.

Queensland's Daydream Island is one of the smaller islands in the Whitsundays with resort accommodation and facilities for guests and daytrippers.

Australia's fourth largest island and the world's largest sand island is a popular holiday destination off the Queensland coast.

Great Barrier Reef islands off the coast of north Queensland comprise coral islands, vegetated sand islands and continental islands.

One of the most accessible and popular islands on the Great Barrier Reef is Green Island, a 12-hectare coral cay set in a 710-hectare reef bed just about 30 kilometres from the far north Queensland city of Cairns.

About 900 kilometres north of Brisbane, in the heart of Queensland's popular Whitsunday Islands, Hamilton Island is one of the more accessible islands on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Hichinbrook Island, separated from the northeastern Queensland coast by Hinchinbrook Channel, is a wilderness island which invites eco-tourism and activities such as hiking and snorkeling.

Located in the sub-antarctic region, Heard Island is the largest island in Australia's outlying Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.

Along the Tropic of Capricorn, 72 kilometres east of the Queensland town of Gladstone, Heron Island has fine white sand beaches, clear blue waters, colorful reefs, interesting marine creatures. Enjoy snorkeling and scuba diving adventures.

Australia's third biggest island is still largely wilderness area which, at the same time, is close enough to South Australia's capital city for a day's excursion. This is a haven for lovers of beach, bush and wildlife.

Roughly 500 kilometres east of Port Macquarie on the northern coast of New South Wales, Lord Howe Island is a place of natural forests, crystal clear water, pristine sand beaches, the world's southernmost coral reef, and a variety of bird and marine life, some of them rare and endangered species.

Macquarie Island, a sub-antarctic island located in the Southern Ocean, is part of Tasmania.

This is part of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands group which is a sub-antarctic territory of Australia.

Australia's second largest island after the island state of Tasmania, Melville Island is part of the Tiwi Islands group.

Everyday at sundown hundreds of fairy penguins come out of the sea and return to their burrows on Phillip Island's Summerland Beach.

Close to Perth and Fremantle, Rottnest Island is a haven of beaches, corals, historic sites, and a colony of what Dutch explorers thought were giant rats.

Just across Bass Strait from Victoria lies Tasmania, Australia's only island state.