Australia holidays
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Thirty years after Paul Hogan’s smash-hit film put the Top End on the tourist trail, Nikki Marshall takes in some of its locations – and has a much-too-close encounter with a croc called Chopper
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The Northern Territory is an art lover’s paradise with ‘bush TVs’, Hermannsburg pottery, contemporary Indigenous artworks and more
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Rescues, rows and robberies – sometimes vacations don’t go according to plan. Tell us your own holiday nightmares in the comments or via GuardianWitness
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Rescues, rows and robberies – sometimes vacations don’t go according to plan. Relive the nightmare and tell us about yours
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To save his business my father bought one of Australia’s least-loved tourist attractions – and now I’m rather attached to it
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A visual guide to some of Australia’s more notable Big Things: from the Big Banana to the Big Galah
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Natural wonders are as elemental and ancient as they get on the Coral Coast, north of Perth. And charter flights and Indigenous guides are helping to open up its islands, peninsulas and lagoons
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Hospitality operators are realising sun, wind and water can do more than just attract tourists – they can power the resorts themselves
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A mere three hours’ drive from Melbourne and you’re enveloped in pristine bush overlooked by mountains offering stirring views – not to mention wineries, cafes and unexpectedly luxurious accommodation
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Forty minutes from anywhere, a pub with no town that is ‘the roots and guts of the Northern Territory’ has closed after more than 80 years
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With its ‘Directors of Chaos’, rooftop bar, titillating wallpaper and art on every surface, the QT hotel is offering an indulgence you can’t get through an app
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550m-year-old sandstone monolith captured by the first drone to operate under permit inside the national park
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The lively Mindil Beach Sunset Market has stalls every bit as diverse as the population in Australia’s ‘top end’ city; many are south-east Asian and serve up fiery delights, from laksa soup to tempeh chili
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Forget the theme parks: the Gold Coast regains its cool factor, thanks to hip cafes, farmers’ markets and unusual accommodation
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The people behind the independent Melbourne store that just won International Bookstore of the Year talk fostering local literature, great regulars and Australian book recommendations
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Steel city loses industrial edge as it switches to tourism and creativity, with niche cocktail bars, craft and farmers markets and a thriving art scene
Kangaroo Island? More like ‘Noah’s Ark on an island’