Australian Traveller

SMALL WONDERS

A LOT CAN CHANGE within the space of a decade. In the past 10 years we have had six changes in prime minister (Kevin Rudd filling two spots after his less than triumphant return to the top job from June to September 2013) and five different national cricket captains (including Shane Watson for a grand total of one test match against India). Kylie Jenner has gone from being Kourtney, Kim and Khloe’s annoying little sister to the youngest ever self-made billionaire in the world, and the iPad wasn’t yet a thing.

So when we decided to focus our attention on Aussie towns for this issue, based on the continued popularity of our 100 issue, published in 2009, it came as no surprise to discover that things have shifted over the years. Looking through the original list,

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