Australian Traveller

WHILE WE HAVE been putting this issue together, our country has been burning. The scale of the tragedy is almost too behemoth to grasp: hundreds of homes destroyed, an incomprehensible number of our unique animals gone, and too many lives lost. Hopef

CABN’s first eco retreat inVictoria has arrived in Daylesford. Dubbed ‘Sadie’, the off-grid sanctuary is perfectly placed in theVictorian countryside for languid perambulations around the picturesque property. Located 90 minutes away from Melbourne,

Australia is quite the food festival hotspot, with great gourmet gatherings scheduled throughout the year. Here’s what to circle on your culinary calendar right now. The inaugural Melbourne Cocktail Festival (MCF), curated by Orlando Marzo, the 201

EXAMPLE HOUSE HAS DESIGNED A STUNNING TEMPLATE FOR JUST HOW INSPIREDWORKING QUARTERS CAN BE.THE INDUSTRIAL-CHIC SPACE, WHICH WAS ONCE A MECHANIC’S GARAGE, FEATURES SANDSTONE WALLS, A DINKY LOUNGE AND BAR, AND PROVIDES A STUNNING HOME BASE FOR SYDNEY'

THE REOPENING OF iconic St Kilda watering hole Prince Public Bar completes the revival of The Prince Hotel, which began in 2016 under the aegis of the Ryan family. The complex has long reflected the south Melbourne suburb’s eclectic personality and,

FAR AWAY from the pernicious light pollution that hovers over cities, in the Warrumbungle National Park near Coonabarabran in central-west New South Wales, is Australia’s first Dark Sky Park. What on earth is a Dark Sky Park? According to the Interna

JUST EIGHT KILOMETRES NORTH of Brisbane, sleepy suburban Stafford is undergoing a makeover. Combining past with present, it’s now emerging as a foodie and coffee haven as industrial roots are re-imagined and succulents, crafts and artisan cheeses fil

“WOULD YOU MURDER these babies?” chef Simon Bryant asks with undisguised glee as he proffers a handful of baby carrots. Then he swaps “the veal of the vegetable world” for a bright green kohlrabi head and holds it aloft like Yorick’s skull. “How’s it

STUMBLING IN THE DARK, I follow the leak of light from the headlamps of those ahead, creeping through a rugged gorge bordering Wollemi National Park (in Berambing, 10 minutes from Bilpin, New South Wales) searching for glow worms. It’s an exhilaratin

The drama and beauty of the Australian outback is owed as much to the spiritual narrative that runs through it as it is to the epic landscapes that make it up. To bring the collective character of ‘the outback’ to life, you must engage with those who

BACK IN THE CITY AFTER MY FIRST VISIT to the Red Centre, I found myself feeling proud of the red dust that still clung to my walking boots – a physical connection to a not-so-distant memory. And, months later, I read about Patti Smith’s lifelong desi

YOU WON’T FIND AUSTRALIAN DESERT Expeditions’ scientific surveys on the Flight Centre specials board next to crazy-good deals to Ubud and the Goldie. Walking 120 kilometres through the Simpson Desert (Munga-Thirri National Park) to examine the “curre

The science of human-camel interaction is an inexact one. We control trained camels with a series of rudimentary commands passed down from the legendary Afghan cameleers: 'hoosh' for sit; 'udu' for stop etc.There’s also a broad list of dos and don’ts

Victoria and Tasmania get short shrift when it comes to staking claim to a patch of outback to call their own and, while there’s probably nothing to be done for Tassie, there’s a slice of Victoria that’s definitely in with a chance. Little Desert Nat

ALIGHTING A PLANE AT ULURU is the ultimate full stop for most people on a journey to the Red Centre. But I have had the privilege of seeing the Rock a few times in my life; today my imagination is being stirred by another form on the landscape some 3

Understanding the outback and its place in Australia is a task as limitless as the landscape itself. One thing is for sure though: a journey into the outback is one you won’t soon forget. Hair-raising ascents to the top of a mountain, close encounter

THE WAY I STARTED MAKING KNIVES? I was 18 years old and I made one for myself. My next-door neighbour saw it and said, ‘Can you make me one?’ So I made a second one, which was better than the first, and it went on from there. I’D READ A FEW BOOKS ON

This annual event is both a celebration of place and a ‘festival for the people’. Hot tickets at this year’s shebang – which encompasses comedy, theatre, opera, dance, classical and contemporary music – include Ballet at the Quarry and gospel singer