Lord Howe Island
This tiny island is home to some of Australia’s most beautiful hikes
It’s just 11 kilometres long, but this volcanic remnant somehow packs in a wealth of trails. None are long, some are tough, all are beautiful.
- Andrew Bain
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Banishing bland: The most stylish hotel and airline cabin designs in 2025
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A five-star home away from home on Australia’s most exclusive island
This private Lord Howe Island getaway is like having your own private luxury getaway – with all the best bits that a hotel can provide.
- Jane Richards
How Aussie island’s ’70s-style apartments became a luxe ‘house hotel’
Begun in 2016 and delayed by COVID, this project created a retreat that’s difficult to leave, despite Lord Howe’s abundant outdoor attractions.
- Jane Richards
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Lord, Howe this island has taken a very different path to Rottnest
WA’s premier island getaway could take a leaf out of Lord Howe’s book whose commitment to maintaining a pristine, world heritage listed paradise includes limiting the number of visitors to 400 at any one time.
- Sarah Brookes
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Pacific earthquake triggers tsunami warning for Lord Howe Island
The magnitude 7.7 quake hit at a depth of 37 kilometres in New Caledonia, triggering a tsunami warning.
Most of Lord Howe closed after fungal outbreak
The fungus has the potential to change the way the island’s mountains and forests look, threatening its world-heritage values.
- Olivia Ireland
How Australia rescued an island plagued by more than 200,000 rats
Animals pushed to the brink of extinction by rats have been brought back to life on Lord Howe Island, with some bird populations doubling in number within 12 months.
- Laura Chung
Pinetrees Lodge at Lord Howe: More than 130 years on, Australian island hotel still shines
The Pinetrees story begins with Margaret Curry, an Irish-born housemaid, and Thomas Andrews, a fetching seaman she met on her passage to Australia in 1832.
- Elspeth Callender
Lord Howe Island travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights
Stunning Lord Howe Island is home to the world's most southerly coral reef.
- Elspeth Callender