Tourism
‘I have never even paid half of that before’: How diesel pain is hurting on Sydney Harbour
The number of petrol stations without diesel in NSW has jumped to 164 as the fallout from the war in the Middle East continues to be felt far and wide.
- Jessica McSweeney and Julie Power
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The London hotel so fabulous, you could live in the loos
Built in the 1800s, this iconic hotel remains as stylish as ever, and a place to see London at its most vivacious.
- Penny Watson
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E-bike crackdown might have ‘serious unintended consequences’ for tourism
The state government has accepted all the recommendations of the e-mobility inquiry. That will make Queensland’s rules among the strictest for low-powered e-bikes in the world.
- Felicity Caldwell and Catherine Strohfeldt
‘We all whinge about the buses’: Tourist woes continue at Brighton bathing boxes
With more than a million visitors every year, parking around Brighton’s colourful boxes has become a major tension point among locals, visitors and tour companies.
- Gemma Grant
Major events help lift Brisbane’s tourism economy to record $17 billion
International holiday travel surged in 2025, with major events and strong domestic demand underpinning Brisbane’s best tourism result on record.
- Cameron Atfield
Generations of Australians have flocked to this beach. Today, it is desolate
The destruction of this former paradise is not from over-tourism, though many will say this has happened too.
- Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
The countries where tourism is booming – and where it’s declining
Global tourist numbers reached an all-time high in 2025, the first year of growth above pre-pandemic levels. But some countries did better than others.
- Nuria Cremer-Vazquez
I visited the most overrated attraction in Asia’s most underrated country
I’m elbow deep in a crowd of a few hundred people when the regret starts to kick in.
- Paul Marshall
Twelve Apostles fee proposal gets mixed response from locals
The state government hasn’t determined how much it will cost, but says without a visitor fee, one of Victoria’s most iconic natural wonders is at risk of being lost.
- Benjamin Preiss
Visitors to be charged to see the Twelve Apostles
An entry fee and booking system is expected to be introduced at the new $126 million visitor centre, which is due to open this year.
- Benjamin Preiss and Cassidy Knowlton