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A rare stage curtain has placed Boulder Town Hall on the art map.

‘Rare as the Mona Lisa’: The little-known masterpiece in an outback hall

A rare, century-old painting depicting an Italian landmark is on permanent display in the unlikeliest of places.

  • Julia D'Orazio
The Golden Pipeline runs 569 kilometres from Perth to Kalgoorlie.

The Golden Pipeline, WA (Kalgoorlie to Mundaring): How one pipe changed Australian history

When gold was found in the 1890s, Kalgoorlie quickly morphed into a boom town. But it had one major problem.

  • David Whitley
The Classic Safari Company runs five-day 'Aussie Outback Pub Crawls' that take you 4000 kilometres across the outback encompassing three states and visiting eight pubs.

Best outback pubs tour: The ultimate bush pub crawl by plane

What if you could travel across the outback visiting pubs along the way and be back at work in a week?

Skylab was the first United States manned space station, and was launched on May 14, 1973.

Balladonia, Skylab crash site in Australia: How a fallen space station caused mayhem in the outback

What goes up, must come down. And when we're talking about a space station, precisely where it comes down becomes pretty important.

  • David Whitley
Nullabor

Balladonia, Western Australia: Travel guide and things to do

Balladonia is one of the key road stops on the road across the Nullabor

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Ningaloo Reef

Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia: A whale of a time

Ningaloo Reef is one of the most reliable places on the planet to see whale sharks. Daniel Scott snorkels, sails and swims on Australia's most accessible reef, with luxury digs at days end.

turtles, Gnaraloo Station, Western Australia. Photograph by Fleur Bainger.   

Slowly does it for the nest best thing

Fleur Bainger pulls an all-nighter in the name of nature, making like a rock as a 100-kilogram turtle digs its nest beside her.

Coral Bay

Is Coral Bay better than Byron?

The north-west WA coast might be the best holiday destination in Australia, writes Roy Fleming.

Karijini National Park.

Forget overseas holidays - Australia rules

Europe has Australia beat? I don't think so, and here are five reasons why, writes Tim Baker.

Trousers Point Tasmania

Ten top Aussie destinations you've never heard of

Just when you thought you'd seen it all, Lee Atkinson shares her discovery of 10 places, from Tasmania to the Torres Strait and well beyond Bourke, that are worth getting back on the road for.