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Winter 2026: first came the rain, then came the memes

Winter 2026: first came the rain, then came the memes

Australia's ski resorts are suffering the worst start to a season in years but operators say they're doing their best to provide visitors a decent experience.

Winter is here ... and enough snow for now at least

Winter is here ... and enough snow for now at least

Winter is here ... and enough snow for now at least

Winter is here ... and enough snow for now at least

The “official” start of the Australian ski season has arrived and snow is falling just in the nick of time.

Travel booking site eyes rebound from market turbulence

Travel booking site eyes rebound from market turbulence

Travel booking site eyes rebound from market turbulence

Travel booking site eyes rebound from market turbulence

A major online travel booking company believes it can recover from a triple whammy after increasing its net annual profit in a shifting market.

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'No apology': quarantine for Aussies on virus-hit ship

'No apology': quarantine for Aussies on virus-hit ship

To prevent the spread of a deadly virus, four citizens and a permanent resident returning from a plagued cruise will be placed in an official isolation centre.

Maritime search for missing cruise ship passenger

Maritime search for missing cruise ship passenger

Search and rescue crews are looking for a man who disappeared after his family reported he went overboard while travelling on a cruise ship.

Fuel crunch looms but the show must go on

Fuel crunch looms but the show must go on

Shortages and logistical woes haven't fazed passionate agriculturalists as Australia's biggest farm show reports not a single exhibitor has pulled out.

Euro summer dreams still alive for hopeful jetsetters

Euro summer dreams still alive for hopeful jetsetters

As some travellers are forced to change their overseas plans at the last minute, travel agents are urging those with future bookings to hold their nerve.

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Eight-year-old Australian dies at Japanese ski resort

Eight-year-old Australian dies at Japanese ski resort

Eight-year-old Australian dies at Japanese ski resort

Eight-year-old Australian dies at Japanese ski resort

A young girl has become the fourth Australian to die at a Japanese ski resort this northern winter after a tragic snowmobile accident.

Travel agent who scammed clients spared more jail time

Travel agent who scammed clients spared more jail time

Travel agent who scammed clients spared more jail time

Travel agent who scammed clients spared more jail time

Global events in part explain a Sydney travel agent's decision to scam customers out of more than $75,000, a court has been told.

Bounce in US travel keeps Flight Centre looking up

Bounce in US travel keeps Flight Centre looking up

Bounce in US travel keeps Flight Centre looking up

Bounce in US travel keeps Flight Centre looking up

Middle East tensions and Trump travel wariness may have hit Flight Centre in the last financial year but signs of profit blue skies ahead are encouraging.

Nepalese Australians in grief amid political crisis

Nepalese Australians in grief amid political crisis

Nepalese Australians in grief amid political crisis

Nepalese Australians in grief amid political crisis

Australia has issued a travel warning for one of the world's most popular trekking destinations after the apparent collapse of the nation's government.

Bumper crowds as savvy travellers hop into Easter break

Bumper crowds as savvy travellers hop into Easter break

Bumper crowds as savvy travellers hop into Easter break

Bumper crowds as savvy travellers hop into Easter break

Millions of Australians are braving crowded airports and busy roads to take an extended Easter long weekend break despite cost-of-living pressures.

'Adored' Holly Bowles farewelled in colourful service

'Adored' Holly Bowles farewelled in colourful service

'Adored' Holly Bowles farewelled in colourful service

'Adored' Holly Bowles farewelled in colourful service

Holly Bowles' friends and loved ones have farewelled the 19-year-old, weeks after she died along with her best friend from methanol poisoning in Laos.

'Profound day': family mourn Laos poisoning victim

'Profound day': family mourn Laos poisoning victim

'Profound day': family mourn Laos poisoning victim

'Profound day': family mourn Laos poisoning victim

A teenager who died after consuming a methanol-laced drink in Laos has been farewelled at her former school with a community guard of honour.

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'Teething issues' to linger after global IT outage

A senior government minister is warning it could be up to two weeks before Australia's systems return to normal after the hugely disruptive CrowdStrike outage.

'Pray for answers': hunt for killer of Aussie couple

A search for the person responsible for the deaths of an Australian couple in a Philippines hotel room continues as families reel from the shock of the murders.

Weekend city visits lift but workers still shun the CBD

The number of people visiting Australia's largest cities still remains below pre-pandemic levels but weekends are beginning to buck the trend.

Virgin Voyages launches in Australia with a splash

Dancers, champagne and Sir Richard Branson have all featured at the launch of a new Virgin Voyages cruise ship that will call Australia home.

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Caravanners living on the road for infinity and beyond

More Australians are choosing to live on the road after COVID-19, as the humble caravan park becomes the unlikely nexus of post-pandemic life.

Vanuatu tour operator may be sued over horror bus crash

A cultural village in Vanuatu could be sued alongside P&O Cruises as nine Australians seek damages over a fatal bus crash in the tropical island nation.

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