Shandelle Battersby watches Australia go by as she rides The Ghan from Top End to bottom.

Stephanie Simons takes a trip to Sydney ... and finds a city that's a big country town at heart.

Graham Reid finds plenty to do in Cairns, if you like your action laid-back and tropical.

Western Australia's capital still holds strong links to the Dreamtime period, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Anne Gibson luxuriates on the 12th floor of this stylish Gold Coast hotel.

Australia's island state is a paradise for nature lovers and people who want to escape the modern day, writes Teresa Levonian Cole.

After meeting the denizens of land and sea at Heron Island, Rod Emmerson does not want to come home again.

Patrice Gaffaney finds an Aussie ecowarrior chef.

Eveline Harvey stays at a largely quiet spot alongside a picturesque Queensland river.

Graham Reid goes to a signature pub off the main highway.

Like a series of giant punctuation marks, the East Kimberley region's most magnificent tourist attraction rises from an arid Outback.

Cameron McMillan heads for the 19th hole at Barwon Heads Golf Club - The Members' Lounge.

Secreted around every Melbourne corner is a hip and happening surprise, finds Sam Boyer.

The Gold Coast offers plenty of adventures for family members of all ages, writes Donna McIntyre.

Elisabeth Easther stays at a coastal hotel in Western Australia.

Shandelle Battersby tempts fate in Darwin's Cage of Death.

The world's most isolated city has an impressive agenda, notes Kate Roff.

Sarah Ivey's exciting and icy ocean frolic with the muscly edibles reveals just how powerful, speedy and incredibly special they are.

Sick of shopping and with time to explore before the next great meal, Catherine Smith walked her feet off exploring some of Sydney's culture highlights.

Visiting Australia during National Reconciliation Week, Ewan McDonald takes a walk into the country's past.

Victoria has top golfing, but there's one small - possibly deadly - problem for Kiwis, says Cameron McMillan.

Eveline Harvey takes a domestic hop up Australia's east coast aboard QF520.

Mangere's Nick Afoa is wowing Sydney audiences with his Simba the Lion King.

There's barely anything happening in Auckland during that giant snoozy hole between the end of the Comedy Festival and the beginning of the International Film Festival.

The charm and character of a fair dinkum train make for an epic rail journey, writes Mike Yardley.

An unfunded shelter mends the wildlife that doesn't make it across Australian highways, writes Shandelle Battersby.

Bronwyn Sell takes the family on a wild Sydney safari.

The best concerts leave memories, mosh scars and minor hearing loss, says Chris Schulz.

Sophisticated cuisine and quaint forest accommodation enthral Paul Davies on Tamborine Mountain.

If you want a dinkum Aussie drinking experience, you can't do better than Port Douglas, says Kurt Bayer, even if locals are scarce.