If you’re jumping the ditch to Melbourne any time soon, here are five things to do – besides shopping and taking in iconic sporting fixtures.

Cycling and wine do mix and not just at the Tour de France - just head to Australia's own Tour Down Under.

Liam Dann finds a day at the Gold Coast Sevens perfect for father-son bonding.

The Pacific Highway is a road of endless possibilities. Every turn-off to the east leads to a beach, headland or estuary that is a happy memory or dream for someone.

Scott Kara presents a guide to the best of the music festivals from across the ditch.

A great place to learn about Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service operations and history is at the RFDS Alice Springs Visitor Centre, Jennifer Ennion says.

Short on friends? Boutique bars and restaurants ease the discomfort of venturing out to drink or eat at night by yourself.

Ditch boring hotel rooms and try something out of the ordinary next time you visit.

Travelling with tots is not always child's play, but Justine McLeary aims for a smooth trip.

Known widely as the Garden City for its 150 public gardens and parks, Toowoomba's buildings and gardens have been restored and visitors are returning after the flood of January 2011.

Spooky tour will leave you trembling with fear, as Leah McLennan discovered.

Forget the endless dust and the dead straight roads. Liz Light discovers the beauty of the Outback the fast way.

Paul Rush finds that dining in a Queensland mountain retreat with an avian symphony hits the high note.

Despite the name, the Blue Mountains are really not mountains at all but an ancient sea bed now devoid of sea.

Think you've seen the majority of Sydney's major attractions? If so, on your next visit to the Emerald City it might be time to get off the tourist track and discover these top places where Sydneysiders live and play, says Leah McLennan.

Jennifer Ennion braves the journey to Lady Musgrave, the second-southernmost island in the Great Barrier Reef.

Colin Espiner visits one of Australia's most recognisable landmarks and grapples with the issue of whether to climb it, or not.

At the southern limits of the Great Barrier Reef, Paul Rush finds a special place reserved for nature lovers.

Sean Mooney gets a first-hand history lesson at the heritage-listed Medina Grand Adelaide Treasury hotel.

Bronwyn Sell has a city break with her family and finds Australia's biggest city has plenty to keep kids happy.

Australia is a truly massive country. And there's not very much of anything once you get off the beaten track, writes Colin Espiner.

Colin Espiner takes on Australia's Overland Telegraph Line Track and finds it's not for the faint hearted.

With a staircase to the moon, camel rides on the beach and the taste of rosella flower wine, Broome is no ordinary Australian town, discovers Megan Singleton.

Today we went from the sublime to the ridiculous and then back to the sublime...

We arrived in the North Queensland capital of Townsville wet and bedraggled after five days in what I shall only ever refer to as the WetSundays.

Spa nudges guests into healthier lifestyles, writes Anne Gibson.

Spend a bit of time in Melbourne's laneways and some of the fabulous shops and you get to appreciate another side of this city.

Kellie Blizard scales inner-city cliffs and surfs sand dunes in a Brisbane adventure.

Fergus Blakiston visits an Outback town where a single round of golf takes you through NSW, Queensland and South Australia.

The tea cosy-wearing hippies are still in Byron Bay, but corporate Australia is taking over fast.