Bats are being driven from Sydney's botanic gardens as staff attempt to address the damage their colony has done to the area's trees.

Budget airline Scoot, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has begun a daily service between Sydney and Singapore.

Carol Smith gets carried away with the stage return of an old favourite.

Edward Rooney charts a course to the bottom of South Island and across to Australia on one of the busiest cruise ships afloat.

Keith Urban, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Crocodile Dundee are personalities you might not expect to see sharing the same stage.

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