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“It’s been recommended we use a Wise card for transactions overseas, but their application wants photographs of passports as well as other personal information.”
Expensive, crowded, crime-ridden or over-commercialised: these are the popular destinations Traveller writers deemed unworthy of the hype in 2025.
Which ones are destined for the platter, and which did we spit into the bin?
Hitting classic pub tropes, the new-look Doutta Galla Hotel, aka The Doot, is a hoot.
The lasagne bolognese is a banger and the menu is long with decades-old recipes at this family-friendly trattoria, one of the oldest Italian restaurants in NSW.
There’s room service, a powder room half the size of a normal rental and uninterrupted views. Even getting locked out is different.
There is nothing like floating the idea of lower speed limits to make people angry.
His dad Steve Irwin wrangled crocodiles in his path to American hearts. Now, Robert Irwin’s channelling the same charm – and the cha-cha – in his drive to promote conservation and kindness.
You don’t need a special pass to gain access to one of the best features of Singapore’s Changi Airport.
OpenAI’s Sora will be able to draw from characters – from Lilo and Stitch to Ariel and Simba –when generating AI videos in response to user prompts.
Private schools chasing fees have driven 128 bankruptcy actions since 2021, of which 45 were last financial year.
In this week’s On Background, Boris forgives an old target, scuttlebutt over a succession in Guardian Towers, a clampdown on Christmas misbehaviour, Seven swings the axe and Global Roaming’s expansion continues.
Students from independent schools were overrepresented among top VCE performers.
Find out how many 40+ scores your school attained and in which subjects.
More than 13,000 students earned a top score of 40 or above. Search our interactive VCE honour roll by name, school or subject.
Beth Mooney’s golden finish to the WBBL has taken Perth into the title decider, with the world’s best batter leading the Scorchers to an 11-run win over Sydney Sixers.
A state government agency has declared that NSW cannot meet its climate targets if it keeps approving new coal mine extensions.
Dozens of officers did not have proper authority to issue fines or begin court action for some infringements, invalidating 4100 fines and affecting 19 prosecutions.
The watchdog has called out a surge in fees charged to transport companies bringing goods such as electronics, cars, and clothing into the country.
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It is believed one home caught fire in Perth’s east, while others were under threat. At the same time, another fire was burning in the City of Swan.
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Just two days it appeared clear the Reserve Bank would lift interest rates next year. But new job figures suggest the economy may struggle.
The nation’s illicit tobacco commissioner has revealed the illegal trade is costing taxpayers up to $11.8 billion a year as it fuels organised crime.
The driver who hit and seriously injured a teenage girl at a car meet in Burswood claims he suffered hernia pain before the crash.