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The David Hockney 25 installation.

InspirationPremiumHockney, from Yorkshire to Paris & back

A much-loved Yorkshire artist is lauded at home and abroad, writes Steve McKenna

Steve McKenna

Australian Wearable Art Festival designs on display at Sunshine Coast Airport. The two have formed a partnership.

Sculpture culturePremiumAvant-garde fashion takes off on runway

Planes continued to fly high over Sunshine Coast Airport as dramatic couture garments made by some of the country’s most innovative creatives descended on the asphalt

Jessie Stoelwinder

Dr Tom Shannon and Olivia Hornsby at the IASO Medispa.

TravelCommentsThe Perth couple who made the shocking move to the Maldives

When Dr Tom Shannon left Perth to open a medical spa in the Maldives, it wasn’t the most obvious career move after 25 years in cancer surgery and preventative medicine.

Alice Murray

Upcycled furniture at Magdas Hotel, Austria.

lighter touchTaking a long-term view

Stephen Scourfield on how luxury travellers are prioritising sustainability

Stephen Scourfield

Some of the old vines at Upper Reach Wines.

Western AustraliaPremiumAutumn days in the Swan Valley

Sue Yeap embraces a new season in WA’s oldest wine region

Sue Yeap

The Kettle Valley trail is a converted rail track in the Okanagan region of BC. Great Canadian Trails offers guided and self-guided cycling tours on it.

CANADA GUIDE by localsPremiumWest is best for locals in Canada

Our Canadian resident writer Suzanne Morphet tells us where Canadians are travelling in their own country.

Stephen Scourfield

Apart from life-sized fibreglass cows, Cowtown has some amazing street art. In this pic I have used the cow as the main point of interest in the foreground but because she is looking at the mural the viewers eye is drawn to the that part of the picture.

PhotographyPremiumA Place in Four Pictures

Mogens Johansen is udderly enchanted by the Friesian cows in Cowaramup

Mogens Johansen

The sunny Picton foreshore.

CruisingPremiumPicturesque Picton provides a perfect stop

A late start doesn’t spoil the day for Leyanne Baillie

Leyanne Baillie

Anna Lambe stars as Siaja in North Of North.

on screenInsight into Inuk life through a new comedy series by locals

Stephen Scourfield on Inuit insight

Stephen Scourfield

Foodbank WA repurposes wasted and donated food for people in need. Pictured is Jenny Tartaglia, Foodbank WA head of nutrition education at their warehouse near Perth Airport.

Food PremiumAustralia’s $36.6b food waste paradox

Rising food prices impact us all, with more and more people unable to afford enough to eat. Yet a third of our food goes to waste.

Angela Pownall

Duke and Duchess of Sussex say goodbye to Frogmore Cottage.

THE NIGHTLYHow Harry and Meghan lost millions on Queen’s gift

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have officially said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth’s beloved Frogmore Cottage, but it was not just the keys they handed over.

Madeline Cove

Duke and Duchess of Sussex say goodbye to Frogmore Cottage.

Royal FamilyCommentsHow Harry and Meghan lost millions on Queen's gift

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have officially said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth’s beloved Frogmore Cottage, but it was not just the keys they handed over.

Madeline Cove

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NEWSPremiumCaravan, boat owners in council’s crosshairs

An Aussie council has revealed a plan to crack down on an issue taking up space on streets around the country.

Hannah Wilcox

A grieving son has uncovered his mother’s winning lotto ticket with a handwritten note, a bittersweet final gift she never knew she’d left behind.

THE NIGHTLYSon discovers mum’s winning lotto ticket after tragic death

A grieving son has uncovered his mother’s winning lotto ticket with a handwritten note, a bittersweet final gift she never knew she’d left behind.

Kimberley Braddish

A grieving son has uncovered his mother’s winning lotto ticket with a handwritten note, a bittersweet final gift she never knew she’d left behind.

World NewsCommentsSon discovers mum’s winning lotto ticket after tragic death

A grieving son has uncovered his mother’s winning lotto ticket with a handwritten note, a bittersweet final gift she never knew she’d left behind.

Kimberley Braddish

Cousins Doug Wright and Maitland Osborn travelled to Turkey for the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign.

LONG LOST ANZACSPremiumCousins’ Gallipoli pilgrimage to “say g’day” to lost family

Albany cousins Maitland Osborn and Doug Wright travelled to Gallipoli to find the mass burial places two of their great uncles lay in and follow the footsteps of their grandfather that survived to return home.

Melissa Sheil

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NEWSPremium‘Significant’: Flooding risk at holiday park

SES crews are on route to small coastal hamlets as fears amid “significant” flood risks rise.

Summer Liu

The volcano has covered local villages with ash.

THE NIGHTLYEmbassy ‘stay away’ warning as volcano spews toxic cloud

Tourists and villagers are adopting COVID-style mask regimes after a volcano erupted and sent huge ash plumes and over 600 tonnes of sulfur dioxide into the air in Costa Rica.

Matt Shrivell

The volcano has covered local villages with ash.

Americas - USA, Canada, South AmericaEmbassy ‘stay away’ warning as volcano spews toxic cloud

Tourists and villagers are adopting COVID-style mask regimes after a volcano erupted and sent huge ash plumes and over 600 tonnes of sulfur dioxide into the air in Costa Rica.

Matt Shrivell

Five dingoes approached the woman, with one lunging forward and attacking the woman. iStock

NewsPremiumWoman mauled by dingo on Aussie island

Rangers have issued a stark warning after a woman was mauled in a confrontation with a pack of five dingoes at a popular holiday destination.

Alexandra Feiam

Exploring the rugged Australian Outback with Stephen Scourfield and Megan French on The Pod Well Travelled.

travelExploring the rugged Australian Outback

Uluru, Flinders Ranges and Karijini National Park are just some of the destinations Stephen Scourfield and Megan French discuss in this week’s episode of The Pod Well Travelled.

Megan French

The new ship, APT Solara.

newsAPT christens new Euro river ship

Stephen Scourfield on an Australian company moving forward

Stephen Scourfield

Inuit women Lois Suluk and Taya Tootoo throat singing.

CanadaVideoInuit throat singing in Arctic Bay

Stephen Scourfield takes a journey to a real-life North Of North

Stephen Scourfield

Tower Bridge in London, UK at dusk. Tower Bridge is a combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894.

newsETA UK app best on iPhone

Stephen Scourfield with a reader update

Stephen Scourfield

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