Australia Travel News 10/19/2010

AUSTRALIA needs a co-ordinating authority similar to Tourism Australia to help solve its problems with international students, says the head of one of the peak bodies in the field.

China Southern Airlines has announced plans to offer new flights to Brisbane to encourage tourism between China and Australia.

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Darwin is the biggest city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory. The Top End, like other tropical regions, has a dry season and a wet season and sees its population grow in Australia’s winter months from June to August, as it is their Dry when tourists come.

It is always a pleasure to visit Australia and other English speaking countries as one does not feel aboliged to speak slowly and clearly – but I had to stop myself at Paddy’s Market, near Darling Harbour, Sydney, as many of the stall holders were of European descent!

THE nation's triple-0 emergency number in dire trouble, with a war erupting among emergency services as to whether it should be replaced with the international 112 code.

A MAN who was crying over the body of his best mate after he thought he had just been killed in a hit and run was then run over by the same driver, a Townsville District Court heard yesterday.

A soaring Australian dollar and stagnate US economy have combined to create a sharp rise in US good purchased online, eBay Australia has reported.

WHALE shark sightings, visitor levels and the number of tour operators have increased to record highs, according to the State Government.

A Jetstar employee has been arrested and charged with assaulting a passenger.