Australia Travel News 12/14/2010

As upstream communities suffer from floods, there are happier times for those living at the lower end of the Murray-Darling river system.

MORE roadside attractions could be what the Far North needs in order to further benefit from Queensland's multi-billion dollar self-drive tourism industry.

Passengers taking flights to Australia may soon be able to use Apple iPads as part of their in-flight entertainment options.

For the 300 fans who are accompanying talk show host Oprah Winfrey on what is being billed as the Ultimate Australian Adventure, the trip is a unique opportunity to take in the sights and wonders of the country with the TV icon.

After spending 3 days on a hosted tour with Gold Coast Tourism my opinion has completely changed and I am in love with the Gold Coast.

This is a pretty popular topic of debate for those heading overseas to work, or even to study for that matter. Why? The reason for it is the idea that people who end up working right away won't end up doing as much travel as they would otherwise.

Shooters are unable to travel due to wet roads, and roos are hard to find because of the abundance of green feed.

Australia's most popular tourist US talk show host Oprah Winfrey sailed Sydney Harbour with her best friend Gayle King and famous local Russell Crowe this morning.

Flash floods and gale force winds are predicted for the north and south west of New South Wales over the next 24 to 36 hours.

As the title of the post tells you, we are in the land down under. Furthermore, the title tells you a bit about the dress code here: very, very casual.

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has arrived Down Under via private jet, scarfing lobsters, communing with koalas and spending a night at a posh resort on the Great Barrier Reef's Hamilton Island before joining U.S. audience members for a whirlwind "walkabout" that Australian tourism officials hope will convince other Yanks to make the 15-hour
US talkshow queen Oprah Winfrey poses with a koala at a sanctuary on Hamilton Island in Australia's state of Queensland during her
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journey.

Andy Flower says England played the “perfect game” in Adelaide but admits that a repeat performance in the next Test could be compromised by James Anderson’s return to England for the birth of his second child.