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Australia

Flight test: V Australia business class

V Australia business class bar

A self-serve bar is one of the highlights of V Australia's business class.

Australia's best hotels named

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Staff Reporters Palazzo Versace, Sydney's Shangri-La Hotel and Melbourne's Crown Towers named best hotels.

Woolworths buyer in alleged scam

Mark Hawthorne and John Silvester A Woolworths executive has been sacked amid a police investigation into a kickback scheme involving the retail giant.

Flying high in cloud nine style

Emirates first class.

Andrew Heasley If you are an A-grade traveller, the lengths airlines will go to to fawn over you start even before you set foot inside an airport.

Las Vegas: City of smoke and mirrors

The spectacular Bellagio in Las Vegas is surprisingly affordable.

John Silvester finds you can get anything at any time in Vegas - as long as you're not seeking authenticity.

How green is this valley

Wolgan Valley Resort Emirates

With an eye on the wildlife, guests aren't the only ones to benefit from this luxury lodge, writes Lynne Whiley.

Extreme golf: million dollar Par 3

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Gemma Boland Players must take a helicopter to the top to play the longest - and highest - par three on the planet. | Photos

Corals by candlelight

The big blue ... Reefworld, moored over the Great Barrier Reef.

There's a feeling you get when you say goodbye to family or friends after a long night of entertaining: a mixture of sadness because they're going and relief because you can finally relax and put...

Roaring celebration

Country tradition ... Burning of the Canes feast at Craigmoor Winery.

Karen Halabi witnesses an ancient harvest tradition revived among some of Australia's oldest vines.

Peace of mind

Beechworth

A former asylum provides the unlikely, yet charming, surrounds for Carol West to make her escape.

Tropical islands for sale - at recession prices

Avoid Island, off the Queensland coast, can be yours for the bargain price of $1.5 million while Hinchinbrook Island (inset) is also up for sale. Photo: Rob Harley

Dreaming of a tropical paradise to call your own? Several Australian islands off the Great Barrier Reef are on sale at bargain prices.

Penthouses - the best rooms in town

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Sarah Thomas Sarah Thomas opens the door to the best room in town: the penthouse.| Photos

Ski resorts guide: Big guns come out to play

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Flip Byrnes previews the best 'cold spots' in our alpine resorts.

Spas provide bright spot for tourism

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Luxurious pampering in spas and saunas has never been more popular.

The ultimate trip

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Sunday Life If money was no object and you could go anywhere in the world, where would you roam?

What's the world's best airport?

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Seoul's Incheon International Airport has been named the world's best in the annual World Airport Awards.

Lizard Island the place for A-list castaways

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Daniel Scott Queensland's Lizard Island is a place for A-list castaways, writes Daniel Scott.

Singapore's A380 adds Paris flights

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Julietta Jameson The addition of Paris to the airline's A380 routes is good news for Australians, writes Julietta Jameson.

Ski resorts ready to pump

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Bumper tickets, new luxury spas and more snow making than ever await skiers this season.

Hong Kong stopover in style

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A surreal Hong Kong experience convinces Rob McFarland of the power of the stopover.