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• SAA fare update

  19-12-2018 02:15
  SOUTH African Airlines (SAA) has advised that passengers booking tickets departing Perth to Africa from 20 Dec will be subject to changes in the carrier’s fare structure.All existing unticketed bookings must be issued on or before 19 Dec, with new bookings made from 20 Dec to be repriced according to the new levels.The changes apply on all bookings for Business and Economy class, and will affect all retail, corporate and wholesale IT airfare levels.The carrier has already applied the chang
  
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• Algae fears boost business in unaffected SA tourist towns

  05-01-2026 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  An algal bloom that has been ravaging parts of SA's coast for months is pushing visitors to head to other parts of the state.
  
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• French farmer works the same Australian land his father did 30 years ago

  04-01-2026 23:35 via abc.net.au
  
  When 22-year-old Tanguy Bodiguel's friends said they were travelling to Australia, he left them in Sydney to work on a farm with sentimental value. 
  
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• Top End dams overflow as parks come to life in the wake of Cyclone Fina

  03-01-2026 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The Northern Territory's Top End has been transformed into a lush green paradise by a cyclone and a monsoon that have brought an unusually heavy start to the annual wet season.
  
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• Voluntary evacuations in Winton, roads closed by heavy rain across outback

  03-01-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourists are stranded in towns dotted across north-west Queensland as rain continues to keep major rivers in flood. 
  
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• Tourists stranded, dozens of roads closed as showers continue in outback Queensland

  03-01-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourists are stranded in towns dotted across north-west Queensland as rain continues to keep major rivers in flood.
  
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• Tourists stranded, dozens of roads closed as rain continues in outback Queensland

  03-01-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourists are stranded in towns dotted across north-west Queensland as rain continues to keep major rivers in flood. 
  
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• People are lining up to witness a whale 'mugging' but what is it?

  01-01-2026 23:01 via abc.net.au
  
  People normally try to avoid getting mugged, but when it comes to being mugged by humpback whales, sightseers are travelling to Queensland's whale-watching capital to witness this special event.
  
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• Breaking: Several killed in New Year's Eve fire at Swiss ski resort bar

  01-01-2026 09:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Local media reports the blaze was sparked by an explosion, with more than 100 people believed to have been inside the bar at the time.
  
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• Gold Coast woman recounts Machu Picchu train crash

  31-12-2025 22:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Jo Needham was halfway through a "bucket list" trip across South America when she was flung from her seat on a train near the ancient tourist site of Machu Picchu.
  
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• 'Didn't know what was happening': Gold Coast woman recounts Peru train crash

  31-12-2025 22:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Jo Needham was halfway through a "bucket list" trip across South America when she was flung from her seat on a train near the ancient tourist site of Machu Picchu.
  
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• Travelling overseas in 2026? These law changes might affect you

  31-12-2025 19:42 via abc.net.au
  
  From currency changes to cleaner toilets, here's what is changing around the world in the new year.
  
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• Planning to travel overseas in 2026? These law changes might affect you

  31-12-2025 19:42 via abc.net.au
  
  From currency changes to cleaner toilets, here's what is changing around the world in the new year.
  
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• New year, new laws: What's changing around the world in 2026?

  31-12-2025 19:42 via abc.net.au
  
  From currency changes to cleaner toilets, here's what is changing around the world in the new year.
  
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• One dead in train crash near Machu Picchu, tourists among injured

  31-12-2025 04:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A head-on collision between two tourist trains near Peru's most famous landmark kills a train driver and injures dozens.
  
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• Five Australians safe after fatal train crash near Machu Picchu

  31-12-2025 04:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A head-on collision between two tourist trains near Peru's most famous landmark kills a train driver and injures dozens.
  
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• Koala stalking causes stress for koalas in Byron Bay

  30-12-2025 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Large crowds of tourists gather daily at the bottom of trees home to koalas in Byron Bay, leaving the animals stressed and their habitat trampled. 
  
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• Byron Bay's 'koala paparazzi' putting stressed marsupials at risk

  30-12-2025 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Large crowds of tourists gather daily at the bottom of trees home to koalas in Byron Bay, leaving the animals stressed and their habitat trampled. 
  
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• Where to celebrate New Year's Eve three times in one night

  30-12-2025 20:31 via abc.net.au
  
  It's more than 1,000km from any capital city, but Cameron Corner, at the junction of the NSW, Queensland and South Australian borders, reckons it has one of the best New Year's Eve parties going around because it is a triple celebration over three time zones.
   
  
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• Outback revellers celebrate three New Year's Eves in one night

  30-12-2025 20:31 via abc.net.au
  
  It's more than 1,000km from any capital city, but Cameron Corner, at the junction of the NSW, Queensland and South Australian borders, reckons it has one of the best New Year's Eve parties going around because it is a triple celebration over three time zones.
   
  
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• Tokyo venture allows housebound people to 'work while teleporting'

  30-12-2025 19:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Ory Yoshifuji's Tokyo business employs housebound individuals to operate robots as waitstaff at a cafe and as personal tour guides in the city. 
  
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• Eurostar cancellations wreck havoc on winter travel, New Year's Eve celebrations

  30-12-2025 13:55 via abc.net.au
  
  A disruption on Tuesday prompted the rail company to request train customers postpone their journeys until another time.
  
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• Eurostar cancellations wreak havoc on winter travel, New Year's Eve celebrations

  30-12-2025 13:55 via abc.net.au
  
  A disruption on Tuesday prompted the rail company to request train customers postpone their journeys until another time.
  
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• Breaking: Eurostar cancellations wreck havoc on winter travel, New Year's Eve celebrations

  30-12-2025 13:55 via abc.net.au
  
  A disruption on Tuesday prompted the rail company to request train customers postpone their journeys until another time.
  
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• An Australian cruise ship ran aground in PNG. Here's what we know

  30-12-2025 07:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coral Adventurer was carrying 80 tourists into the remote reaches of Papua New Guinea when it came to an abrupt halt on a reef off the Pacific nation's coast.
  
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• Passengers begin journey home as cruise ship remains stuck on PNG reef

  30-12-2025 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Passengers of an Australian cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea have begun their journey home, as efforts to free the ship remain unsuccessful.
  
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• Police with long-arm weapons to patrol Sydney's NYE celebrations

  30-12-2025 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 2,500 police officers will be out in force at New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney in a bid to bolster revellers' confidence in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
  
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• Police with long-arm firearms to patrol Sydney's NYE celebrations

  30-12-2025 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 2,500 police officers will be out in force at New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney and across New South Wales in a bid to bolster revellers' confidence in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
  
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• Van parks vacant and tackle shops struggling as WA fishing ban bites

  29-12-2025 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  An empty caravan park during what is usually peak season for a popular WA fishing town reveals the impact new restrictions are having on the Midwest coast.
  
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• Small beach towns struggle after WA's recreational fishing rules change

  29-12-2025 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  An empty caravan park during what is usually peak season for a popular WA fishing town reveals the impact new restrictions are having on the Midwest coast.
  
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