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• Council plan would make whole-home short-stays off limits for 20,000 homes

  10-06-2026 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A fresh proposal from the Hobart City Council would block about 90 per cent of the city's homes from being wholly converted into short-stay accommodation. The plan is the latest chapter in a long-running push to rein in the number of rentals being lost to platforms such as Airbnb.
  
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• SA locks in AFL Gather Round until 2029 but no decision on venues

  11-06-2026 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The AFL's Gather Round will stay in South Australia until 2029 under a new three-year partnership. It will include a parade and a "feature match" but no decision has been made on venues.
  
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• SA locks in AFL Gather Round until 2029

  11-06-2026 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The AFL's Gather Round will stay in South Australia until 2029 under a new three-year partnership. 
  
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• Dark Mofo returns with art, food and sell-out events

  10-06-2026 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's two-week Dark Mofo festival kicks off today in Hobart. Popular events such as Winter Feast, Night Mass, the Nude Solstice Swim and the Ogoh Ogoh procession return, while one of the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries will host a free art exhibition.
  
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• Council plan would make whole-home short-stays off limits for 20k homes

  10-06-2026 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A fresh proposal from the Hobart City Council would block about 90 per cent of the city's homes from being wholly converted into short-stay accommodation. The plan is the latest chapter in a long-running push to rein in the number of rentals being lost to platforms such as Airbnb.
  
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• New 50 cent airport bus could cost disheartened Townsville business

  09-06-2026 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  An airport shuttle taking passengers through the heart of a regional city will start competing with public transport later this month.
  
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• Quiz: Stow your luggage in the locker overhead, we're off to see the world

  09-06-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The lek is the currency of which country? And what's the Japanese word for pufferfish, the sashimi delicacy that's toxic if prepared incorrectly?
  
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• Western Sydney International Airport opening date announced

  09-06-2026 14:06 via abc.net.au
  
  After 15 years of planning, seven years of construction and a year of testing, Western Sydney International Airport has confirmed its opening date for passengers.
  
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• From the Kimberley to Sweden, how heartbreak helped me take a travel leap

  09-06-2026 04:16 via abc.net.au
  
  As I approached the age of 30, I longed to travel outside of Australia, but there was always an excuse or obstacle. A chance to share my culture with the world finally got me there. 
  
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• Inside a Trump-linked plan to turn a communist-era military base into a luxe resort

  07-06-2026 05:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Ivanka Trump has floated "manifestations" of luxury holidays. Meanwhile, Albanians are claiming "irreversible" ecological damage. Why protests are shaking Albania.
  
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• Inside a Trump-linked plan to turn a communist-era miliary base into a luxe resort

  07-06-2026 05:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Ivanka Trump has floated "manifestations" of luxury holidays. Meanwhile, Albanians are claiming "irreversible" ecological damage. Why protests are shaking Albania.
  
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• 'Flamingo revolution' vs Trump resort. Inside Albania's anti-Kushner protests

  07-06-2026 05:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Ivanka Trump has floated "manifestations" of luxury holidays. Meanwhile, Albanians are claiming "irreversible" ecological damage. Why protests are shaking Albania.
  
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• Planning, packing and nerves: Six Aussies kick off Race Around The World

  06-06-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Six Australian filmmakers are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime on Race Around The World. Here's how they're preparing for the unknown.
  
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• 'Everything looked real': How scammers are hijacking your holiday

  06-06-2026 05:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian travellers are being left out of pocket and fearful their personal data has been stolen, amid growing concerns over the security of online travel bookings. 
  
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• Whitsunday home owners in the dark over cable-car project

  05-06-2026 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Approvals for the 1.8-kilometre Skyway in Airlie Beach are set to be fast-tracked, but locals say consultation with the developer has been limited.
  
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• Finke Desert Race legends reflect on race ahead of 50th anniversary

  03-06-2026 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The 460-kilometre test of skill and endurance through the central Australian outback has become one of the most famous off-road races in the world.
  
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• Finke Desert Race legends reflect on event ahead of 50th anniversary

  03-06-2026 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The 460-kilometre test of skill and endurance through the central Australian outback has become one of the most famous off-road races in the world.
  
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• Tour operators brace for Kakadu site closures 'like COVID all over again'

  03-06-2026 22:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Parks Australia has announced popular Kakadu attractions Jim Jim Falls and Twin Falls will remain closed for the rest of the year, with one tourism operator saying the closures will lead to a "very hard" tourism season.
  
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• Quiz: Hold on to your hat, we're off on a tour of the globe

  02-06-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The famous US road trip along Route 66 links which two cities? And which country eats the most garlic per person?
   
  
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• Potential buyers 'happy to pay $23 million' for Whitsundays island

  02-06-2026 03:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A proposed resort and overwater gondola at a Whitsundays island is a step closer to becoming reality, after attracting expressions of interest from several possible buyers.
  
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• Neighbours complain about 200 chopper flights a week into luxury resort

  01-06-2026 21:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A luxury resort that has been shut for three years hopes to reopen by chauffeuring guests down a steep 4WD track and flying them in on more than 200 helicopter flights a week. 
  
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• Paddle-steamer first launched 120 years ago returns to working life

  01-06-2026 06:38 via abc.net.au
  
  After being raised from the bottom of the river, dug out of the mud, and lovingly restored, the PS Canally is ready to take passengers up and down the River Murray.
  
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• AI videos spread 'wrong impression' of WA's north, tourism operators say

  01-06-2026 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A wave of AI-generated videos posted to social media causes a stir among tour operators in WA's north. They say the content does not accurately portray the region and threatens the preservation of Indigenous culture.
  
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• Virgin holds $90m in unclaimed COVID flight credits. They expire in a month

  31-05-2026 20:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The airline had more than $90 million in unspent travel credits on its books earlier this year. 
  
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• After five days in a dark cave, a scientist emerged with life-changing insights

  30-05-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Spending big money to do nothing in the dark is on the rise. Scientist Kiana Aran chronicled what happened to her when she tried it.
  
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• Motel owners say Booking.com has a stranglehold on their businesses

  29-05-2026 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Booking.com is being sued in Europe, and consumer advocates think Aussie travellers might also have a claim.
  
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• 'Very scary and sad': Travellers in limbo after company enters liquidation

  26-05-2026 07:33 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian travel company selling heavily discounted international holidays has collapsed, leaving customers scrambling and their plans in disarray. 
  
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• Mid-air plunge on Cathay flight leaves 10 injured, passengers shaken

  25-05-2026 04:01 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian passenger aboard a flight from Brisbane to Hong Kong says he thought he was going to die after the aircraft suddenly plunged mid-air.
  
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• Deadly walk framed as a 'step count' boost in Tourism Australia post

  24-05-2026 00:07 via abc.net.au
  
  It looks beautiful in the Instagram post with blue skies and picturesque tarns carved by glaciers. But read further and the multi-day Tasmanian hike is considered one of Australia's most challenging bushwalks. In fact, it can be deadly.
  
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• 'Bushwalkers have died attempting this track': Instagram post glosses over hike's dangers

  24-05-2026 00:07 via abc.net.au
  
  It looks beautiful in the Instagram post with blue skies and picturesque tarns carved by glaciers. But read further and the multi-day Tasmanian hike is considered one of Australia's most challenging bushwalks. In fact, it can be deadly.
  
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