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• Quiz: Saddle up, we're going on an adventure

  25-08-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Where would you find the world's largest wetland? Which desert provided the location for the Arrakis scenes in Dune?
  
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• These guides lead tourists into the Himalayas; now they must carry something heavier

  03-09-2026 07:20 via abc.net.au
  
  For many of Nepal's trekking guides, who lead tourists through the Himalayas, there is something heavier to carry into the mountains this year: their grief.
  
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• Nepal's peak trekking season is approaching but its guides are in mourning

  03-09-2026 07:20 via abc.net.au
  
  For many of Nepal's trekking guides who lead tourists through the Himalayas, they must carry something heavier into the mountains this year: their grief.
  
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• Qantas slashes allowance and raises luggage prices for island flights

  03-09-2026 06:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas has slashed luggage allowances to Australia's most remote territories. Locals say the airline is reducing access to essential supplies.
  
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• Why it may get harder for tourists to find favourite local spots

  02-09-2026 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The buildings with the well-known bright yellow "i" have welcomed road trippers and tourists for years, but more visitor information centres are closing their doors.
  
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• They used to be a tourist's first stop in town, now their future is uncertain

  02-09-2026 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The buildings with the well-known bright yellow "i" have welcomed road trippers and tourists for years, but more visitor information centres are closing their doors.
  
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• Amateur drone pilots put races and aircraft at risk, authorities say

  02-09-2026 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Looking through her shots from an outback camel race, a photographer notices she snapped a drone where it should not have been.
  
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• Take a trip with us in this week's travel quiz

  31-08-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  What's the longest flight time between Australian capitals? And which US state is home to the birthplace of rock'n'roll, Memphis?
  
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• Superfan shares fragile X message with ABC newsrooms across Australia

  30-08-2026 01:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Newcastle teenager Hayden Eastbury is halfway through his mission to visit every ABC bureau in Australia, marking the occasion on his 18th birthday.
  
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• Tourists having 'dummy spits' taking a toll on business owners in remote WA

  29-08-2026 03:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Small gripes and big demands by travellers in remote areas are taking the shine off bush hospitality in Western Australia, with overblown social media travel posts blamed for inflating or misdirecting tourists' expectations.
  
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• Tourists having 'dummy spits' in remote WA taking a toll on business owners

  29-08-2026 03:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Small gripes and big demands by travellers in remote areas are taking the shine off bush hospitality in Western Australia, with overblown social media travel posts blamed for inflating or misdirecting tourists' expectations.
  
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• Entitled travellers and bad influencers test outback hospitality

  29-08-2026 03:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Small gripes and big demands by travellers in remote areas are taking the shine off bush hospitality in Western Australia, with overblown social media travel posts blamed for inflating or misdirecting tourists' expectations.
  
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• Thredbo 'exposed to a warming climate' as value cut by $149m

  26-08-2026 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  One of Australia's largest ski resorts has had its value halved, with its owner blaming a poor 2026 snow season and the need to install new chairlifts and more snowmaking. 
  
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• Hobart council advances ban on full-home short stays

  26-08-2026 10:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Hobart City Council has voted to advance strict new limits on whole-home short stays. The plan, which aims to protect long-term rentals, will now go to the state planning body for final approval.
   
  
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• Uluwatu has become a hotbed of construction and increasingly heavy traffic

  26-08-2026 06:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Uluwatu has become a hotbed of construction and increasingly heavy traffic.
  
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• Australians mark 20 years with charity lifting Balinese kids from poverty

  26-08-2026 06:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Behind the perfect sunsets and cocktails, there are more than 160,000 Balinese living in poverty, but a charity group devoted to bringing them hope has just celebrated its 20th anniversary with its Australian supporters.
  
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• Australians join Bali Life Foundation's 20th anniversary celebrations

  26-08-2026 06:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Behind the perfect sunsets and cocktails, there are more than 160,000 Balinese living in poverty, but a charity group devoted to bringing them hope has just celebrated its 20th anniversary with its Australian supporters.
  
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• Court rules tropical island owner can be stripped of lease

  26-08-2026 04:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite plans to build new facilities, the Queensland Land Court finds Brampton Island resort is "dilapidated to the point of falling down" with the owners in breach of lease conditions.
  
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• Ayslum's temporary closure labelled an 'economic catastrophe'

  24-08-2026 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  This abandoned psychiatric hospital has been a huge drawcard for the small town of Ararat. Now it's been closed due to safety concerns, and local businesses are on edge.
  
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• Asylum's temporary closure labelled 'economic catastrophe'

  24-08-2026 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  This abandoned psychiatric hospital has been a huge drawcard for the small town of Ararat. Now it has been closed, local businesses are on edge.
  
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• Asylum's temporary closure labelled an 'economic catastrophe'

  24-08-2026 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  This abandoned psychiatric hospital has been a huge drawcard for the small town of Ararat. Now it's been closed due to safety concerns, and local businesses are on edge.
  
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• Quiz: Can you guess which country patented the karaoke machine?

  24-08-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  We invite you to embark on a journey through South-East Asia and uncover its hidden gems along the way. Good luck.
  
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• Quiz: Can you guess which country patented the karaoke?

  24-08-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  We invite you to embark on a journey through South-East Asia and uncover its hidden gems along the way. Good luck.
  
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• Quiz: Buckle up, join our mission to South-East Asia

  24-08-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  We invite you to embark on a journey through South-East Asia and uncover its hidden gems along the way. Good luck.
  
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• Luxury cruise passengers left out of pocket after tour company folds

  23-08-2026 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Customers who booked "once-in-a-lifetime" holidays to Western Australia's north are left in limbo after a business loan went wrong for a luxury cruise company.
  
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• Luxury cruise passengers left out of pocket after tour company defaults

  23-08-2026 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Customers who booked "once-in-a-lifetime" holidays to Western Australia's north are left in limbo after a business loan went wrong for a luxury cruise company.
  
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• Luxury cruise passengers left out of pocket after ship seized by receivers

  23-08-2026 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Customers who booked "once in a lifetime" holidays to Western Australia's north are left in limbo after a business loan went wrong for a luxury cruise company.
  
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• Mundi Mundi Bash still ultimate outback adventure, festival goers say

  23-08-2026 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Heavy rain and high fuel prices couldn't stop the largest outback music festival in Australia from going ahead.
  
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• US imposes visa bonds of up to $27k for several Pacific countries

  23-08-2026 00:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Travellers in several Pacific countries will now need to pay a bond of up to $27,000 to travel to the US as that government cracks down on overstayers.
  
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• US forcing some Pacific visitors to pay up to $27k bond

  23-08-2026 00:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Travellers in several Pacific countries will now need to pay a bond of up to $27,000 to travel to the US as that government cracks down on overstayers.
  
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