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From the Big Bogan to Larry the Lobster, why do towns build Big Things?

Big Things first appeared in Australia in the 1960s, beginning with the Big Scotsman (1962) in Medindie, South Australia, the Big Banana (1964) in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and the Big Murray Cod (1968) in Tocumwal, NSW.

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Extreme weather scaring off tourists

Threats of floods, storms, bushfires and heatwaves are making summer holidays difficult to plan and navigate for tourists.

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‘You can’t just do a quick wee, you’ll be there for an hour’: Australian readers’ favourite highway pit stops

From natural springs and lookout points to country bakeries with the ‘best sausage roll of my life’, readers share where they rest and refresh on a long drive

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Fighting Woodside on a boat with Tim Winton and John Butler

A dozen marine scientists, filmmakers and conservationists — including an author and musician — head to Scott Reef to document the threats it faces.

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Fiji quells cocktail fears as Aussie recovers in ICU

One Australian remains in hospital while two others have returned home after after a suspected mass-poisoning case at a Fiji resort.

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Morning Mail: ‘extreme version’ of rental crisis, disabled boy’s convictions quashed, mining exports set to plunge

The town with 100 houses for sale but just two for rent; 14-year-old boy with a severe intellectual disability wrongly convicted

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Away with Nat’s What I Reckon: ‘Taking lights with you might sound weird but it’s actually a massive travel hack’

In Guardian Australia’s new series about travel, the Sydney cook and comedian reveals why switching on overhead hotel lights should always be avoided

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British music producer’s Byron Bay scuba diving death ‘could have been avoided’, father tells court

Karl Bareham inquest hears from father who travelled from UK to deliver statement to court

The Guardian - AU

‘His eyes were not smiling’: guide tearfully recalls British music producer’s diving death off Byron Bay

Inquest into Karl Bareham’s death hears 37-year-old had trouble equalising as he descended, then encountered problems with buoyancy

The Guardian - AU

Rail project blowout sparks a 'cooking the books' claim

Queensland's Liberal National government has been accused of "cooking the books" after claiming a major rail project has blown out to triple the original price.

AAP

Bob Carr is up for a debate: can Australia treasure its historic buildings without romanticising them?

The former premier is on a new quest for civic literacy and fair representations of the past as he becomes chair of Museums of History NSW

The Guardian - AU

British music producer who died when diving off Byron Bay may have suffered alcohol withdrawal, inquest hears

Death of Karl Bareham, 37, in 2019 was controversial with coroner told diving equipment may have been faulty and ‘dangerous’

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Warning faster environment approvals may cost community

One state's plan to slash environmental approval times for projects in half has blindsided conservationists.

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'Mayhem': Woman injured after tourism hot spot blasts

An electrical fault may have caused a number of underground explosions on the Gold Coast which injured a young woman after she fell into a manhole.

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Masked owls, wild devils and giant crayfish: inside the ancient forests of Tasmania’s Takayna

Teeming with wildlife under lush canopies, this area in Australia’s island state is one of the world’s most remarkable – and one most in need of protection

The Guardian - AU

Courts, politicians and police in the sea: the many battles for climate activists at NSW’s Rising Tide protest

Experts say moves to stop the protest come amid an escalating crackdown on activism across the country

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Australian surf culture merges with the charm of the Mediterranean at Il Delfino

Il Delfino, designed by Sheree Commerford, is a restored 1940s seaside inn nestled on the Yamba coastline in Australia

Newcastle Herald

Iconic Newcastle Ocean Baths could make a splash on State Heritage Register

Friends of the Newcastle Ocean Baths say the listing is 'vital'.

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New Zealand may start charging visitors to iconic tourist sites

Government eyeing five iconic tourists destination that receive 2.6 million visitors a year

Newcastle Herald

Deputy lord mayor condemns his superior for backing Rising Tide 'protestival'

City of Newcastle has approved the 'protestival' at Camp Shortland despite a Supreme Court ruling against it.

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In Australia’s outback, youth crime stymies efforts to get tourism on track

Tourism operators in the remote Northern Territory say focus on youth crime is scaring away visitors.

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Shaun Micallef: ‘We used to make terrible jokes about Bridget McKenzie, but she was very nice about it’

Shaun Micallef: ‘I’m happy at the moment and that worries me’

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Protesters scale back blockade of world’s biggest coal port but NSW police ready for mass ‘disruption’ at Newcastle

Lawyer for police argues business should be allowed to continue as Rising Tide threatens to halt exports for 30 hours

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Ernie Dingo: ‘A chihuahua is like a ball of fluff with demonic mannerisms’

The Yamatji man, actor and travel show presenter on his party trick, his favourite place in Australia and his multiple nemeses

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A local’s guide to Parramatta: ‘You get so rewarded when you explore Sydney’s western suburbs’

Parramatta has long been sold as the ‘new centre of Sydney’, says writer and DJ Andrew Levins – and finally it’s started to feel that way

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