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Check out this floating eco-home in the middle of the largest coral reef in the world! 😱
Source: Go eco-glamping on the Great Barrier Reef🐬
Go eco-glamping on the Great Barrier Reef; Leonie; Holiday Pirates
From daring rescues to medical breakthroughs, here are 12 of the happiest stories of 2021; Chelsea Cox; USA Today
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There was good news this year, from a patient cured of HIV, a 105-year-old runner setting a record and a missing dog saving a family from a fire.
Source: From daring rescues to medical breakthroughs, here are 12 of the happiest stories of 2021
10 Amazing Experiences In One Of Australia’s Best-Kept Secrets; Sarah Kingdom; Travel Awaits
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UNESCO Workshop considers national and regional priorities for World Heritage in the Pacific; Ko Hon Chiu Vincent; Unesco
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Source: UNESCO Workshop considers national and regional priorities for World Heritage in the Pacific
Best train journeys in Australia; James Draven; Times Travel
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From historic railway day trips to trans-continental tracks, James Draven reveals the best train journeys in Australia.
Huge 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes near an Australian island; Kylie Stevens; Daily Mail
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A tremor 10 km depth was recorded west off Macquarie Island in the South Pacific Ocean, 1,600km southeast of Tasmania.
Source: Huge 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes near an Australian island
Why glamping might be the best way to see the Great Barrier Reef; Sarah Reid; Lonely Planet
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Budj Bim Cultural Landscape; Nicola Dowse; Time Out
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This UNESCO World Heritage listed site features more than 30,000 years of Gunditjmara history can runs guided tours.
Source: Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
Meet the indigenous owners of Daintree, the world’s oldest tropical rainforest; Steven Scott; iNews
After the Australian government returned the land to the Kuku Yalanji people, Steven Scott delves into its cultural heritage
Source: Meet the indigenous owners of Daintree, the world’s oldest tropical rainforest
Consulting with community to understand heritage values during the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne (Australia); Amanda Bacon; Unesco
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Celebrating K’gari: why the renaming of Fraser Island is about so much more than a name; Rose Barrowcliffe; The Conversation
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Fraser Island was renamed to the original Butchulla name, K’gari. Returning to original place names is a significant step in First Nations people maintaining cultural identity in Australia.
Source: Celebrating K’gari: why the renaming of Fraser Island is about so much more than a name
The Kimberley: 5-Day Luxury Small-Group Tour of Purnululu National Park & the Bungle Bungle Range with Gourmet Dining, Tours by Luxury Escapes – Western Australia; Luxury Escapes
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Fraser Island to revert to Indigenous name; Marty Silk; AAP
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The UNESCO World Heritage area centred on Fraser Island has reverted to the name used by its traditional owners: K’gari, meaning ‘paradise’.
Family-Friendly Fraser Island Villa Escape with Roundtrip Ferry Transfers & A$100 Resort Credit, Fraser Island, Queensland; Luxury Escapes
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A riot of islands; John Borthwick; The West Australian
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JOHN BORTHWICK looks at some great Australian islands to keep in mind for future travel — no passport required!
Source: A riot of islands
I’ve been to 322 World Heritage sites: Here are the 20 best to visit; Michael Turtle; Traveller
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The World Heritage List is not just a series of landmarks, but a collection of places that tell our story, charting the history of the planet, in all its naturally-formed and human-made forms.
Source: I’ve been to 322 World Heritage sites: Here are the 20 best to visit
Famous ‘Welsh slate’ buildings from around the world; Harri Evans; MSN
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The list includes Westminster and Downing Street in London…
Mungo ancestral remains reburial proposal disrespects the Elders’ original vision; Michael Westaway, Doug Williams & Jason Kelly; The Conversation
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Plans are progressing to rebury the remains of some of Australia’s most significant inhabitants. But scientists say this will see the potential to learn more about the origins of humanity vanish.
Source: Mungo ancestral remains reburial proposal disrespects the Elders’ original vision
Top 5 day trips from Sydney; Lonely Planet
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Bob Carr calls for Unesco to recognise ‘urgency of threat’ facing world heritage-listed Blue Mountains; Bob Carr; Guardian
Former NSW premier says the proposal to raise Warragamba Dam wall is undermining environmental protections of region…
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