Tourism

Crime TWO Chilean women came to Cairns to start their dream working holiday in Australia. Now the trip is in tatters as one of them recovers from a knife wound.

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Offbeat IT WAS supposed to be a joke, but now 33-year-old Kenny is no longer laughing after being told he can no longer leave his homeland.

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Business RESIDENTS of a Gold Coast suburb are planning a dramatic step to stop a casino being built in their area, as a new development brings the project closer.

Business A family-owned fresh food emporium has closed its doors less than six months after a major relocation.

Offbeat THE family of tourists who had a scandal-plagued holiday in New Zealand have hit the headlines once again in their homeland.

Travel LOCAL tourism operators reaffirmed the Coffs Coast is the top spot in northern NSW to visit taking away 12 awards at the North Coast Regional Tourism Awards.

Politics INDIAN security officials have issued an alert for Kashmir, saying they had found evidence of attacks being planned, causing thousands of tourists to flee.

News Chernobyl isn’t the only nuclear site experiencing a tourism boom, with an abandoned uranium mine in west Queensland becoming a surprise star.

Travel You’ll be able to bed down under the stars — and underwater — on a giant new pontoon designed to draw 60,000 more visitors to the Great Barrier Reef.

Business READY for a sea-change? For the first time in 18 years, this motel in a popular FNQ tourist town is up for sale.

Life AN ICE-CREAM costs just $4 in Evans Head, but it'll set you back $7 in the Bay. And that's just the start.

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Business The number of tourists holidaying on the North Coast over the past 12 months has risen by 8%.

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Council News NRMA and council join forces to bring electric cars into the region

Travel Queensland has taken an old tourism slogan to heart, recording a stunning year of visitor numbers.

Travel An upcoming deadline has led to a flock of tourists at Uluru. Locals say a photo taken at the base of the monolith is making them feel “sick”.

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Environment Scientists are warning Finding Nemo could have a much darker sequel unless humans switch off their lights.

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Travel There are so many great things to do in Brisbane that the difficulty will be deciding what you have to miss out on

Travel The Tiwi Islands offer a glimpse into a different culture with an ancient and modern history that few of us know

News Giving them the bed is the easy part. Keeping guests entertained, especially if they come with children, is the tricky bit.

News One of Queensland’s internationally famous tourist playgrounds has been forced to put out the “full” sign as it faces being loved to death by “over-tourism”.