One of Australia s most experienced travel writers has come up with a must visit list of virtually unknown places he says are the perfect escapes.
Among the towns Bruce Elder recommends are scenic Denmark in Western Australia, historic Walhalla in Victoria and Strahan, an isolated town on the west coast of Tasmania.
He also recommends getting out to Silverton, population 50, on the edge of the desert - especially for people sick of the city - describing it as the quintessential Australian town .
Whale Sharks watched by tourists off the coast in Ningaloo Reef, described by Mr Elder as better than the Great Barrier Reef
The winner of the Australian of the Year award may have been leaked to bookies more than a month before the ceremony took place.
Sexual assault campaigner Grace Tame, 26, was handed the Australian of the Year award in Canberra on Australia Day Eve on Monday night.
The National Australia Day Council (NADC) believes the winner was leaked in December last year and has made a referral to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC).
Sexual assault campaigner Grace Tame, 26, was handed the Australian of the Year award in Canberra on Australia Day Eve on Monday night. The National Australia Day Council (NADC) believes the winner was leaked in December last year and has made a referral to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC)
New South Wales has surprisingly come last among the states in an economic league table little more than a year after being in first place.
CommSec s State of the States ranked all the states and territories on their overall economic performance in 2020, taking into account retail spending, the property market, building activity and unemployment.
NSW shared the equal last place with iron ore-rich Western Australia, among the states, with both coming equal sixth in the December analysis released on Wednesday.
New South Wales has surprisingly come last among states in an economic league table little more than a year after being in first place. CommSec s State of the States ranked all the states and territories on their overall economic performance in 2020, taking into account retail spending, the property market, building activity and unemployment
Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor presented the Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year awards at Adelaide Town Hall today in conjunction with a special citizenship ceremony.
The Australia Day Citizen of the Year Awards are presented annually to local citizens and groups who have made outstanding contributions to the community.
The Awards are provided by the Australia Day Council of South Australia and are administered by Local Government Authorities throughout the State on behalf of the Australia Day Council.
Selection criteria for the Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen of the year award, is based on the individual’s contribution to the community, if they are an inspirational role model, and the impact they have on the City of Adelaide. Whereas, for Community Event of the Year Award is based on the quality of the event, impact on the City of Adelaide, and the contribution to the community.
Same views, very different fates for Court and Folau
January 28, 2021 12.05am
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The decision to award Margaret Court Australia’s highest civilian honour, ignoring her very public statements against same-sex marriage and homosexuality, does seem outrageous after Rugby Australia in 2019 terminated the employment of one of Australia’s most outstanding footballers, Israel Folau, for his public, almost-identical views (“Court’s honour ‘was to balance Laver award’”, January 27). He had to leave Australia to continue playing the sport he loved.
Janelle Cann, Bellevue Hill
How ironic Court was given her AC because of gender. This is the person who has waged a bitter campaign against gender and sexuality for many years. Besides, Evonne Goolagong Cawley had already received her well-deserved AC in 2018, thus making a nonsense of the gender balance disparity excuse given by the Council.