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Beyond Melbourne's city limits is a host of amazing experiences – from forest tails to spa resorts – that can be easily accessed by public transport. ....
The postcodes where Australians can t pay off their mortgage have something in common - they are a long way from the city centre. Consumer group CHOICE has revealed the suburbs where borrowers can t meet monthly repayments despite the big banks offering fixed mortgage rates under 2 per cent. Digital Finance Analytics, which provided CHOICE the data for April 2021, defines mortgage stress as a situation where home owners can t meet their mortgage obligations - and not just spending a third of their income on their loan. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland said borrowers in these outer suburbs and regional areas were struggling to even put food on the table. ....
Take a private jet to dinner with MONA owner David Walsh. In Sydney, sail the harbour on SY Ena, one of the finest examples of an Edwardian period steam yacht in the world. This four-hour experience includes a private tour guide and crew and lunch or dinner paired with Australian wines on the yacht that was first used for government functions on the harbour in the 1900s. During World War I it had an undercover role: it was painted grey, renamed HMAS Sleuth and was used to patrol Australian coastal waters. Or head to Ballarat for A night in the museum - a departure from that gold rush city s usual Sovereign Hill experience. It includes an evening dressed in traditional 1850s costume, dinner with historical characters of the time and a tour of Sovereign Hill village by lamplight. ....
Australia s ten biggest inland cities you should visit (or avoid) SHARE Photo: Nathan White/TEQ Outsiders could be forgiven for thinking that Australia s interior is entirely empty. All the big cities cling to the coast like a scared toddler to a blankie. What s more, most of the second tier cities are on the coast, too. Australia has got sizeable settlements outside the capitals, but the likes of Townsville, Newcastle, Wollongong, Geelong and Bunbury are also coastal. There are a few biggish inland cities, though, and some of them offer plenty for visitors. We ve picked out the largest ten, using the latest estimated resident population stats from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The significant urban area measurement – the closest realistic approximation of what the city is – has been used. ....