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Complaining is dreadfully unsexy, sells ourselves short and repels people who want to help improve the joint.
The beaux-arts building embracing the corners of Pitt and Oconnell streets.

Former home of Fairfax Media remains a stunning building (and an excellent hotel)

An excellent base for a Sydney city stay – they’ve embraced the building’s heritage and deliver hospitality with friendly and efficient service.

  • Jim Darby
Corindi Beach.

I just returned from France, but my dream holiday spot remains this Aussie town

Growing up, we would head to this same town for our holiday every year. A trip to France would have seemed as remote to us then as a trip to the moon would for my kids now.

  • Stephanie Peatling
An artist’s impression of Laval, spread across the 165-acre historic Lindeman Estate in Pokolbin in the Hunter Valley.

Plan for new $130 million luxury resort in NSW wine region unveiled

The Hunter’s first new large-scale resort development in two decades will develop one of the region’s most historic estates.

  • Katherine Scott
Discovery Parks in Byron Bay, a classic caravan park and campsite about 10 minutes out of town.

I relived my childhood with a simple Aussie beach holiday. Here’s what I found

Life is going to get expensive in Australia over the next year or so. All of a sudden the old-fashioned Aussie coastal holiday is looking really attractive.

  • Ben Groundwater
Sydney Harbour Bridge’s new museum is opening this month.

A new way to experience the Sydney Harbour Bridge is set to open

Australia’s bridges aren’t just about getting from A to B; they’re evolving into immersive visitor attractions including a new museum inside the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

  • Shaney Hudson
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The rootop Monica.

Cool new addition to Sydney’s hotel scene is relentlessly quirky

Located in a landmark Sydney building, this hotel pays tribute to its history while maintaining a hip atmosphere.

  • Craig Platt
The historic main house at Milton Park is surrounded by extravagant English-style gardens dating to the early 20th century.

A $10m makeover later, this historic NSW luxe retreat still needs more TLC

Milton Park, one of NSW’s most historic and cherished country estates, has undergone an impressive renovation, but there’s still much work left to be done.

  • Anthony Dennis
Purple reign … FOSO dazzles under the night sky.

The Hills Hoists are alive in stunning new light installation

This latest light installation from the creator of Uluru’s Field of Light is as mesmerising as the location, at the junction of the Murray and Darling rivers, surrounded by the 40,000-year-old Perry Sandhills.

  • Sue Wallace
The author and his shelter for the night.

If you’re fussy, you die: My three nights surviving in the bush (with an expert)

As someone who still cuts the crusts off his sandwiches, this experience teaches me new skills and a lot about myself.

  • Rob McFarland
Something different … Bon Bon, five short-stay townhouses in the centre of Orange.

Overlooked ’70s townhouses transformed into style Orange accommodation

Bon Bon, a new collection of five short-stay townhouses in the centre of Orange, is changing accommodation options.

  • Julietta Jameson