Habitats of 140 Australian threatened species not protected, WWF study finds
Despite increases in marine parks and nature reserves, many threatened animals, including the northern hairy-nosed wombat, are still without protection
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Orangutan experts plead for Australian food manufacturers to reject palm oil
Apes, elephants, rhinos and tigers at dire risk if unsustainable palm oil plantations allowed in Sumatran reserve
The Royal Australian Tour – a luxury travel package fit for a royal couple
How to travel Australia like the British royal couple? Inspired by the royal itinerary of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in New Zeeland, London-based luxury retailer VeryFirstTo.com has created a £341,000 / $571,110 luxury travel package that includes visits to the places on the royal itinerary. Royal Australian Tour created in partnership with … Read more
The coveted “Oscar” of the wine world goes to Australia
Decanter World Wine Awards 2013. 10th annual Decanter World Wine Awards in London brought a great victory for Australia’s wine producers. Aussie winemakers claimed a host of coveted international trophies at the DWWA gala dinner, alongside a strong Southern Hemisphere showing and wins for Canada, Croatia and Hungary. Australia’s haul of six international trophies eclipsed … Read more
A man-made wonder of the world project to be build in Australia
A $4.2 billion mega-resort and casino to be build in Cairns, Australia. A bold plan to build a $4.2 billion mega-resort and casino in Cairns, a regional city in the far north of Queensland, Australia, has green light from the Australian government. The Aquis Resort casino project proposed for Cairns by Tony Fung, a Chinese … Read more
Saudi Arabians, Australian and Chinese travelers – top spenders abroad
Travel continues to flourish, fuelled by travellers from emerging markets United States ranked as the most popular destination choice for global travelers The United States ranked as the most popular destination choice for global travelers, both for trips taken in the past two years (17 percent) and for intended travel in 2013 (10 percent), according … Read more