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Adelaide

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The spacious Polaire Suite offers multiple levels of cool to guests.

Hobart

Striking Hobart stay takes inspiration from its chilly neighbour

The sparse Polaire Suite, a frosty-toned ode to Antarctica, walks a fine line between austere and cool.

by Andrew Bain

Iron Creek Bay – finalists in the World Architecture Festival

Hobart

Tasmanian farm stay making waves for its clever, high-spec design

Iron Creek Bay Farm Stay, a little-heard-of budget accommodation in Tasmania, has just been shortlisted for an important international architecture award.

by Julietta Jameson

The Kimberley

This experience crams a week’s worth of Kimberley highlights into 24 hours

Stay on a houseboat, experience one of the world’s most amazing natural phenomena, swim with sharks and encounter crocodiles, all in a new 24-hour itinerary from Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures.

by Julietta Jameson

Threads Bar at the Motley Hotel, Richmond.

★★★★

Hotel reviews

Offbeat location, but new Melbourne hotel is fun and affordable

The Motley in Richmond offers an arty oasis with a more locally inspired experience.

by Guy Wilkinson

Seven Spirit Bay on the western tip of Arnhem Land.

★★★★½

Hotel reviews

To sleep at this luxury bush lodge is to feel cradled by Mother Earth

The more than $2500 price tag of Arnhem Land’s exclusive Seven Spirit Bay gets you memories to last a lifetime.

by Kerry van der Jagt

Rooms have been coverted from five prison cells.

★★★★★

Hotel reviews

The verdict on notorious Melbourne prison’s luxe hotel conversion

Pentridge has been converted from a place you don’t want to be to a place you don’t want to leave.

by Anthony Dennis

Bob Downe and showgirls onboard Pacific Encounter.

Cruises

No rent and free travel: What it’s really like to be a cruise ship performer

Intense but rewarding, the cruise circuit is a rite of passage for many young performers. It also presents some unique challenges to well-established acts.