Tourist Clayton Brett was admitted to hospital in Fiji with stab wounds, on the day he was due to fly home. Photo / GoFundMe An Australian tourist who was due to check in for his flight back to Victoria was instead admitted to a Fiji hospital with mystery stab wounds. Friends of Clayton Brett have...
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Air Vanuatu cancels Australian flights, on verge of administration
Air Vanuatu has cancelled all its international flights, including those to and from Australia, as its government decides whether to place it into administration. The Pacific carrier’s website shows that six flights between Sydney and Port Vila between yesterday and Saturday have been cancelled, while the same number of services in and out of Brisbane...
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Australians stranded in Vanuatu as national airline teeters on the brink of voluntary administration
In short: Travellers are stranded in Vanuatu after the country’s national airline cancelled international flights until Sunday. The airline confirmed its owner, the Vanuatu government, is considering putting it into voluntary administration. Australian tourists booked to fly back on the airline are waiting to hear when they can travel home. Australian tourists are stranded in Vanuatu...
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The best car to travel Australia? 2025 Volkswagen California plug-in hybrid revealed with Australian arrival likely for factory-built camper version of Ford Transit and Mercedes V-Class rival – Car News
With a small amount of electric range to get you around town and a petrol motor to carry you into the wilderness, would you ever need more vehicle than the new ‘T7’ Volkswagen California camper plug-in hybrid? If you need to venture far off-road, then possibly. Still, thanks to its MQB underpinnings, VW’s new camper...
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Australian travel to New Zealand still lagging pre-COVID levels
A Qantas A380 at Auckland’s international terminal. (Image: Auckland Airport) Australian passenger numbers to New Zealand remain below pre-COVID levels despite arrivals from other countries surpassing figures seen in 2019. Inbound Australian travel to New Zealand is at 83 per cent of pre-COVID, compared to the overall average of 80 per cent, according to figures...
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Five men in custody after being caught crossing illegally into Australia
In short: Five men are in custody on Saibai Island in the Torres Strait after being caught crossing illegally into Australia on a dinghy. The men allegedly travelled to Papua New Guinea via Indonesia, using fake travel documents, before they attempted to cross into north Queensland. PNG Police Commissioner David Manning said the matter was “an ongoing...
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Are you maximising the “incredibly robust” Australian travel market to the US?
IPW 2024 is underway in Los Angeles, and Visit USA Australia is proudly highlighting Australia’s role (in part, thanks to you!) in the USA tourism rebound. In a Q&A with their president, Caroline Davidson, we’ve got the stats you need to know to maximise your USA travel revenue. IPW, if you’re unfamiliar, is an international...
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Australia’s Qantas agrees to £63m payout over ‘ghost flights’
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Qantas has agreed to pay a penalty of A$100m (£52.7m) to settle a fiery legal battle with the Australian competition watchdog for selling thousands of tickets for cancelled flights. The airline will also pay around A$20m...
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Staff ‘screaming, crying’ in horror meeting
Cabin crew members of embattled airline Bonza were served a crushing blow about their pay during a late-night meeting held by the carrier’s CEO Tim Jordan and its administrator Hall Chadwick. News.com.au understands Mr Jordan, who has been at the helm of the airline since it took to the skies 15 months ago, together with...
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Every year millions of Australians jet off overseas — so what happens if something goes wrong while a loved one is travelling?
Each year millions of Australians jet off overseas to explore different places, enjoy other cultures and see the world. But sometimes things go wrong. From health issues to natural disasters, unexpected civil unrest or serious crimes, there can be real risks in travelling the globe. Here’s what the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)...
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Chilling last post by missing Perth brother
New social media posts from one of the Perth brothers missing in Mexico have been uncovered, showing the beach where the pair were reportedly last seen. Unearthed social media posts give insight into the final hours before Perth brothers Callum, 33, and Jake Robinson, 30, went missing in Mexico. Instagram stories from Callum Robinson accounts...
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Chilling find in missing surfers search
A burnt-out white ute, which is believed to belong to one of the Perth brothers missing in Mexico, has been found. Brothers Jake, 30, and Callum Robinson, 33, and their friend Jack Rhoad, 30, had been on a surfing and camping trip in the Baja California region of Mexico, near Ensenada when they vanished earlier...