C hildren waved eagerly beside the landing strip as our plane touched down on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: a tiny speck of territory in the remote expanse of Indian Ocean between Australia and Sri ...

Australia is the biggest island on Earth. With our nation's borders being made out of 100 per cent seawater, it's kind of go figure that we've got a speckling of smaller islands fringing our ...

Pulling up beside a gap in the ... s clear who is boss of these islands. The writer travelled with assistance from City of Greater Geraldton, Tourism Western Australia, Eco-Abrolhos and Shine ...

Virgin Australia operates two flights weekly – Tuesday and Friday – from Perth to Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport via Exmouth (refuel stop). It is possible to combine a Cocos (Keeling ...

Australia is home to a myriad opportunities for some truly unique outdoor adventures, from light shows over the red rock of Uluru to sailing trips around the pristine Whitsunday Islands and easy ...

More than a dozen of the coral islands that mark Australia's maritime boundaries are at risk of disappearing, a study has found. Multiple stresses including rising sea levels threaten their existence.

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