Australia Travel News

AirAsia X will start a new direct service to Perth, Western Australia from Kuala Lumpur on Nov 2, 2008 said its director Datuk Tony Fernandes today. via New Straits Times

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“The effect in country areas is quite devastating”

Opposition MPs have accused the Rudd government of short-changing regional Australia with its first budget. via The West Australian

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Melbourne, May 14: The frantic "Where r u?" text message has been shown the door, thanks to the new service -which has now been introduced in Australia - that allows mobile phone users to locate their spouses ... via Daily India

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“The Westin Brisbane Empire Square will not only re-establish the Westin brand in the vibrant city of Brisbane, but also inspire personal renewal in one of the most prominent developments in the city”

Business Wire , May 13, 2008 Tuesday 5:32 PM GMT Adding even more depth to its rapidly expanding portfolio in Asia Pacific, StarwoodHotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. via Hotels

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“We'll be incorporating face-blurring technology in the Australian and New Zealand versions of Street View”

Google has rolled out a new technology which automatically blurs any human face appearing in street-level photographs taken for use in its mapping services by its fleet of camera-mounted vehicles. via The Age

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“The first time I wrote a check that had at least a couple of zeroes at the end -- that was the hardest thing.”

Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. via The Washington Post

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“Things were good in my life before I took some of Ayers Rock home with me, but since then my wife has had a stroke and things have worked out terribly for my children - we have had nothing but bad luck.”

Hundreds of tourists who have taken home a chunk of Australia 's best-known landmark, the towering monolith called Uluru, have returned their illicit souvenirs, with some claiming to have been struck by bad ... via Irish Independent

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“While tourism has charted strong growth, now more than ever we need to ensure we have a plan in place so we are well placed to be a competitive and attractive destination over the next 20 years.”

Ten key tourism drawcards, including a world-class indigenous centre and mountain cable car, have been unveiled as part of a new plan to attract more visitors to Brisbane over the next decade. via The Sydney Morning Herald

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“It has really got a bit of an international feel, in the little lanes you could almost be in Rome, but you're in Melbourne.”

BEST BUY: Looking for the best shopping in Australia? Melbourne has once again been crowned the country's premier shopping destination. via Stuff

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“Since the mid-1980s, there has been an almost three-fold increase in air travel, and predictions are it will double again within the next 20 years”

Feel like your flights are always delayed? You may be right. New figures from the Federal Government show a major drop in on-time arrivals and departures by Australian airlines between February 2007 and ... via The Sydney Morning Herald

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