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3 hrs ago | The Mercury

How our Twenties roared

Village Cinema staff Hannah Morell, left, and Emma Pace will be getting into character of the 1920s for the screening of The Great Gatsby in Hobart on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Travel, Pacific Travel, Hobart, Australia Travel, Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pop/Rock, Wedding

5 hrs ago | Sunday Mail

Market dives below 5000 points

This continued the sour mood from yesterday, when investors fretted over the prospect US and Japanese central banks might in future withdraw their support for the two economies through bond purchases.

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8 hrs ago | ABC News

Body believed to be missing tourist washes ashore in Western Australia

A body believed to be that of a man reported missing at a remote beach in Western Australia last week has washed ashore.

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8 hrs ago | Sunday Mail

Lake Eyre to be officially renamed

The renaming, approved by South Australia's Geographical Names Committee in December, follows the granting of native title last May over 70,000 square kilometres of land that included Lake Eyre.

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Related Topix: Travel, South Australia, Australia Travel, Pacific Travel, Australia, Oceania, World News

10 hrs ago | Groong

Australian politician hits back at Gallipoli ban threat, says it...

Australian politician hits back at Gallipoli ban threat, says it `diminishes Turkey's credibility and reputation' 17:33 23.05.2013 Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, Marie Ficarra has condemned a statement released by the Turkish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, which suggests the country will block Australian politicians from visiting ... (more)

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, Australia, Travel, Pacific Travel, Sydney, Australia Travel

Thu May 23, 2013

Southland Times

Farewell Aussie Steve

Former Clutha River Cruises operator Steve Toyer farewelling his boat the Mataau, also the Maori name for the waterway he has worked and played in for the past 11 years before returning to Australia.

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Related Topix: Travel, Pacific Travel, Australia, World News, New South Wales, Australia Travel, Sydney, Australia Travel

The News Tribune

Museum of Glass show pays tribute to ties between Australian, Northwest artists

'Untitled 10' by Klaus Moje is part of the new exhibit at the Museum of Glass, 'Links: Australian Glass and the Pacific Northwest.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Travel, Pacific Travel

Women's Wear Daily

Chow Tai Fook Auctions Jewels

The largest jeweler in China, auctioned off 30.97 million Hong Kong dollars, or $3.98 million, worth of fine jewelry late last week.

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Related Topix: Travel, Sydney, Australia Travel, Pacific Travel

EHotelier Global Hospitality News

The 'Budget Airline of Hotels' Set to Open in Australia

The low-cost Tune hotel chain is on schedule to open its first Australian property in November and is likely to start online selling in July in a pre-opening sale with some of the lowest room-rates in years.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Travel, Pacific Travel, Malaysia, Sydney, Australia Travel, United Kingdom Travel, Europe Travel, London, United Kingdom Travel

Canberra Times

Path to preserving local funding a vital road to take

When I grew up, and some might say that would be rather recently, sealed roads around my district were still a novelty.

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Stranger in Paradise

Rise of the Super Bule

In my old age I have started doing offerings in the street not that doing offerings is a new thing.

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The Press On-Line

Banished travellers shelter in toilet

SLEEPLESS NIGHT: Pierre-Oliver Pigeon, 21, and Maude Rousseau, 18, of Montreal, were among the travellers told to leave Christchurch airport at midnight.

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Related Topix: Travel, Sydney, Australia Travel, Pacific Travel, New Zealand Travel

Hotel Online

A Member of Design Hotels, the 215-room Mainport Opens in Rotterdam, Netherlands

The hotel, designed by MAS architectuur is characterized by a futuristic faade of black glass and aluminum.

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Related Topix: Netherlands, World News, Travel, Netherlands Travel, Rotterdam, Netherlands Travel, Europe Travel, Pacific Travel, Sydney, Australia Travel

Wed May 22, 2013

Gadling

Australia's 2013 Great Victorian Bike Ride Heads Down The Ocean Road

We've noted before just how popular cycling holidays have become in recent years as active and adventurous travelers look for new ways to explore their favorite destinations.

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Fermanagh Today

Belfast fifth most popular UK tourist destination

European cities dominated the world destinations popularity table, with New York City , San Francisco and Sydney the only non-European destinations in the top 10.

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Related Topix: Sydney, Australia Travel, Travel, Pacific Travel, Conwy County, Wales, United Kingdom, World News, United Kingdom Travel, Europe Travel, London, United Kingdom Travel

Hawkes Bay Today

Hot deals: Tuscany, Vietnam, Sydney cruise, Beijing

Intrepid My Adventure Store has an eight-day tour of Tuscany including five nights' hotel accommodation, two nights on a farm estate, seven breakfasts, three lunches, three dinners, transport and sightseeing on tour, and an expert English-speaking tour leader from $3490 a person, twin share.

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Related Topix: Travel, Asia Travel, Pacific Travel, Beijing, China Travel, China Travel, Sydney, Australia Travel, World News, Vietnam,

NEWS.com.au

Rogue seller taped by householder

AGL has been fined $1.55 million for the misleading and deceptive conduct of two doorknockers, in Victoria and South Australia.

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The New Zealand Herald

Australia: A rail relaxing journey

The romance of train travel is alive and very much kicking, thanks in no small part to the world's really special journeys - the Orient Express, South Africa's Blue Train and the Ghan in Australia.

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NEWS.com.au

States in scramble for a piece of Harry

Australian states are in a scramble to attract a visit fromBritain's Prince Harry who will be visiting Sydney later this year for the Royal Australian Navy's Centenary Fleet Review.

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NEWS.com.au

How sick are your state's hospitals?

A HIT LIST of the nation's hospital hot spots reveal more than 1700 patients caught killer superbug infections in public hospitals last year.

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