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A diamond martini at the Shangri-La Hotel costs $10,000 and comes with a diamond ring inside the glass.

QANTAS passengers who logged on to the airline's website last night would have been wondering if their eyes were playing a trick on them - Sydney to Melbourne economy class flights were listed for $11,016.

THE emergency landing of a Virgin Australia flight in northwest Victoria should be investigated as a matter or urgency, independent senator Nick Xenophon says.

Michelle de Kretser has been named winner of the 2013 Miles Franklin literary award for her fourth novel, Questions of Travel, at a ceremony in Canberra on Wednesday lunchtime.

A trip to the bridge that cost so many prisoners of war their lives is a poignant experience, writes Peter Feeney Tourists cross the bridge on the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi.

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has launched a blistering attack on the Gillard government saying it "bent over more than any other country in the world" to appease the United States.

Tansel Ali is a two time Australian Memory Champion. He has also memorized two Yellow Pages phone books in only 24 days.

A leap and bound over a small section of the Southern Ocean, Kangaroo Island awaits for a distinctive adventure just south of Adelaide, Australia .

Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.

Australian scientists on Tuesday said they had identified a possible 280 additional craters on the moon, a finding they said could shed light on the history of the Earth's natural satellite.

FEW people are aware that Australia is home to the world's oldest and largest rock art landscape.

As the northern summer tourism season is set to begin, the violent protests in Turkey show no sign of calming down.

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TRAVEL website Just Luxe thinks Bondi rates in the top 12 most sexy beaches in the world.

Best job in the World finalists, from left, Greg Snell, Hsin Hsuan Hsieh and Nick Tilley are impressed by Kangaroo Island's Remarkable Rocks.

HOP TO IT: Ex-Services' Sam Hopwood is one of three Orange players selected to represent NSW Country at the upcoming Australian Country Championships.

PHARMACISTS have called for the ability to administer immunisations, but the Australian Medical Association Queensland has continued to resist the move, saying it would take a complete practice overhaul.

Stephen Pahl and Sutasinee Anantanawat from the SARDI Food Safety and Innovation team, with the pipis packaging unit at Waite research precinct, Adelaide.

's "Best Jobs in the World." Hsieh, who arrived on June 15, is among the three final contenders for the position of "Wildlife Caretaker," one of the six best jobs on offer in the competition that is aimed at showcasing to youth travelers.

A $5 all-day fee was announced in the council's new budget, although children under 10 would continue to travel free.