Australian Traveller

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Editor’s letter

Australian Traveller

ONLINE • AS THINGS are finally starting to LOOK UP, prepare to CELEBRATE Australia now. Need inspiration? Australiantraveller.com. Anytime, anywhere.

SHORTCUTS • pillow talk . wine & dine . hot list . rewind . park life . chanel . walkabout . what’s on . cruising

WISH YOU WERE HERE • THE KEEP, GOULDS COUNTRY, TAS

PILLOW TALK • COMING SOON: check in to CHECK OUT Australia’s most FABULOUS new STAYS.

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HOT PLATES

WINE & DINE • From a new BENCHMARK space in the BAROSSA to the LATEST EATS from HOBART to Sydney.

SOUTHERN COMFORT

The six best ways to get a natural high in New England • Magnificent countryside, national PARKS and four distinct SEASONS in New England HIGH COUNTRY create a natural PLAYGROUND for those who like the OUTDOORS and adventure.

THE SCOOP ON GELATO • With the sun SHINING and temperatures RISING, there’s only one thing for it: set your SIGHTS this summer on a SCOOP or three from one of these sweet GELATO joints.

NATURAL STATE • When Australia’s FIRST national park was created, the second in the world, it offered an OUTDOORS ESCAPE from overcrowded SYDNEY. We chart its early days and evolution.

How one holiday company is embracing the past to create a new shared future • AAT Kings CELEBRATES First Nations CULTURE with community-based tourism.

MUST-SEE SIGHTS

MUNGO NATIONAL PARK • The ancient LANDSCAPES here must be seen to be BELIEVED, but they are just the beginning of what makes this outback NSW national park one of Australia’s most EXTRAORDINARY.

If you do three things…

The Meeting Place

FASCINATING FAUNA • Mungo National Park is a place where red kangaroos abound, pink cockatoos blend into the landscape and the spirit of ancient megafauna lives on.

EVERY ’WICH WAY • The humble Aussie SANDWICH is being ELEVATED from a school lunchbox staple to GOURMET offerings at a collection of funky NEW DELIS and BAKERIES.

The Art of Style • GABRIELLE CHANEL revolutionised the world of FASHION with her designs, her perfume and her CONSIDERED and UNCOMPROMISING approach to style. Now, a major exhibition EXPLORES the HIGH ART in her visionary high fashion, writes LEIGH-ANN POW.

Toast of the town

Four EAST ARNHEM LAND experiences every Aussie will love • Explore a spectacular LANDSCAPE where art and ANCIENT songlines will better CONNECT you to Country.

IN GOOD SPIRITS • Sitting PRETTY on top of a hill with views that ROLL on forever, this AWARD-WINNING distillery takes design inspiration straight from the BOTANICALS infused in its GINS and the surrounding South Australian LANDSCAPE.

Home sweet home • Australia’s BORDER has REOPENED after more than 18 months. While the THRILL of international travel is back on the agenda, the pull of a DOMESTIC HOLIDAY is STRONGER than ever, writes Kate Symons.

THE NEW BRISBANE: how our northern capital has evolved • Be it the BALMY, sub-tropical climate, slew of SOPHISTICATED new hotels and dining precincts, or proximity to SCENIC sites boasting natural BEAUTY, BRISBANE is beckoning a growing number of visitors to its sunlit stretch of south-east Queensland.

SHANNON MARTINEZ • On the LAUNCH of her new Smith & Daughters venue, one of the biggest VEGAN HUBS in the world, Melbourne’s award-winning CHEF and poster girl for plant-based dining talks EATING your way around the city, road trips and BUYING LOCAL.

Five GRAND experiences from The South West road trip •...