Visiting Uluru: The Climb Australia Ended
Uluru's traditional owners asked visitors not to climb for over three decades. In 2019 that request finally became a rule. The story behind the closure.
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Visiting Milford Sound: New Zealand’s Deep-Water Fjord
Milford Sound receives more rain than most rainforests, yet that same rain is why deep-sea black coral now lives just metres below the surface. The story of the fjord Cook sailed past twice, and the hermit who chose to live there alone.
Visiting Old Melbourne Gaol: Where Ned Kelly Was Hanged
Old Melbourne Gaol hanged Ned Kelly and 132 others, and pardoned one victim 86 years too late. A visit guide to Melbourne's darkest museum.
Visiting Waverley Cemetery: Henry Lawson’s Grave
Waverley Cemetery is an open-air museum of history, a poignant tapestry woven with the lives and deaths of those who shaped Sydney.