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The rooftop pool and bar look across to the Coral Sea and Magnetic Island.

A billionaire has turned this Aussie city into a luxury playground

Computershare founder Chris Morris has transformed this once-industrial Queensland city into one of the most luxurious hangouts in the tropics.

  • by Craig Tansley
Captain Cook believed the island’s large boulders somehow had a magnetic effect.

Captain Cook gave this island the wrong name, but somehow got it right

This Queensland island seems a likely candidate to revert to its original name, even if its current name does (unintentionally) seem fitting.

  • by Craig Platt
An artist’s impression of the Mondrian Gold Coast.

Queensland hotel boom as cool new properties prepare to open

The Sunshine State is set for a busy year of hotel openings with a handful in Brisbane alone, thanks in part to the $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf development.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Magnetic Island is an easy day trip from Townsville.

This underrated town offers the best of Queensland

Rooftop pools, bars and breweries, a fascinating underwater gallery and Magnetic Island a 20-minute ferry ride away – there’s plenty to see and do in Townsville.

  • by Andrew Bain
Luxury private island accommodation: Orpheus Island resort, Queensland.

Orpheus Island Resort: Ten reasons why this is the perfect Queensland island resort

Here are 10 reasons why Orpheus Island might just be it.

  • by Craig Tansley
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The Splash Bar.

The Ville Resort-Casino review, Townsville, Queenland: Serious retro vibes and a swim-up bar

With newly renovated rooms in a beautiful location for an excellent price, this is an enticing weekend away option for city-slickers.

  • by Kylie McLaughlin
Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island.

Magnetic Island, Townsville: Why this bargain island paradise is Australia's best day out

Disaster strikes three-quarters of the way through my day-long trip to Queensland's Magnetic Island.

  • by Kylie McLaughlin
Barrier Reef Floating Resort

Barrier Reef Floating Resort: The story of Queensland's bizarre floating hotel

Queensland's ambitious floating hotel was a curiosity throughout its short life on the Great Barrier Reef during the 1980s.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Orpheus Island.

Orpheus Island, Great Barrier Reef: An Australian paradise

How to experience the raw, natural beauty of an Australian paradise.

  • by Peter Barrett
The Strand water park.

Townsville: 20 reasons to love it

Townsville has the activities, attractions and good food and drink to make any visit memorable.

  • by Carla Grosetti