Tag: tourism
Sacred Aboriginal sites are yet again at risk in the Pilbara. But tourism can help protect Australia’s rich cultural heritage
Image: Traditional Owner and co-author Clinton Walker. City of Karratha
An application from Traditional Owners to block the construction of a fertiliser plant near ancient rock...
Arts Centre Melbourne unveils ALWAYS LIVE program
Arts Centre Melbourne is proud to be a partner in theinaugural state-wide celebration of contemporary live music, ALWAYS LIVE, cementing Melbourne and Victoria as the live music capital...
By naming ‘Pennhurst’, Stranger Things uses disability trauma for entertainment. Dark tourism and asylum tours do too
Image: Netflix
The Netflix sci-fi horror series Stranger Things is vividly soaked in 1980s nostalgia, famously catapulting Kate Bush’s 1985 song Running up that Hill to the top of...
Sunday essay: why there’s still something about Byron, beyond Insta influencers and beige linen
Picture: Unsplash/Delphine Ducaruge
When town planners mapped Byron Bay in 1884 they mistakenly believed Captain James Cook had named Cape Byron after the English poet Lord...
As Australia’s COVID vaccine rollout splutters, we need transparency about when international borders might reopen
Picture: Erik Anderson/AAP
The Australian government’s offer of half-price airfares to encourage domestic tourism highlights another item of unfinished COVID policy business: when will Australia’s international borders...
Why do we love koalas so much? Because they look like human babies
Picture: Shuttlestock
The koala is a much-loved species and lucrative tourism drawcard. Yet, for all its popularity, koalas are forecast to be extinct in NSW within 30...