17+ hour, 24+ min ago  (855+ words) April 26, 2026 " 5: 00am Motorists will be able to claim a rebate on vehicle registration fees from June as the Allan government continues to spend up big in next month's budget ahead of November's state election. Defying warnings from economists and ratings agencies,…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago  (508+ words) April 12, 2026 " 5: 01am What we didn't account for was the added time and stress a fully electric car would place on what was supposed to be a relaxing getaway with friends. Setting off from Melbourne at around 9. 30am, in Camperdown, two hours west,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (649+ words) March 31, 2026 " 11: 47am For many Australians, the name smart still evokes the compact two-seater that once defined inner-city mobility. Today, the brand has quietly and confidently evolved into something far more ambitious. Reinvented in 2019, smart has repositioned itself as a premium electric…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (46+ words) The state and federal fuel taskforce will meet today, with the aim of securing supplies for regional Australia. Updated March 27, 2026 " 6: 23am, first published 6: 19am...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (505+ words) Tesla said that it delivered 1. 64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9 per cent from a year earlier. Chief executive Elon Musk once dismissed Chinese rival BYD as a threat as Tesla's rise seemed unstoppable. Credit: Bloomberg Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2. 26 million…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1127+ words) I'm more likely to bump into Bruce and Richard than I am an elephant while stomping through head-high elephant grass. Even that's unlikely, however, because Lawrence knows precisely where these lions were roaming and roaring this morning. The grass crackles,…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (303+ words) December 27, 2025 " 5: 00am A safari holiday in Africa can be one of the magical experiences you'll have " rising at dawn to watch elephants ford rivers, tracking lions across the open savanna, or spotting a leopard languidly resting in an acacia tree. But…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (763+ words) December 9, 2025 " 5: 00am Do you know what I find seriously underrated in travel? What a joy it is to come back to your hotel room in the evening and find that someone has made your bed perfectly, removed the wet towels, laid…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (937+ words) Former Virgin boss Paul Scurrah is back in the aviation game and hoping to fly more US and Asian tourists into the Pacific in his new gig. The industry veteran started as the chief executive officer of Fiji Airways in…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1768+ words) Many great engineering achievements of the past, from Gothic cathedrals to the Great Wall, the Golden Gate Bridge to the Eiffel Tower, feature prominently on the tourist map. But if you want to bring your travels up to date, then…...