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When to go
The best time to visit Australia, which is really six questions
The best time to visit Australia by region, with the stinger season on the tropical coast, the Uluru heat that reaches 45 degrees and the reef's clear months.
Elise Kavanagh · 4 Sep 2026
Itineraries
Day trips from Melbourne, and the twelve hour one to think twice about
Six day trips from Melbourne with honest driving times, including why the Great Ocean Road as a day tour is twelve hours and what to do instead.
Elise Kavanagh · 3 Sep 2026
With kids
Melbourne with kids
The city centre trams are free and the weather changes four times a day. Works from about three, the indoor backups that matter, and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 2 Sep 2026
With kids
Sydney with kids
The best days in Sydney with children are nearly free and involve a boat. Works from about age three, with the pram routes and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 2 Sep 2026