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Hawaii is becoming the destination of choice for Tauranga holidaymakers. Tauranga travel agents report the most popular destinations for bookings during the winter months are Australia and the Pacific Islands, but Hawaii is making a comeback.

Queensland's auditor-general says the Drinksafe program to reduce alcohol-fuelled violence appears to have been a costly failure.

SYDNEY: Over 200 local community members turned out to celebrate the one month anniversary of the Summer Hill rainbow crossing.

Some of Australia's biggest retailers have recently spoken out at a conference in Melbourne saying that while selling online has the benefit of lower overheads, it is not yet as profitable as traditional bricks-and-mortar retailing.

An expert on fly-in, fly-out workforces says communities in south-west Western Australia must adapt to benefit from the growing number of FIFO workers in the region.

Some western Queensland projects have received funding under the third round of the Regional Development Australia Fund but others have missed out.

The president of Dalgety's community association in the New South Wales high country says officials working on the upgrade of the Buckley's Crossing Bridge do not understand all the needs of the community.

Improving on the old coin-operated scale, a new Australian startup is placing walk-in 3D body scanners in shopping centres to take people's measurements.

Its officials analysed train patronage at major world airports and booming passenger numbers at Tullamarine, expected to host 46 million people a year by 2023, to make the call.

Emily Dugan is social affairs correspondent for The Independent, i and Independent on Sunday, covering Sarah Cassidy's maternity leave.

Cancer Council Queensland has voiced concerns over the lifestyle habits of Townsville residents, fearing locals are on a fast track to preventable diseases.

A new archaeological expedition may prove that the continent may have been discovered earlier than previously thought.

A local light artist will have his work displayed as one of only sixty installations to feature throughout this weekend's Vivid - Light, Music and Ideas Festival in Sydney.

Burnside and Campbelltown councils are working on a joint project to make Magill an artistic and cultural hub and thriving shopping destination.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is to take part in the Pregnancy, Babies & Children's Expo later this week .

The couple hail from Australia, but while traveling the United States, they fell in love with small-town southern Minnesota.

Optus announced today it has gone live with its Time-Division LTE 4G network in Canberra, using the telco's spectrum in the 2.3GHz band.

Virtus Health Pty is planning an Asia-Pacific and Middle East expansion as well as seeking acquisitions after an initial public offering said to have raised A$338 million , Australia 's largest share sale this year.

OLD boy is in a critical condition after falling 10 metres from a ferris wheel at a school fete in southern Queensland.

A WOMAN who left her home in Ludgershall when her parents emigrated to Australia as 'A 10 Poms' in 1965 returned to England for the first time in 48 years this week.