Pop princess Kylie Minogue has admitted that she experiences work meltdowns, but her partner helps calm her down. Kylie, 42, has been together with current beau Andres Velencoso, 32, for a year-and-a-half after going through a series of failed relationships. In an interview with UK fashion magazine Grazia, Kylie told of ...Read More...

The budget offshoot of national carrier Qantas has unveiled a new agreement with Air France-KLM. Jetstar, currently involved in a battle for Australian budget travel passengers with rival Virgin Blue, hopes that the new agreement will allow the expansion of its European customer base. The new deal will include Jetstar, and its ...Read More...

Australia has joined the international chorus of condemnation over the Israeli attacks on the Gaza aid flotilla. A gathering at Sydney’s Town Hall last night was followed by a march through the streets of the central business district, with calls for world leaders to impose an immediate boycott of Israel. Sheik Taj ...Read More...

The two women whose bodies were discovered in a burnt-out ute have been identified and murder charges laid. Kellie Maree Guyler, 32, and Melanie Carle, 26, both from the suburb of Carlisle in Perth, were initially discovered on May 1. Their charred remains were unable to be correctly identified by police ...Read More...

The Reserve Bank has forecast that the Australian economy will continue to grow at a faster rate than expected. The RBA also predicted that prices will rise much quicker than in previous estimates. The bank claimed that reductions in fiscal stimulus, combined with a boom in construction and a possible increase in ...Read More...

Embattled national carrier Qantas has been forced into a multi-million dollar repayment of fuel charges to travel agents. The order came after it was deemed that Qantas had been withholding commissions to Australian agents since the introduction of fuel fees. Yesterday, the Federal Court ruled that Qantas was should have included ...Read More...

Despite the recent volcanic ash cloud crisis, and the threat of similar events, Australian travellers are being offered the best value for money flights ever to Europe. According to the leading online travel specialist Expedia.com.au, eight of the world’s best value for money destinations are currently within Europe, as reported on ...Read More...

The cost of a plane ticket is set to rise by more than five per cent this year, and up to 11 per cent in two years time. Continual rising of oil prices and the recent Iceland volcanic ash crisis are behind the new predictions which will likely impact significantly on ...Read More...

The increasingly bloody turmoil that is the Thai political crisis has taken a further blow with the capital’s leading hotels closing their doors. The stand-off that has crippled the Thailand’s tourism industry has led to guests being asked to relocate from the Silom and Rajprasong districts as protestor numbers swell again ...Read More...

An inquest in Queensland has heard how a 4WD vehicle that crashed last April, killing two tourists on the hugely popular backpacker destination of Fraser Island, was not roadworthy. A Hervey Bay police investigation ruled that the 4WD vehicle was unsafe to be driven on the notorious shifting sands of the ...Read More...