Passport office blew $135,000 on cancelled Port Douglas conference

Passport office blew $135,000 on cancelled Port Douglas conference

Officials from Australia’s passport office are under investigation after a damning report said it had mishandled hundreds of millions,including huge blowouts on a contract proposed over a coffee.

  • byShane Wright andOlivia Ireland

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‘More bang for your buck’:Where you can tree change for $618,000

‘More bang for your buck’:Where you can tree change for $618,000

“Your typical buyer there can sell their house,come down here and buy something probably nicer and still have $1 million in their pockets to play with.”

  • byJim Malo
Jasper weakens to tropical low after crossing Qld coast
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Jasper weakens to tropical low after crossing Qld coast

Heavy rains and damaging winds have hit Queensland’s tropical north coast as Tropical Cyclone Jasper weakened to a tropical low,but life-threatening flash flooding was still expected.

  • byDuncan Murray
Need a cure for the winter blues? Where to eat,drink and find great coffee in sunny Port Douglas

Need a cure for the winter blues? Where to eat,drink and find great coffee in sunny Port Douglas

Tropical North Queensland is basking in a reinvigorated dining scene thanks to a burst of exciting arrivals.

  • byLarissa Dubecki
Coral recovery at the Great Barrier Reef:Tour operators doing their bit

Coral recovery at the Great Barrier Reef:Tour operators doing their bit

I'm engulfed by fish and the visibility is so clear that I can easily make out the coral gardens and shallow reefs I'm headed for.

  • byIsobel King
TV sweetheart and former nominee snubbed from Logies

TV sweetheart and former nominee snubbed from Logies

Reality star turned actor Sam Frost has been left off the guest list for televisions night of nights.

  • byLucy Manly
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‘Happens every year’:Cold buyers hunting hot holiday homes

‘Happens every year’:Cold buyers hunting hot holiday homes

With winter just weeks away and the weather turning cooler,it’s no surprise that home buyers from Sydney and Melbourne are looking for an escape from the cold and damp.

  • byMelissa Heagney
Where you can buy a holiday home for almost the same price as five years ago

Where you can buy a holiday home for almost the same price as five years ago

Forget Byron Bay,but if you’re willing to look further afield for a holiday escape,some holiday home markets offer surprisingly good value for buyers.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Port Douglas,Queensland,travel guide and things to do:Nine highlights

Port Douglas,Queensland,travel guide and things to do:Nine highlights

Restaurants,markets,festivals and a bar scene that is truly a many-splendoured thing. Port Douglas has the lot and then some.

  • byMax Anderson
Sheraton Grand Mirage Port Douglas:Still bold,more beautiful

Sheraton Grand Mirage Port Douglas:Still bold,more beautiful

Thirty-four years after opening,the Sheraton Grand Mirage is still as bold and ambitious as it ever was – if not quite so brazen.

  • byMax Anderson
Chef's Table:BBQ Lennox Hastie episode:Where to find the mud crabs from the Netflix series

Chef's Table:BBQ Lennox Hastie episode:Where to find the mud crabs from the Netflix series

For viewers hoping to recreate the Lennox Hastie episode of Chef's Table,there's good news:this is the beach,this is the guide,and these are the mud crabs.

  • byBen Groundwater