Planning Tips

Lonely Planet (www.lonelyplanet.com/australia) Destination information, hotel bookings, traveller forum and more.

Tourism Australia (www.australia.com) Glossy main government tourism site with visitor info.

Bureau of Meteorology (www.bom.gov.au) Nationwide weather forecasts.

Guardian Australia (www.theguardian.com/au) Local online edition of the Guardian with nationwide news.

Parks Australia (www.environment.gov.au/topics/national-parks) Australia's national parks and reserves.