🇦🇺 Australia

Australia and New ZealandCapital CanberraAUDEnglish
Advisory
Level 1
Exercise normal precautions · State Dept ↗
Weather
65°F / 18°C
Overcast · H 68° L 62°
Currency
AUD
1.4 per $1
Entry
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Standing intel: weather, currency & advisory · updated May 28, 2026

What’s moving in Australia

23 stories · last 90 days
The Latest
Hotels & Resorts

Two New Luxury Frontiers: Melbourne and the Alentejo Coast

Two chains are pushing into markets they've never held before. In Melbourne, a $1.5 billion apartment-and-hotel tower opposite Crown has been approved, reviving…

Aug 26
Tours & Packaged

Globus and Cosmos Push Small Group Discovery Beyond Europe for 2027

Globus and sister brand Cosmos are extending their Small Group Discovery line outside its European home base for 2027, adding itineraries in Japan (including…

Aug 14
Hotels & Resorts

Shangri-La's Split Week: Melbourne Scrapped, JEN Lands in Hangzhou

Shangri-La had a study in contrasts. In Melbourne, developer SP Setia has formally abandoned its plan to build a Shangri-La hotel at 288-308 Exhibition Street,…

Aug 12
The Index
This month
A New Aṉangu-Led Trail Links Uluru and Kata TjutaAug 12
World Expeditions Foundation Funds Indigenous Youth Exchange in Central AustraliaAug 11
Shangri-La's Two Directions: Melbourne Exit, Hangzhou Soft-Brand DebutAug 11
Earlier
Shangri-La's Melbourne Tower Isn't Coming — It's Becoming ApartmentsAug 1
Two Long-Stalled Branded Towers Are Finally Written OffJul 31
Globus takes its trade calendar on a 29-stop Australian tourJul 31
Intrepid Folds Three Outback Properties Into Stay Intrepid, Opening Commissionable Lodge StaysJul 22
Globus Family of Brands Taps Two-Time NTIA Winner Babs Baron for NSW/ACTJul 21
Globus Names Two-Time NTIA Winner Babs Baron as NSW and ACT BDMJul 13
Intrepid Plays Two Cards at Once: GM Reshuffle in Southeast Asia, Sports-Fan Acquisition in Western AustraliaJul 4
Intrepid Makes Two Structural Moves: Southeast Asia GM Hire and a Fan-Travel Model It Plans to ScaleJul 3
Intrepid Makes Two Moves: SE Asia Leadership Hire and AFL Sports-Affinity TourJul 2
Intrepid Tests a Sports-Fan-to-Adventure-Traveler Pipeline With AFL Tie-Up in Western AustraliaJun 30
Intrepid Tests Sports-Affinity Model with AFL Fan Tour of Western AustraliaJun 29
Intrepid's AFL Fan Tour Is an Audience-Acquisition Play, Not Just a Fan ProductJun 28
G Adventures and Intrepid Take Governance Seats as CATO Merges Into ATIAJun 27
Robb Report's Best of the Best 2026 Names The Ghan's New Suites — Pre-Allocate Before Enquiries PeakJun 22
Qantas Confirms Project Sunrise Nonstop Sydney–London Launch for October 2027Jun 19
Qantas Confirms October 2027 for First-Ever Nonstop Sydney–London FlightJun 18
Australian Adventure Buyers Now Want Access and Values Over Vertical GainJun 16
Developments from the last 90 days · Standing intel from REST Countries, Open-Meteo, Exchange Rate API & the U.S. State Department