The Brief

🇦🇺 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
Requirements
U.S. State Dept ↗
Standing intel: weather, currency & advisory · updated May 28, 2026

What’s moving in Australia

10 stories · last 90 days
The Latest
Hotels & Resorts

GHA DISCOVERY ULTRAs: Anantara, Capella, Pan Pacific London and Marsa Malaz Kempinski take top honors

The 2026 ULTRAs, voted by readers and GHA DISCOVERY's 38 million members, named Anantara Luxury Brand of the Year and Capella Sydney Hotel of the Year. Pan…

Oct 4
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
The Index
Earlier
Shangri-La's Split Week: Melbourne Scrapped, JEN Lands in HangzhouAug 12
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
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
Developments from the last 90 days · Standing intel from REST Countries, Open-Meteo, Exchange Rate API & the U.S. State Department