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<p><i>A willingness to understand</i> Indigenous culture is the first step towards celebrating it</p>

A willingness to understand Indigenous culture is the first step towards celebrating it

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<p><i>The life-changing power</i> of Indigenous art – and how to buy it ethically</p>

The life-changing power of Indigenous art – and how to buy it ethically

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<p><i>Find all 100 unique stays</i> around <strong>Australia</strong></p>

Find all 100 unique stays around Australia

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<p><i>Unique stays with wow factor</i> in <strong>Australia</strong></p>

Unique stays with wow factor in Australia

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<p><i>Unique boutique stays</i> in <strong>Australia</strong></p>

Unique boutique stays in Australia

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<p><i>Unique glamping stays</i> in <strong>Australia</strong></p>

Unique glamping stays in Australia

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<p><i>Unique outback stays</i> in <strong>Australia</strong></p>

Unique outback stays in Australia

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<p><i>Unique family stays</i> in <strong>Australia</strong></p>

Unique family stays in Australia

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The life-changing power of Indigenous art – and how to buy it ethically

Franchesca Cubillo is a Larrakia, Bardi, Wardaman and Yanuwa woman from the Top End of the Northern Territory. With more than 30 years’ experience in the museum and art gallery sector, including at the National Gallery of Australia, she is currently the chair of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation, and executive director, First Nations Arts and Culture at the Australia Council for the Arts.

Man and child performing in Garma Festival 2019

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A willingness to understand Indigenous culture is the first step towards celebrating it

Denise Bowden is the chief executive officer of the Yothu Yindi Foundation and the director of Garma, Australia’s leading Indigenous event that celebrates the ancient culture and traditions of the Yolngu people and provides an environment where people from all over the country can gather to listen, learn and exchange ideas.

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Find all 100 unique stays around Australia

Discover Australia's 100 most unique stays.

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Unique outback stays in Australia

From station stays dealing in wide-open spaces and hearty hospitality to luxury lodges, iconic hotels and underground motels, opt for an oasis in the outback.

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Unique stays with wow factor in Australia

From holiday homes with serious wow factor to award-winning architecture and rooms with a view, take design notes from these covetable crash pads.

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Unique city stays in Australia

From quirky to quintessential and from local to luxe, these urban escapes are guaranteed to get you under the skin of the city you’re in.

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Unique glamping stays in Australia

From luxurious tents to straw-bale yurts and stylish shipping containers, take your pick of diverse places to glamp – not camp – in our great outdoors.

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Unique boutique stays in Australia

From inspired reimaginings at old country hotels to storytelling inns by the sea, stay in intimate accommodation that’s well and truly of its place.

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Unique family stays in Australia

Shack up in a lighthouse keeper’s cottage, holiday home with a twist or design-led motel that captures the nostalgia of your own childhood and create new memories.

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14 spring weekends away across Australia to plan now

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