There are people who like train travel and people who love train travel. I’m one of the latter, especially when the train is ...

Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world, about 30 times the size of the UK, and on this mighty plateau you finally gauge a sense of its mammoth scale. This, the longest straight stretch of ...

The Australian outback is one of the wildest places on Earth. A vast void of deserts and semi-arid wilderness, it stretches across about 80% of the country’s interior — an area roughly equivalent to ...

Australia's Indian Pacific is one of the longest and most beautiful rail journeys on the planet.

In an era defined by efficiency, the concept of slow travel can feel perplexing. Modern airports prioritize speed. As the world floats by 40,000 feet below, there is no appreciation of the small, ...

And a glimmer of high-speed hope. By Natasha Frost The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Natasha Frost, a ...

Australian road trains are gigantic trucking rigs consisting of a tractor, often referred to as a prime mover, and up to four standard trailers. These behemoths can measure up to 176 feet long (53.5 ...