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Making the mediocre magical: What Australia does best |
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David Whitley has some time to kill in Brisbane, and ends up thoroughly enjoying himself on a stroll through the city’s unheralded coastal suburbs
It’s a bit of a stat barrage. The Eastern Curlew, apparently, is the largest shorebird in the world. Around 20% of the world’s Eastern Curlew population spends its non-breeding time in Moreton Bay. And when they’re not there, they’re on epic journeys – travelling up to 25,000km a year. The biggest birds will sometime take on 6,000km without stopping. That’s the equivalent of an 80kg human running 16 million kilometres non-stop, and losing 32kg in the process. |
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A kangaroo on the beach: The Australian cliché jackpot |
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David Whitley stumbles upon a magical wildlife encounter at Cape Hillsborough in Queensland
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David Whitley mounts a jetski on Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays, thinking he’s in for an easy ride. A shock awaits |
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Brisbane’s wild island escape |
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David Whitley gets bitten by fish and a face full of sand on Moreton Island |
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Hamilton Island: The place the guidebooks hate |
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David Whitley heads to the most developed island of the Whitsundays, and is surprised to find himself loving it
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