The sand on Whitehaven Beach in Queensland, Australia, is remarkably white and never too hot to walk across. Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of experience editing and writing for ...

Tourism Australia has revealed its annual list of best beaches. With over 30,000 kilometres of coastline, Australia is blessed to have what we would argue are the best beaches in the world. Each year, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hammerhead shark lies in a shark net set up by the state of New South Wales in Australia to protect swimmers. Humane World for ...

The wild, little-known shores most travellers never reach. Australia has no shortage of famous beaches. But while most travellers flock to the headline acts, a new Lonely Planet book is quietly ...

Dozens of beaches along Australia's east coast, including in Sydney, closed on Tuesday, Jan. 20 after four shark attacks in two days, as heavy rains left waters murky and more likely to attract the ...