Australia Travel News 03/15/2011

Severe floods in Western Australia's East Kimberley region have forced evacuations and destroyed 45 homes, while 20 homes remain uninhabitable.

A GORGE in Western Australia's Kimberley region will become the first tourist attraction in the state to be protected against poisonous cane toads by a fence.

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed that there has been a 63 per cent increase in those taking flights to Australia from China compared to January 2009.

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Australian police have used tear gas against more than 200 asylum seekers at the Christmas Island holding centre.

WORKING HOLIDAYS: GRANTS OF Australian working holiday visas to Irish citizens have increased by over 30 per cent, according to new statistics released by the Australian tourism authority.

The Minister for Tourism, Martin Ferguson, says Ningaloo Shark Bay and the Great South-West Edge, which stretches from the Tuart Forrest north of Busselton, along the coastline to Cape Arid and Esperance, are two of country's most spectacular natural and cultural environments.

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will travel to New Zealand together on Friday to attend the earthquake memorial service in Christchurch.

Police in Alice Springs say the roads to the East and West MacDonnell Ranges have been cut due to heavy rainfalls.

In an effort to raise awareness on the dangers of speeding in rural areas, a town with a population of 45 in rural Victoria, Australia — named Speed — is changing its name for the month of March. Its new name?