Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lauren Mowery covers drinks, travel, food, and sustainable living. This article is more than 3 years old. Melbourne, Victoria, ...

What does it cost to live in Australia? We analyzed the monthly expenses for a single person in seven major urban centers across the country. Rental prices are typically quoted by the week in ...

The way we organize our cities and regions creates problems everywhere. We're facing difficult and polluting drives to work, a lack of affordable housing, and urban designs that lead to car dependency ...

Australia has not had a national urban policy since the Rudd government. A troika of Liberal PMs followed. Tony Abbott wasn’t interested. Malcolm Turnbull didn’t quite live up to the hype but ...

Check in to The Calile Hotel and spend the day ping-ponging between its pool cabanas, Kailo Medispa, and lineup of standout restaurants—Hellenika, Sushi Room, and Same Same. Step inside Bluey’s World, ...

When visiting this part of the world, Travel + Leisure readers clearly have a preference of where to stay: Three winners are located in Sydney, and two are in Auckland. In fact, they’re even located ...

Think Australia’s just beaches and koalas? That’s only part of the story. This country isn’t one thing; it’s seven different trips in one place. A city with opera and fine dining sits just hours from ...

If you’re wondering about the best place to raise a family in the world, a new global report from Compare the Market offers some answers—and some surprises. Compare the Market, an Australia-based ...

Infill development is an increasingly hot topic in Australian cities. It involves building on unused or underutilised land within existing urban areas. City planners see infill development as ...