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Australia: North Queensland, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Trip Advisor promotes South Pacific’s top 25 destinations

July 29, 2011

Last week we told you about Trip Advisor’s top picks for Australian beaches and where you could see them on our programs. This week we have been checking out their top 25 destinations in the South Pacific and counting the number of destinations that we visit on our programs. We counted the following (and their ratings): Sydney, Australia (1); Queenstown,…

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Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, News Brief, What Next

What Next: AUIP seeks marketing interns at partner universities

July 12, 2011

What garners you strong internship experience, independent study credit, networking opportunities, a stipend, freebies and a preference for South Pacific in-country positions? That would be the AUIP Marketing Internship, of course! In order to be considered, candidates must (1) have completed an AUIP program, (2) currently be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or doctoral program at an AUIP partner university,…

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2011 Student Blogs, Australia: South Queensland, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Noosa presents relaxation and New Zealand Natural

July 6, 2011

Adrienne Wilson, 2011 South Queensland student blogger, writes: May 29 We arrived at Noosa beach today! Along the way we had a lecture about ecotourism and that I found pretty interesting. Our place at Noosa is called Noosa Caravan Park, pictured left. May 30 Today was a free day. I woke up early to finish my last module and to…

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Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: Australia ranks as world’s happiest place

July 5, 2011

Visitors to Australia always seem to comment on how happy the residents of the country tend to be. Well, it’s not just a perception any more. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has announced that Australians are truly the happiest people in the world. The OECD’s latest Better Life Initiative index ranked Australia the happiest based on a…

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Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, Library, New Zealand

Library: Steve Parish’s stunning photos of Australia

June 25, 2011

Steve Parish, award-winning wildlife photographer and Order of Australia recipient, is celebrating his 50th year of photographing Australia. Steve started his career photographing marine life on Australia’s coast line and in the years since, he has spent much of his life traveling Australia, capturing the land, its wildlife and its people in spectacular images. To celebrate his work he has published…

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