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The exterior of the store was inspired by castles in Europe.
Travel
The Washington Post

The place where you can visit a literal castle of cheese

Travel to the US’ Upper Midwest and you can find a 46,000-square-foot castle that sells cheese, sausage, souvenirs, sandwiches and alcohol. It even has stained glass windows and thrones.

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The travellers found temporary work in Sydney doing general labour which they described as ‘donkey work’. 
Australia
Artemisia Blythe

Backpacker gives up on Australia after only three weeks

An Irish backpacker has given up on Australia and is leaving the country disappointed after only staying for three weeks.

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Pack your bags! Some of the cheapest flights to the United States are on sale now.
Travel
Blake Johnson

Airfare ‘price war’ erupts for popular tourist destination

An airfare price war is making it cheaper to fly halfway across the world than to the other side of Australia, depending on how picky you are with airline choice. 

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Dorothy Smith, 102, thought it was a scam when two strange men told her they’d take her to Australia. Now, she’s on the trip of a lifetime
Travel
Caleb Taylor

How two strangers ended up taking a 102-year-old US woman on the Aussie trip of a lifetime

Dorothy thought it may have been a scam - the reality was very different.

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Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures.
Culture
Paolo Santalucia

Gladiators, are you ready? Rome's Colosseum to host ‘fights’

Critics are slamming a deal to host staged gladiator fights in the Roman Colosseum, with some calling the campaign with Airbnb ‘a disgrace’.

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Natalie Carroll was holidaying in Bali when she had a run-in with a Tomcat beetle.
Travel
Chloe Maher

The little-known danger hidden in Bali

‘If you’re coming to Bali anytime soon you need to worry about a Tomcat.’

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A Qantas spokesperson acknowledged it would have been ‘unsettling’ for those onboard the plane. 
Travel
Taylor Renouf

Young child, woman injured on horror Qantas flight

The two were rushed to hospital with bruising and lacerations.

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Aussie tourists will start returning to Bali from Thursday.
Travel
Caleb Runciman

First flights return to Bali after volcano eruptions

The three major airlines have greenlit planes to fly between Bali and Australia after volcanic ash clouds left travellers stranded this week. 

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Passengers look at a flight information board at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia.
Travel
Bryce Luff

Heading to Bali this week? This is what you must double-check

There is fresh advice as plane-loads of tourists have been unable to reach or depart the region due to a volcanic ash cloud.

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Flights from Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia have been cancelled due to the eruptions.
Travel
Taylor Renouf

Expert reveals hard truth about Bali flight cancellations

A volcano eruption has caused mass cancellation of flights, leaving Aussies stranded in Bali.

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A family of nine have been caught out by the Bali travel chaos.
Travel
Rachel Tassicker and Bryce Luff

Bali-bound family of nine’s holiday thrown into chaos by volcano eruption

Some major airlines will not consider resuming flights until Thursday.

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Jetstar could resume flights to Denpasar later on Wednesday if an ash cloud near Bali disperses.
Asia Pacific
Staff Writers

Australia-Bali flight chaos after volcano erupts

Three Australian airlines have cancelled flights to and from Bali after a volcanic eruption near the Indonesian holiday spot created a dangerous ash cloud.

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Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia continues to spew ash and volcanic material high into the air. (AP PHOTO)
Travel
Claire Sadler

Volcano ash cloud cancels flights to and from Bali

Flights to and from Bali have been cancelled across Australia following multiple volcanic eruptions in the holiday destination. 

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QantasLink Boeing 717. Credit: Geoffrey Thomas
Travel
Matt Shrivell

Qantas drops one million discounted seats in huge sale

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas and Aussie holiday-makers have been given a golden opportunity to lock in travel plans as Qantas launches 72-hour sale.

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Rex administrators will get up to $80 million to keep regional services running and pay ex-workers.
Politics
Staff Writers

Rex Airlines gets $80m government lifeline for regional flights

The federal Labor government will provide financing to keep regional airline routes operated by the embattled Rex airline running.

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