Which is Australia’s best bike town?

Australia ain't Holland. It has a long way to go before bikes are the norm. But although we are dragging the collective chain compared with Europe, there are some Aussie towns that are streaking ahead with their bike-friendliness. Here is my pick: Port Douglas Well I don't know about Best Bike Town, but Port Douglas...

Canberra’s Museum of Australian Democracy

You don't have to be a political junkie (but it helps) to love wandering around this Federation era building, checking out the clubby party rooms, marvelling at the smallness of the Prime Minister's office and the CWA-like chintziness of the hastily constructed room for the Queen's visit in an era way before women trod the...