Tourists don’t have to work hard to score a photo op with Rottnest Island‘s quokkas. More than 12,000 of the marsupials roam the Australian island. They’re friendly with people, often approaching ...

Australia is famous for animals that don't exist in the wild anywhere else on Earth, including a creature called the quokka. The rare animals — located on Rottnest Island near Australia's west coast ...

From school trips to poolside suites, a new lodge is upping the luxury credentials of the west coast’s beloved holiday island ...

Rottnest Island, an Australian tourist destination, is being converted into a quarantine zone for 800 cruise passengers during the covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report from Australia’s public ...

Australians often head to the Pacific or Asia to find the perfect island escape, but our own island offer beaches as good, or ...

Rottnest Express has unveiled a new campaign celebrating Rottnest Island and encouraging locals and visitors to explore the iconic destination this summer. The announcement: Rottnest Express has ...

Two years ago, Roger Federer journeyed his way to Rottnest Island just outside of Perth, and history was made. He interacted with a special marsupial species only native to the island, the quokka. His ...

The Dutch explorer who stumbled upon Rottnest in 1696 named it after what he believed was a community of rats living on the island. Actually, the furry creatures he saw were quokkas—rare and adorable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kaeli Conforti covers solo, family and budget travel, and travel news. In a word, Western Australia is stunning, with beautiful ...

in brief The authority which oversees Rottnest Island, near Fremantle in Western Australia, has advertised for a new chief information officer, allocating a salary of up to $88,131. Rottnest Island is ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — A seaplane crashed during takeoff from an Australian tourist island, killing three people including Swiss and Danish tourists and injuring three others. Only one of the seven ...