Tourism on the Australian island went up 15 percent last year, bringing in funds to go toward research and preservation for the island's 12,000 quokkas Tourists don't have to work hard to score a ...

Rottnest Island is 19 square kilometers of paradise. With a population of 300 people and no cars, the slow, laid-back pace here is relaxing. The island’s silk sand beaches and turquoise bays provide ...

In a word, Western Australia is stunning, with beautiful beaches along the Indian Ocean, national parks full of breathtaking, otherworldly landscapes and a wide range of wildlife, including one ...

Rottnest Voluntary Guides Association celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026. And the organisation has chosen the apt theme ...

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 ...

On a sun-kissed island off Australia's western coast, furry little faces are stealing the hearts of residents and tourists. Meet the quokka, a marsupial that has gone viral for its "smile" and is a ...

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 ...

Testing the Barron Outrider off Rottnest Island gave this boat a chance to prove itself in real conditions. The hull soaked ...

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 first clues as to what may have caused a triple-fatal seaplane crash near a tourism hotspot have been revealed.

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 ...