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A MILLION DOLLAR VIEW
Mandy Walker finds that Western Australia has as much to offer as the East Coast.

“W.A., mate - miles from bloody anywhere and that’s how we wanna keep it!” I’m standing in Kings Park looking out at the world’s most isolated state capital. They’ve got it all over here; in fact, the south-western corner of Australia could well be the best kept secret of this diverse and wondrous land.

Perth. Glistening in all its glory on the banks of the Swan River. Sweltering in its year-round sunny skies. Brimming over with aromas and flavours of cosmopolitan influences. It seems like there are a hundred different cultures here, united as one, proud to be a part of the lucky country. This is new Australia, and it works in perfect harmony on the west coast.

The best beaches in Oz are here. Once you’ve sat in the magnificent colonial-style Indiana Teahouse at Cottesloe Beach, sipping a latte and watching the sun transform into a stunning ball of fire as it slips into the ocean, you’ll never want to be anywhere else again.

But this. . .. . .

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