Des Houghton is an Assistant Editor with a focus on national news in Australia. He writes for various publications including the North Queensland News, Sky News Australia, and the Cairns Post. Des covers a range of topics including politics, current affairs, travel, and lifestyle.
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Des Houghton focuses on lifestyle, travel, and tourism in Australia. Pitches should align with these themes, offering unique angles related to Australian destinations, wine experiences, or travel trends. For example, providing insights into emerging tourist attractions or hidden gems within the country could resonate well.
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Australia has a new icon wine, and I was one of the first in the world to taste it.
By: Des Houghton
London has a stunning new inner-city tourist lookout on top of a “vertical village” known as 22 Bishopsgate in the city.
By: Des Houghton
The spirit world has been turned upside down by two entrepreneurial young Dublin brothers who make “liquid golden” Irish-Japanese whiskeys with flavours of lychee and gingerbread biscuits dunked in golden syrup.
By: Des Houghton
It seems the blokey world of winemaking has been relegated to the past with women capturing the major prizes in this year's Australian wine awards.
Qantas is offering more than one million discounted fares across its domestic network for a week.
Greece was chockers last week. I know, because I was one of the 10,000 tourists who stepped ashore on Instagram Island, the place I previously remembered as Santorini.
By: Des Houghton
Who was the mystery woman sitting beside Jesus Christ at the Last Supper?
By: Des Houghton
The Queensland election campaign was hijacked by sniping and trivia in the final week, with an assortment of serious Labor integrity failings still not fully scrutinised.
By: Des Houghton
The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued travel warnings for Grade 12 students set to attend schoolies celebrations in southeast Asia.
By: Des Houghton
Turn on some music when you pour yourself a Jack Daniel’s whiskey or a glass of champagne and it will taste up to 20 per cent better.
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