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NewsAustralia's Highest Suspension Bridge Has Opened in the Snowy Mountains for Spectacular Alpine Walks
Part of a new nine-kilometre track in Kosciuszko National Park, this new bridge is strung across Guthega and Charlotte Pass.
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NewsYou Can Now Swim Around Underwater Sculptures and Coral at the Gold Coast's New Artificial Dive Site
Wonder Reef lets you dive down to 30 metres and swim around nine giant buoyant reef sculptures — all just a ten-minute boat trip from the Gold Coast Seaway.
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NewsThe Barossa Is Set to Score a $50-Million New Six-Star, 12-Storey Hotel in the Middle of a Vineyard
First announced back in 2020, this stunning-looking new getaway spot in SA's famed Seppeltsfield winery has officially been given the go-ahead, and will open in 2024.
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NewsTinder Is Building a Big Rainbow in a Regional Aussie Town — and You Can Vote for Where It'll Live
You've got until June 30 to pick Daylesford in Victoria, Hay in NSW, Broome in WA or Katherine in the Northern Territory as the site for Australia's next big landmark.
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NewsThe Country's Best Breweries Have Been Honoured at This Year's Australian International Beer Awards
After judging more than 2,600 entries, the annual competition has handed out 35 champion trophies to the top dogs of the craft beer scene.
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NewsMore Cocktails Please: Australia's Best 100 Bartenders for 2022 Have Been Revealed
Can't decide where to enjoy your next sip? Get one of these top-notch bartenders to mix you up a beverage.
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NewsFifteen of the Most Unique Stays You Can Book Around New Zealand
Spend a few nights in a leafy treehouse, a beautifully restored truck perched right on the bay or even a mountaintop cabin with views for days.
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NewsSeven Extremely Cosy Cabins Around Australia That You Can Escape To This Winter
Instead of hibernating at home, bundle yourself up and head to an off-grid log cabin, a snow-covered heated hut or a tiny house with an outdoor glass-walled bath.
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NewsThe Upside Down Has Arrived Down Under: A Giant 'Stranger Things' Rift Has Taken Over Bondi Beach
Celebrate the return of Netflix's 'Stranger Things' by wandering past a portal to an eerie alternate dimension at one of Australia's most famous spots.
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NewsJapan Will Let Australians Visit as Part of Package Tours in the First Step to Reopening Its Borders
From later in May, Japan is reopening to triple-vaccinated Aussie tourists on package tours — but exactly when it might reopen its borders in full hasn't yet been announced.
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NewsThis Nifty Online Map Will Help You Find a Democracy Sausage Near You This Election Day
Use this website to locate which polling places are serving Election Day sausages — as well as coffee, cake, and bacon and egg rolls.
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NewsListen Out Is Back for 2022 with a Young Thug, Polo G, Disclosure and The Jungle Giants-Led Lineup
The touring electronic-meets-hip hop festival returns for the first time since 2019.
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NewsDo Look Up: The Impressive Lyrids Meteor Shower Is Soaring Through the Skies This Month
Head away from the city lights — or even out to your backyard or balcony — and peer at the sky.
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NewsRegional Victoria Is Officially Hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games
The MCG will host the opening ceremony — then four regional hubs will be set up in Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland, each with their own athletes’ village and sport program.
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NewsPre-Departure Tests Will No Longer Be Required to Enter Australia From Overseas From April 17
International holidays are about to get easier — anyone heading to Australia won't need to get tested for COVID-19 before hopping on a plane.
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NewsSikh Volunteers Australia Drove 34 Hours From Melbourne to Lismore to Serve Meals to Flood-Affected Folks
The Victorian-based charity is dishing up free, freshly cooked vegetarian meals to flood-affected communities in northern New South Wales.
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NewsAustralia Is Reopening Its International Borders to All Double-Vaccinated Visitors on February 21
Almost two years since the border closed back in March 2020, all visa holders will once again be allowed to visit Australia.
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NewsQueensland Is Ditching All Domestic Border Restrictions From January 15
To get into the Sunshine State, you'll no longer need to show a border pass or provide proof of a rapid antigen test.
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NewsAustralia Is Set for a Soggy La Nina Summer So You'd Best Keep Your Umbrella Handy
The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that a La Niña weather event has developed in the Pacific Ocean, which means that a wetter-than-usual few months are in store.
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NewsInternational Travel Will Be Back on the Cards for Vaccinated Australians From November 1
On the same date, New South Wales will drop all quarantine requirements and caps for double-vaccinated Aussies.
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NewsSplendour in the Grass Has Rescheduled Its 20th-Anniversary Festival Again Until Winter 2022
Headliners Gorillaz, The Strokes and Tyler, The Creator will all still play the festival's new July 2022 dates.
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NewsRidesharing Service DiDi Is Offering Discounted Rides To and From Vaccination Appointments
Nab $10 off your trip to vaccination hubs and clinics, and to GPs giving the jab — and back as well.
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NewsAustralia Post Has Revamped Its Parcel Packaging to Include Traditional First Nations Place Names
Thanks to new dedicated spaces on Parcel Post and Express Post satchels, you can acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land that your letter is being delivered to.
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NewsThis Is What Australia's New Four-Phase Pathway Out of COVID-19 Looks Like
Following a National Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a new plan — although there's no timeframes attached at present.
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NewsAll Australian Adults Regardless of Their Age Can Now Get the AstraZeneca Vaccine
Keen to get the jab ASAP? You can now go to your GP and request the AstraZeneca vaccine — even if you're under 40.
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NewsQuarantine-Free Travel Between Australia and New Zealand Has Been Paused
New Zealand has suspended the trans-Tasman bubble until at least Tuesday, June 29 due to the growing number of locally acquired COVID-19 cases across Australia.
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NewsQueensland Is Bringing Back Online Travel Declarations for Interstate and NZ Visitors
From 1am on Saturday, June 19, anyone travelling to the Sunshine State from another Aussie state or territory, or from NZ, will need to fill out the form.
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NewsA Pivotal Change to New South Wales' Sexual Assault Laws Is Underway
Consent will need to be actively communicated, and can't be presumed, under changes proposed following a review by the NSW Law Reform Commission.
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NewsWestern Sydney's $300-Million Indoor Snow Resort Is One Step Closer to Becoming a Reality
The proposed skiing centre is set to include a 300-metre indoor ski slope, an ice skating rink, and a revolving restaurant with snow views.
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NewsThis Is What Australia's Weather Has in Store Once Winter Hits
Like most seasons lately, it's set to be wetter and warmer than usual in many parts of the country.
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NewsNutella's New Recipe Book Gives You 185 Ways to Enjoy the Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread
The hardback will teach you how to slather the chocolatey spread on white bread and create a three-layer cheesecake.
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NewsA 'Blood' Supermoon and Total Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible in Australia This Month
It isn't just the last supermoon of 2021 — it's a total lunar eclipse, too.
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NewsThis Year's Budget Will Dish Out Millions in Tax Relief For Local Breweries and Distilleries
Australia's small breweries have scored a much-needed helping hand, as part of the government's post-COVID recovery push.
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NewsThe Federal Government Has Promised to Give the Arts Nearly $300 Million in COVID-19 Relief
The 2021-22 Budget will see $125 million dedicated to the Government's RISE fund, $20 million for independent theatres and $10 for Support Act.
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NewsThis Year's Federal Budget Gives Roads, Rail and Infrastructure Projects a $15.2 Billion Boost
The funds cover the next ten years, as part of overall $110 billion spend across the same period.
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NewsThis Sight-Seeing Plane Tour of Antarctica Will Let You Day Trip Out of the Country Again This Year
The trips to the icy continent will return for their next flights from November.
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NewsAustralia Is Set to Phase Out a Range of Single-Use Plastic Items Nationwide By 2025
They include lightweight plastic bags, and plastic straws, utensils and stirrers.
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NewsThe First Trailer for Stan's New Byron Bay-Shot Mystery-Drama Series 'Eden' Is Here
Revolving around the disappearance of a young woman, it's set to hit the streaming platform this year.
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NewsMelbourne Will Soon Be Home to Australia's Second Movenpick Hotel and Its Daily Chocolate Hour
The chain's 172-room CBD site is set to open in May.
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NewsDomestic Border Restrictions Are Changing Around Australia Due to Brisbane's New COVID-19 Cluster
With the Greater Brisbane area going into lockdown, authorities across the rest of the country have been changing their border rules.
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NewsAustralian States Have Issued New Travel Advice for Anyone Who Has Been in Brisbane Recently
If you've been in Brisbane and Moreton Bay and you're now elsewhere in the country — or you're planning a trip — you may be required to get tested and/or self-isolate.
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NewsRodgers and Hammerstein's Tony-Winning 'Cinderella' Musical Is Coming to Sydney
It's the first time the Broadway production will hit the stage in Australia.
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NewsThe Gold Coast Will Soon Be Home to a Huge New Six-Level Art Gallery with a Rooftop Bar
Opening in May, it'll be the largest public gallery outside a capital city in Australia.
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NewsQantas Is Launching New Flights to Norfolk Island If You're Looking to Escape the Mainland
They'll be running for at least the next three months, flying out of Sydney and Brisbane.
