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    A New Gin Distillery and Bar Is Opening Inside a Former Adult Bookstore in Kings Cross

    While the physical space is not slated to open till spring, the distillery's first batch of gin is already on sale.

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    Poodle Is Fitzroy's New Two-Storey Bistro and Art Deco Bar Headed Up by a Former Marion Chef

    Serving up spanner crab vol-au-vents, prawn cocktails and truffle-loaded spatchcock in a moody space on Gertrude Street.

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    Neil Perry Has Retired from the Rockpool Dining Group After 40 Years in the Restaurant Industry

    The famed chef and restaurateur is stepping down from his role as culinary director and, instead, focusing on his charity.

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    The NSW-Victoria Border Will Close from Midnight on July 7 for the First Time in 100 Years

    The move comes as Victoria records its highest daily total — 127 cases — since the pandemic began.

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    Brisbane Just Shivered Through Its Coldest Morning of 2020 So Far

    The city's minimum temperature hit 3.8 degrees at the airport and 7.6 in the CBD.

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    The Trailer for Eerie and Unnerving New Australian Horror Film 'Relic' Is Here to Creep You Out

    The instantly disturbing but still slow-burning film follows three generations of women in a remote Victorian house.

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    The NSW Government Is No Longer Completely Moving the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta

    Instead, it'll retain the existing Ultimo site — and still add the new venue planned in Sydney's west.

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    Victoria Is Extending Its Reintroduced Stay-at-Home Orders to Two More Melbourne Postcodes

    Two more areas are going into lockdown — and, in nine public housing estates, residents will be required to stay inside their homes for at least the next five days.

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    Mr Black Has Just Added a Cold Brew Old Fashioned to Its Bottled Cocktail Range

    First came the pre-batched coffee negroni — and now you can sip bottled cold fashioneds.

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    The Whitsundays' Luxury Daydream Island Resort Is Reopening Alongside Queensland's Border

    Head north to check out the 200-metre living reef, three restaurants and the onsite gin bar.

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    The Filmed Version of 'Hamilton' Has Hit Streaming and It's As Phenomenal As You've Heard

    Recorded in 2016 with the original Broadway cast — including Lin-Manuel Miranda — the historical hip hop musical has just hit Disney+.

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    Henrietta Is Surry Hills' New Lebanese Charcoal Chicken Shop from the Nour Crew

    Expect the usual garlicky toum, zingy pickles and juicy chook, but also frozen cocktails, brisket tacos and miso-spiked baba ghanoush.

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    Victorians from the 36 Hotspot Suburbs Will Be Banned from Entering NSW

    If they do enter, they'll have to quarantine for 14 days — or risk a $11,000 fine and six months in jail.

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    Aldi Is Releasing a Range of Affordable Hiking Gear So You Can Start Hitting the Trails

    The range of hiking shoes, headlamps, thermals and jackets lands this Saturday — and starts at just $4.99.

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    The European Union Is Reopening Its Borders to Tourists from Down Under

    Australians and New Zealanders still can't leave the country, though — but you can add Europe to your holiday list when local travel restrictions are lifted.

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    Victoria Is Reintroducing Strict Stay-at-Home Orders in Ten Melbourne Postcodes for Four Weeks

    From 11.59pm on July 1, if you live in one of the suburbs listed, you'll only be able to leave your home for one of four reasons: work or school, care or care giving, exercise or to get food and other essentials.

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    Queensland Will Reopen Its Border to All Aussie States and Territories Except Victoria from July 10

    "Due to current community transmission levels, the border with Victoria will remain closed — and will be strengthened."

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    Tokyo Lamington Is Popping Up at Koko Black Stores Across Sydney and Melbourne for One Day Only

    These untraditional lamingtons are usually only found in Singapore and Tokyo, but they're making a brief appearance Down Under this winter.

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    Aperol Has Launched a Series of Free Cooking and Art Classes to Help Up Your Aperitivo Game

    The Italian apéritif brand is giving away a heap of Spritz packs (and delivering them to your door), too.

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    St Kilda's Black Star Pastry Pop-Up Is Reopening — and It's Sticking Around Permanently

    The famed patisserie is home to the "world's most Instagrammed cake".

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    Victorian Lockdowns for Hotspot Areas Will Be Considered This Week as State Records 75 New Cases

    It's the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the state in three months.

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    NSW Is Getting a Huge New National Park Home to More Than 25 Threatened Animal Species

    Together with the nearby Sturt National Park, the 153,415-hectare outback station will create a conservation area twice the size of the ACT.

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    Woolworths Has Reintroduced Limits on Toilet Paper and Paper Towel Across Australia

    The move follows "a recent surge in demand across different parts of the country", due to Victoria's recent spike in COVID-19 cases.

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    Fortitude Valley Distillery Winston Quinn Has Just Opened a New Gin Tasting Room

    It serves up one kind of booze only — via tasting paddles, in cocktails and with cheese boards.

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    Sydney Will Soon Be Home to the World's Tallest 'Hybrid Timber' Tower with a Rooftop Park

    As part of the NSW Government's new tech precinct which, when complete, will span from Central to Eveleigh.

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    Maverick Is the CBD's New Cafe with Cocktails and Waffles Inside the 80 Collins Food Precinct

    It's the first of many eateries to open in the ritzy CBD development.

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    New Brisbane Venue Rage Cage Lets You Smash Stuff with a Baseball Bat

    Blow off some steam by going to town on some satisfyingly smashable items.

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    These Ten Suburbs Are Melbourne's Current COVID-19 Hotspots

    The State Government has just launched a testing blitz that'll see at least half of the residents in the hotspot suburbs tested.

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    Qantas Is Unlikely to Run Any International Flights Until at Least July 2021

    But the airline has started ramping up domestic flights and expects domestic travel to be back to pre-COVID-19 levels by 2022.

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    Woolworths Has Reintroduced Limits on Everyday Items Across Its Victorian Stores

    The move comes after an increase in COVID-19 cases in six Victorian local government areas, including a spike in community transmission.

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    Mr Brownie Is Jessi Singh's New Multi-Level Pub, Punjabi-Style Deli and Rooftop Bar in Melbourne

    Set to open in early July, the ambitious Indian-British pub is a labyrinth of hidden bars.

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    The Art Gallery of NSW Has Just Announced Its Blockbuster Exhibitions for Summer 2020

    The Archibald is (finally) going ahead — as is a just-revealed retrospective of one of Australia's most celebrated impressionist painters.

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    Breakfast Negronis and Booze Cages: How Sydney Cocktail Bar PS40 Survived COVID-19 Lockdown

    Just two days after the bar was forced to close, the team launched a cocktail delivery service, which is still going strong.

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    Twelve Stellar Movies From 2020 That You Need to Catch Up On

    Cinemas have been closed for months, but this year has still thrown up plenty of big-screen gems — here's what you need to see.

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    Ivory Coat Is Searching for 20 Adorable Dogs to Star in Its Next TV Commercial

    Does your perfect pooch have what it takes to become a star? Of course. So, now's the time to make 'em one.

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    You Can Now Hire Out a Private Igloo for Dinner and Drinks at These Two Sydney Venues

    Escape the winter chill inside a cosy igloo with a heartwarming feast and bottomless booze.

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    Nestle Has Announced It Will Rename Two Classic Lollies in the Wake of Black Lives Matter

    Both controversial Allen's lollies have names with racist overtones.

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    Brisbane Festival Is Set to Take Over the City for Three Weeks This September

    And it has just announced the first event on its program, too.

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    Legendary Japanese Chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa Is Opening His First Nobu Restaurant in Sydney This Year

    With 42 restaurants across the globe, the celebrity chef is finally heading to the Harbour City this December.

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