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    All Public Transport Will Be Free on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve 2019

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    The City of Melbourne Is Giving Free Movie Tickets and Pool Visits to the City's Homeless on Hot Days

    The offer is part a long-term heat relief program to help disadvantaged Melburnians cope with heatwaves.

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    Santa's delivering balmy weather and (hopefully) a few welcome showers on December 25.

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    We're Giving Away a Three-Day Escape to Byron Bay

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    Where to Catch Free Live Music with a Drink in Hand This Summer

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    Seven Places to Celebrate New Year's Eve If You're Staying in Sydney This Year

    Time to get in the group chat ASAP and start planning how you're going to ring in 2020.

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    A Heap of Flights Will be Cancelled This Weekend Due to an Industrial Strike

    Jetstar pilots, baggage handlers and ground crew will take industrial action over three days.

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    Sydney Is Now Home to an 80-Kilometre Coastal Walking Track Stretching from Bondi to Manly

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    You Can Now Take Your Pet Pooch for a CityCat Ride Along the Brisbane River

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    Australia's Airways Could Be Affected by an Industrial Strike Over the Christmas Holidays

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    The Long-Awaited South East Light Rail Will Officially Be Up and Running Before Christmas

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    Spend a night here and you'll be a happy little Vegemite.

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    This 'Game of Thrones'-Themed Cruise Will Sail You to the Show's Real-Life Locations

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    A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Has Been Issued for Brisbane So You Might Want to Stay Inside

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    Queensland Has Just Scored a New Part-Day Public Holiday

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    The Great Barrier Reef Is Now Home to Australia's First Underwater Hotel

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    Holey Moley Has Opened Its Second Over-the-Top Brisbane Mini-Golf Bar in the CBD

    Head to the Wintergarden to tap, tap, tapping around nine themed holes — while drinking cocktails.

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    The Grampians Is Getting an Epic New 160-Kilometre Multi-Day Walking Trail

    The hiking track will be complete by the end of 2020.

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    Seven Surprising Reasons to Consider Thredbo for Your Summer Holiday

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    Melbourne's New Regular Commuter Ferry from Geelong to Docklands Launches Next Week

    With an on-board licensed cafe (for pre-work coffees and post-work wines).

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