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Lady Gaga Is Bringing Her 'MAYHEM Ball' Tour Down Under for Her First Australian Shows in 11 Years

Heading to Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, Lady Gaga's three-city visit will also mark her first-ever Australian stadium shows.

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Brisbane's River Pride Parade Is Returning for Melt 2025 for a Second Year of Floating LGBTQIA+ Celebrations

After 2024's debut event proved a hit, a flotilla of boats and watercraft will again sail from West End to Brisbane Powerhouse to help wrap up this year's festival.

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Five Romantic Brisbane Date Ideas for This Week From Budget to Blowout

This week, you and your plus one can kick back with free live tunes, hit up the city's newest outdoor cinema and enjoy Japanese-inspired Easter treats.

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SXSW Sydney Has Announced the First 40 Speakers That'll Be Taking to the Stage at Its 2025 Conference

GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan, former foreign correspondent Peter Greste, Girls That Invest founder Simran Kaur, 'Crazy Rich Asians' actor Remy Hii and Dr Karl are among the initial names.

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Lune Has Launched a Loyalty Program to Reward Your Love of World-Famous Croissants and Other Tasty Pastries

Sign up online or in a Lune store, then earn one zont mile for every $1 spent on food in one of the bakery's venues — which you can then redeem for discounts.

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Here's How First Nations Arts Celebration 'Parrtjima — A Festival in Light' Is Dazzling the Red Centre in 2025

This is the tenth time that this Indigenous festival has lit up Alice Springs Desert Park, with the 300-million-year-old MacDonnell Ranges as a backdrop.

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Lune Has Launched a Loyalty Program to Reward Your Love of World-Famous Croissants and Other Tasty Pastries

Sign up online or in a Lune store, then earn one zont mile for every $1 spent on food in one of the bakery's venues — which you can then redeem for discounts.

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Martha Stewart Is Coming to Australia to Share Insights From Across Her Career at Vivid Sydney 2025

The businesswoman and TV personality is Vivid's global storyteller for this year, and will get chatting at a one-night-only in-conversation event.

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Brisbane Bars with Games and Activities for When You Want to Do More Than Just Sit Around and Drink

Sip shiraz over 'Scrabble', mash buttons with a brew in your hand or pair cocktails with karaoke — or while flinging darts.

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Now Open: Melbourne-Born Seafood Joint Krabby's Crab Boil Has Launched Its First Brisbane Outpost at The Barracks

Louisiana-style seafood boils are now on the menu in Hog's Breath Cafe's old Petrie Terrace location, joining the precinct's new lineup of eateries.

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Now Open: Shane Delia's Debut Brisbane Restaurant Layla Is Pairing Middle Eastern Influences with Queensland Produce

"I'm honoured to open Layla as my first venture in Brisbane, a city that is continually showing ambition as a vibrant new culinary destination in Australia," said the Melbourne-based chef.

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Coming Soon: Serving Up Milo Cocktails and Vegemite Fries, The Beaumont Beer Garden Is Fortitude Valley's Next Rooftop Hangout

Launching in early April 2025, this new addition to Gipps Street takes inspiration from The Great Dividing Range — and classic Aussie pubs.

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Latest Openings

Restaurant
Seoul Garden Korean BBQ and Hotpot

341 Mains Road, Sunnybank

This Melbourne-born chain has launched its first Brisbane Korean BBQ and hotpot buffet restaurant in Sunnybank.
Restaurant
Aloria

33 William Street, Brisbane City

A visit here means pairing Brisbane vistas with European-influenced steak and seafood dishes atop Queen's Wharf Sky Deck.
Restaurant
Luc Lac

33 William Street, Brisbane City

Vietnamese and Thai flavours are on the menu at Ghanem Group's Queen's Wharf restaurant and bar.
Restaurant
Central

340 Queen Street, Brisbane City

Sat beneath Queen Street, Southside's sibling dumpling bar is your moody CBD spot for a Hong Kong-inspired bite.
Cafe
Frankie's Woombye

2 Blackall Street, Woombye

One of QLD's most popular cafes is hidden in the Sunny Coast hinterland.
Bar
Byblós Brisbane

39 Hercules Street, Hamilton

This Portside favourite has relaunched after 18 years with a revamped look and refreshed Lebanese menu.
Bar
+81 Aizome Bar

259 Montague Road, West End

Tokyo-style cocktails are a highlight at West End's ten-seat Ginza-inspired bar.
Bar
BY.ARTISANS

99 Jane Street, West End

If you're keen to sip gin made from Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary's old eucalyptus leaves, this West End distillery is your go-to.
Bar
Byblós Brisbane

39 Hercules Street, Hamilton

This Portside favourite has relaunched after 18 years with a revamped look and refreshed Lebanese menu.
Bar
Azteca

33 William Street, Brisbane City

Queen's Wharf's opulent Latin American-inspired restaurant is filled with greenery — and fond of agave.
Bar
Stan's Lounge

5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City

You'll find XO sand crab cigars, vintage cocktails and late-night dancing at this bar above Howard Smith Wharves' Cantonese restaurant Stanley.
Bar
Slipstream Brewing Social House

8 The Avenue, Birtinya

This Brisbane brewery has expanded to the Sunshine Coast with a 40-tap hangout that's pairing beers and bites.

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Lady Gaga Is Bringing Her 'MAYHEM Ball' Tour Down Under for Her First Australian Shows in 11 Years

Heading to Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, Lady Gaga's three-city visit will also mark her first-ever Australian stadium shows.

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Brisbane's River Pride Parade Is Returning for Melt 2025 for a Second Year of Floating LGBTQIA+ Celebrations

After 2024's debut event proved a hit, a flotilla of boats and watercraft will again sail from West End to Brisbane Powerhouse to help wrap up this year's festival.

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Your Latest Mission: Watching Tom Cruise Try More Death-Defying Stunts in the 'Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning' Trailer

If this really is the last 'Mission: Impossible' movie, its star is seeing it off by continuing to test his limits — and hang off of planes.

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Another All-Star Cast, Another Tale of Family Chaos: The Trailer for Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' Is Here

Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright and Benedict Cumberbatch are among Anderson's latest ensemble.

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The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week

This week in Brisbane, you can see the Sex Pistols live, then indulge your sweet tooth at a cake show and make a date with the city's newest outdoor cinema.

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News You Can Use: Nine Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week

Here's what's been catching our attention, including a new crab shack on Petrie Terrace, a Broadway icon coming to Brisbane and HBO's streaming platform launching in Australia.

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How to Make the Most of Your Japan Trip During Cherry Blossom Season

Our guide for where to go, what to do and where to stay for the most scenic season of all.

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The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend

This weekend in Brisbane, you can shop and sip your way around an artist market in a riverside beer hall, watch films about the ocean and take a free yoga class.

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The Best Caves to Visit Near Brisbane and Beyond

Crawl out of your living room cave and into these awe-inspiring ones.

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Trending Bars and Restaurants

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Sonder Dessert

7c Farne Street, Sunnybank Hills

Ice cream flights, plus hot and cold matcha and hojicha, too.
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Cicada Blu

33 William Street, Brisbane City

This sky-high Brisbane cocktail spot sits 100 metres above the city on Queen's Wharf's Sky Deck.
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Oche Fortitude Valley

111 Constance Street, Fortitude Valley

A two-storey electronic darts bar.
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Aloria

33 William Street, Brisbane City

A visit here means pairing Brisbane vistas with European-influenced steak and seafood dishes atop Queen's Wharf Sky Deck.
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B. Lucky & Sons Fortitude Valley

315 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

An adults-only arcade bar from the Holey Moley team.