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    Six Grown-Up Easter Treats to Hunt Down Around Brisbane

    You're never too old for this Easter hunt, especially when there's chocolate hot cross cruffins, chocolate eggs melting into fondue and banoffee cocktails to track down and devour.

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    Brisbane Has Scored Its Own Isoletto Pool Club So You Can Splash and Sip Seven Levels Up at Queen's Wharf

    The one catch: if you're keen to hit up the three infinity pools, then tuck into the resort-style menu and knock back cocktails, you'll need to be a guest at The Star Grand Hotel.

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    Now Open: Marble Korean Steakhouse Is the Sizzling New Addition to Portside Wharf for BBQ and Beef Lovers

    This new Hamilton restaurant is aiming to elevate the Korean BBQ experience, with help from premium wagyu cuts, wine flights and a cocktail bar.

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    Now Open: The Beaumont Is the New Rooftop Beer Garden That's Taken Over Birdees' Old Fortitude Valley Digs

    If you're keen on Milo cocktails, crocodile and lemon myrtle spring rolls, and Vegemite fries from Brisbane's latest sky-high venue, head to Gipps Street.

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    Lune's Hot Cross Cruffins Are Back for 2025 — and This Year, There's Also a Brand-New Chocolate Version to Tempt Your Tastebuds

    You've got until Easter Monday to enjoy hot cross treats the Lune way, made using the acclaimed bakery's signature croissant dough.

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    Vivid Sydney's 2025 Food Program Is Paying Tribute to 1950s American Diners, But with a Plant-Based Menu — and a Roller Rink

    At Neon Dreams at Darling Harbour's Pier Street underpass, Shannon Martinez is whipping up a classic American diner menu sans meat.

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    Stunts Are Finally Being Rewarded with a Dedicated Oscar, Starting at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028

    There'd be no cinema without stunt design — and the talents behind one of the key components of movie magic will finally start receiving Hollywood's most-prized statuettes.

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    Giggles, Chuckles and Tickled Funny Bones Await: Brisbane Comedy Festival's Full 2025 Lineup Is Here

    More than 135 acts are taking to the stage at four venues across five weeks, whether you're keen on stand-up sets from comic favourites, sketches, a 'Shrek' parody or something else.

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    HBO Has Renewed 'The Last of Us' for Season Three Before the Game-to-TV Smash's Second Season Arrives

    There might only be two games so far, but there'll be at least three seasons of the Pedro Pascal- and Bella Ramsey-starring hit television series.

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    A Third Season of Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall's Delightful 'Colin From Accounts' Is Officially on the Way

    "To be honest, with the way we ended season two it would have been weird not to make a third, so here we are," said Dyer and Brammall.

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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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    ALDI's Streetwear Collection Is Back for 2025 — This Time with 29 Pieces, All for Under $20 Each

    After 2024's range sold out, the supermarket chain has a new lineup of branded threads on offer, including hoodies, beanies and sneakers.

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    Goodbye Go Cards: Smart Ticketing Has Been Rolled Out Across Southeast Queensland's Public Transport Network

    Your payment options on buses, trains and ferries now include credit cards, debit cards, smartphones and smartwatches.

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    Whether You're Interested in the Physics of Skateboarding or Seafaring Cinema, World Science Festival Brisbane 2025 Has You Covered

    When you're not also exploring the effects of awe, you can peer at the Antarctic landscape and dive into the quantum realm.

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    You Can Hang Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' on Your Wall at Home — After You Recreate It with Lego

    Another iconic masterpiece has been turned into plastic bricks — 2615 of them, ready for you to build.

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    Adore Beauty Is Opening Its First Australian Bricks-and-Mortar Store in Melbourne — And Yes, It Will Have Tim Tam Giveaways Too

    This new Westfield Southland store is but the first of many, as Adore Beauty is planning to open a national store network over the next few years.

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    The Final Christmas Countdown: Last Minute Gifts for Her

    Treat the ladies in your life to something special this Christmas.

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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 the upcoming return of Brisbane's River Pride Parade, a new sky-high beer garden and Brisbane Comedy Festival's full 2025 lineup.

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    The Five Best Rivers for Swimming in Near Brisbane

    Skip the surf and overcrowded sands of Queensland's beaches in favour of floating upstream at these nearby rivers.

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    The Ten Best Walks in and Around Brisbane

    Wander along the river, climb a mountain, amble through bushland and trek over a bridge — all just a stone's throw from the CBD — at these walking and running tracks in Brisbane.

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    Coming Soon: Wilderluxe Lake Keepit Is the New Waterside Escape That Combines Curated Adventure and Inspired Stargazing

    Tune out the noise with a gratifying lakefront retreat that blends epicurean experiences with cultural encounters.

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    Nine Waterside Picnic Spots in and Around Brisbane That You Might Not Have Visited

    Fill a basket with tasty treats and head to a hidden beach, suburban lagoon or scenic lake.

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    The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend

    This weekend in and around Brisbane, you can putt your way around a candy-themed mini-golf course, indulge your sweet tooth at a cake show and celebrate famous authors through art.

Trending Bars and Restaurants
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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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    Sonder Dessert

    7c Farne Street, Sunnybank Hills

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

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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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    Doughcraft Mary Street

    181 Mary Street, Brisbane City

    The European bakery and deli has launched a second outpost in the Brisbane CBD — and it's also a wine bar.

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    The Ballpark Portside

    39 Hercules Street, Hamilton

    Get swinging at Brisbane's American-themed interactive sports bar with its own batting cage.

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