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    What to Expect From the New Apple iPhone XS in Eight Water Cooler Bullet Points

    It has the biggest iPhone screen yet and a new feature to help up your selfie game.

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    Open House Brisbane 2018 Will Unlock 114 Buildings for the Public Over One Huge Weekend

    Explore the apartments located inside the Walter Taylor Bridge, Peters Ice Cream Factory and Boggo Road Gaol.

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    Samsung Is Set to Launch a Foldable Smartphone

    It'll feature a single screen that can fold in the middle — and it's expected to launch this year.

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    Woolworths Is Trialling Checkout-Free Shopping at One of Its Sydney Stores

    Select customers can use a new app to self-scan and pay for groceries, avoiding checkouts completely.

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    The Victorian Government Has Proposed a Huge Underground Train Line for Melbourne's Suburbs

    The proposed Suburban Rail Loop would run all the way from Cheltenham to Werribee and connect all of Melbourne's existing trail lines.

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    Federation Square Has Been Granted Temporary Heritage Protection

    It could have an impact upon the site's proposed Apple flagship store, although construction isn't due to start until 2019.

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    This Garden-Topped Melbourne Skyscraper Could Soon Be Australia's Tallest Building

    If it goes ahead, it'll feature apartments, offices, a hotel, retail spaces, an entertainment centre, restaurants, bars, a BMW showroom, a school and even a cinema.

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    KFC Is About to Drop a Super-Aussie Collection of Merch

    The limited-edition collection features budgie smugglers, scented wax and a one-off KFC surfboard.

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    Australia's First-Ever Car Subscription Service Carbar+ Has Just Launched in Melbourne

    Rent a vehicle on a month-to-month basis, for as little as $169 a week.

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    How to Turn Your Side Hustle Into Your Main Hustle

    Here's how you can do what you love and make more money than in your regular nine-to-five.

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    Thousands of Uber Drivers Are Set to Strike Across Australia This Morning

    Drivers will strike until 9.30am in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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    Five Courses That'll Help You Get Ahead in Your Job

    An extra course in UX design or team leadership will look mighty good on your CV — and will have you in prime position come promotion time.

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    An Electric Scooter Ride Sharing Service Is Set To Trial In Australia Later This Year

    This could be Australia's next doomed ride sharing service.

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    Coles Has Backflipped on Its Plastic Bag Ban and Will Give Them Out for Free Indefinitely

    All 15c reusable plastic bags at Coles will be complimentary in NSW, Vic, WA and Qld.

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    Melbourne Is Trialling a New Tap-And-Go Payment System for Buskers

    Twenty Melbourne buskers will trial the Alipay system over the next six weeks

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    Instant Phone Charging Might Soon Become a Reality

    It's all thanks to Australian research into quantum 'super' batteries — and the more that are used, the faster your phone would charge.

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    Melbourne's Airport Rail Link Is Another Step Closer to Becoming a Reality

    If re-elected in November, the Labor government will commit $5 billion to the project, matching the Commonwealth government's contribution.

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    New Designs Have Been Revealed for Apple's Proposed Federation Square Store

    The controversial development is now a two-level rectangular-shaped building heavy on glass, mesh and white surfaces.

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    McDonald's Will Phase Out Plastic Straws in Australia by 2020

    While it's a big win for the environment, it also has unwelcome consequences for some members of the community.

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    A Huge Exhibition of Real Human Bodies Is Coming to Melbourne

    The world-renowned exhibition offers Australians a rare look inside the human body.

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    Coles Has Also Paused Its Plastic Bag Ban and Is Currently Giving Them Out for Free

    All 15c reusable plastic bags at both Coles and Woolworths will be complimentary in NSW, Vic, WA and Qld until July 8.

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    The NGV's 2018 Architecture Commission Is a Sleek Bamboo Garden and Deck

    The winning design from architecture firms Muir and Openwork will be enjoyed by visitors to the Melbourne gallery from November this year.

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    Woolworths Has Paused Its Plastic Bag Ban and Is Currently Giving Them Out for Free

    All 15c reusable plastic bags will be complimentary in NSW, Vic, WA and Qld until July 8.

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    Victoria Will Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags from 2019

    That makes NSW the only state that hasn't committed to reducing the use of plastic bags.

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    Controversial Bike Sharing Service oBike Will Disappear from Singapore's Streets

    This follows the company's exit from Melbourne earlier this month.

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    ASOS Will Ban Mohair, Silk, Cashmere and Feathers From Its Range From 2019

    "ASOS firmly believes it is not acceptable for animals to suffer in the name of fashion or cosmetics."

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    This Aussie Fashion Label Is Turning Recycled Plastics into Raincoats and Activewear

    Eleven plastic bottles are recycled in each pair of leggings.

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    Melbourne's Crown Casino Complex Has Started Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics

    It's kicking things off by taking part in the Plastic Free July Initiative.

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    Vessel Nundah Is Brisbane's New Zero-Waste Skincare and Homewares Store

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    You Might Soon Be Able to Ditch Your Go Card on Brisbane Public Transport

    The Queensland Government is set to trial digital ticketing via mobile phones, smart watches and credit cards.

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    Controversial Bike Sharing Service oBike Will Disappear from Melbourne's Streets

    The bikes are currently being rounded up and shipped out.

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    IKEA Is the Latest Company Pledging to Ban Single-Use Plastics

    And by 2030, all of its products will be made with renewable and recycled materials.

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    This Melbourne Arts Centre Just Took Out Top Honours at the International Design Awards

    Narre Warren's Bunjil Place scored the Architecture of the Year prize for its striking design, by acclaimed studio fjmt.

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    This Melbourne Council Is Turning Plastic Waste Into Roads

    In an Aussie-first, soft plastics destined for landfill will be used to create a more sustainable type of asphalt

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    Australian Architects Have Filled a Venice Pavilion with 10,000 Native Plants

    On display until November, visitors can wander through a field of grassland comprised of threatened Australian species.

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    The World's First Holographic Smartphone Has Arrived

    Apparently, looking into the screen of Red's Hydrogen One phone will be like watching 3D without 3D glasses.

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