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FeatureSpirit Specialist Kurtis Bosley Shares Three Unexpectedly Brilliant Whisky Cocktail Pairings
We got all the intel on the best bites to accompany three standout whiskey concoctions (and nabbed the recipes for the drinks too).
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NewsTelstra Is Rolling Out Free Wifi Across Its Payphones, Starting Immediately at Around 3000 Booths
After scrapping most call fees at its 15,000 payphones across the country back in 2021, the telecommunications company is now adding free internet.
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NewsLuxe Threads and Smooth Sips: Eight Outstanding Gifts for a Dad That Enjoys the Finer Things in Life
Whether it's your dad, father figure, leading legend or simply someone you'd like to spoil, here's a roundup of premium gifts to give this September.
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FeatureNow Trending: Shoot For the Stars
The Black Eyed Peas said it best: you're so 2008, I'm so 3000 and late.
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FeatureNow Trending: Go Bold (or Go Home)
We spent two years sitting on the couch in our PJs. Now we're back out in the world, it's time to bring the noise baby.
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NewsBrisbane Open House Is Returning to Explore the City's Buildings and Precincts Over Two Big Weekends
Step behind the scenes at Woolloongabba's revamped Princess Theatre, the Fish Lane Arts Precinct, the Old Windmill in Spring Hill and more.
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GuideThe Best 2024 Christmas Markets in Brisbane for Presents, Produce and Festive Feels
Whether you're keen on festive produce, design wares, locally made gifts, a North Pole bar or Christmas pudding-flavoured ice cream, there's a seasonal market for it in Brisbane.
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NewsThe Best Nurseries and Plant Shops in Brisbane
Fill your home and garden with gorgeous green babies from any of these Brisbane nurseries and plant shops.
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GuideThe Best 2023 Christmas Markets in Brisbane for Presents, Produce and Festive Feels
There's really no reason to go within a square kilometre of a shopping centre this year thanks to the best Christmas markets in Brisbane.
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GuideTen Creative Events to Browse, Buy, Peer, Feast and Dance Your Way Through at Brisbane Art Design 2023
Art lovers and design devotees, May in Brisbane is your time to shine — here's what you need to see.
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NewsEight Stunning Locally Made Jigsaw Puzzles for When Boredom Strikes (Again)
Got too much time to kill? Instead of flicking on the TV, give these beautiful, brain-tickling gems a go.
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NewsAll the Best Australian-Made Picnic Gear for Your Next Park Session
Keep your drinks cool and your shopping local when you plan your next picnic outing.
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GuideSix of This Year's Biggest Boxing Day Sales
Score up to 70 percent off wine, cruelty-free makeup and activewear at these online sales.
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GuideSix of This Year's Biggest Black Friday Sales
Score up to 70 percent off reusable cups, homewares and sportswear at these online sales.
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GuideBrisbane's Best New Spaces of 2018
Six of the most stunning and thought provoking new buildings, artworks and venues to arrive in Brisbane this year.
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GuideThe Eight Best Brisbane Shops for Unique Christmas Gifts
Because there's no international Christmas shipping deadline when you shop local.
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NewsThese Paddle Pop, Golden Gaytime and Bubble O'Bill Candles Will Make Your House Smell Like Ice Cream
Turn your home into an ice cream-scented dream — and expect dessert cravings, we're guessing.
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NewsAfends and Female-Led Weed-Loving Magazine Broccoli Are Releasing a Fun Eco-Friendly Summer Collection
This trippy new collab is made from hemp and recycled nylon.
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NewsThe Guest Edit: Sheet Society Founder Hayley Worley Talks the Biggest Colour and Pattern Trends of 2022
Owner of Sheet Society and design extraordinaire Hayley Worley chatted to Concrete Playground about all colour trends you need to be across this year.
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NewsThis Pop-Up Barber Is Giving Melburnians Free Ryan Gosling-Style Goatees and Chris Evans Moustaches
Taking inspiration from Netflix flick 'The Gray Man', the Good Guy Goatee/Bad Bro Mo Barber Shop has set up shop in Fitzroy for three days.
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NewsKmart Has Unveiled All the New Boho and Beachy Homewares You'll Want to Fill Your House With ASAP
The Aussie department store's affordable August Living range goes heavy on pastel hues, natural materials and coloured glass.
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NewsSelf-Flying Taxis Could Be Zipping Through Brisbane's Skies in Time for the 2032 Olympics
Always dreamed about ditching the peak-hour crawl and taking to the skies instead? Soon, you might be able to.
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NewsNASA Has Dropped the Most Dazzling Images of the Universe You've Ever Laid Eyes On
Peer well beyond our pale blue dot thanks to these stunning pictures captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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NewsFar Out: NASA Has Just Unveiled the Deepest and Sharpest View of the Cosmos That's Ever Been Seen
The spectacular infrared picture, taken with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, shows a galaxy cluster as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago.
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NewsIKEA Now Has an Online Australian Marketplace for Discontinued, Ex-Display and Pre-Loved Products
Head to As-Is Online to reserve used and no-longer-stocked versions of the Swedish retailer's furniture and homewares.
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NewsThai Creatives Are Embracing Sustainability In Their Design Approach — Here's How
From plant-based takeaway cups to skincare made from indigo roots, a range of useful and thoughtful products are being created by brands embracing sustainable practices.
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NewsKFC's New Range of Ugly Christmas Sweaters Features a Pet Version So You Can Match With Buddy
Some cheesy festive fun for the whole fam — including the four-legged ones.
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FeatureEarthy Inspiration and Chainsaws: A Day in My Boots With Jewellery Designer Holly Ryan
Take a stroll through the creative's day as she shares her driving forces and the craft behind her forever pieces.
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EventSouthwave: Summer Electronic Series
Fri, 2 Jan - Sat, 21 Feb 2026
Rainforest Green, Brisbane
Brisbane is getting a huge new summer experience with Southwave, a free two-month electronic music series bringing Maribou State, Folamour, Rose Gray and more to South Bank.
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EventArmand Van Helden at The Tivoli
Fri, 10 Apr, 2026
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley
Groove to house music all night long, as one of the genre's pioneering stars makes a long-awaited return to Brisbane.
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EventNick Cave and The Bad Seeds: The 'Wild God' Tour
Tue, 27 Jan, 2026
Victoria Park / Barrambin, Herston
This iconic Australian band is bringing its latest tour Down Under to kick off 2026, playing two-and-a-half-hour shows.
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EventGood Things
Sun, 7 Dec, 2025
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
Tool headlining their first Australian festival in over a decade, Weezer, Garbage: they're all on the Good Things 2025 lineup.
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EventOprah in Conversation
Mon, 8 Dec, 2025
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Oprah Winfrey is getting chatting in Brisbane on her first Down Under tour in a decade.
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EventKesha: The Tits Out Tour
Thu, 19 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
Kesha is playing Brisbane in 2026 as part of the biggest headline tour of her career so far.
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EventG Flip: 'Dream Ride' Tour
Fri, 27 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
More than good enough: G Flip is playing Brisbane in February 2026 with The Beaches and Ayesha Madon in support.
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EventLorde: 'Ultrasound' World Tour
Mon, 16 Feb, 2026
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Green light: Lorde is bringing her latest world tour to Brisbane, with the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter playing at the Entertainment Centre.
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FeatureBeaches, Boards and Tour Buses: A Day in My Boots With Ocean Alley Frontman Baden Donegal
Take a stroll through the musician's world as he shares what life is like both on and off the stage.
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NewsAustralia's Most Stunning Homes, Bars and Venues Have Been Named at the 2022 Interior Design Awards
Troye Sivan's house is among this year's award-winners — and Melbourne's dazzling digital-only gallery The Lume was commended for its installation design.
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NewsThe Guest Edit: Sustainable Skincare Innovator Emma Lewisham Lists Her Favourite Planet-Friendly Brands
The founder of the New Zealand-based luxury skincare line has compiled a lineup of brands that share her company's planet-saving ethos.
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NewsYou Can Now Ditch Your Go Card on Ferny Grove Trains Thanks to Queensland's Smart-Ticketing Trial
It's the latest step towards rolling out digital ticketing on public transport statewide, with more lines set to trial smart ticketing later this year.
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NewsR.M.Williams Has Launched a Limited-Edition Capsule Collection
With the special release celebrating the 90th birthday of the iconic brand, now is the time to nab your slice of Aussie history.
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NewsThese Australian Icons Are Turning 90 This Year — Here's How They've Made a Lasting Impact
A boot brand, a broadcaster and a big ol' bridge — say three cheers to this lot for reaching the big 9-0 in 2022.
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FeatureFrom the Outback to the Office: How R.M.Williams Has Evolved Over its 90-Year History
How much do you know about Australia’s most iconic bootmakers? The coveted pairs have a rich history and a lucky strike of a beginning.
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NewsLululemon Has Just Launched a New Range of Breathable Workout Hijabs
Coming in three styles and sweat-wicking fabric, the workout hijabs are suited to athletes, gym-goers and those just seeking a more breathable option.
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NewsWoolworths and Big W Are Completely Ditching Reusable Plastic Bags
You'll still be able to buy recycled paper bags, but those thick plastic carriers are being phased out.
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NewsSix Contemporary Lifestyle Brands That Are Turning Trash Into Treasure
These brands are repurposing agriculture and industry waste to create practical (and stylish) products.
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NewsAll the Profits From These New 'Literacy Is Freedom' T-Shirts Will Support First Nations Australians
Add this new shirt from Deus Ex Machina and The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation to your wardrobe this Reconciliation Week.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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NewsA Massive Australian-First Alexander McQueen Exhibition Is Coming to the NGV This Summer
Over a quarter-century in the making, this wide-ranging exhibition features around 110 pieces designed by the late, great fashion star, plus art that inspired his work.
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NewsLego and MoMA's Gorgeous New 'Starry Night' Kit Lets You Make Your Own Van Gogh Masterpiece
Build van Gogh's iconic painting out of plastic bricks, then hang it on your wall.
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FeatureModernist Moodboard: All the Interior Design Inspiration You Need to Transform Your Living Room
We spend way too much time in our living rooms not to love them.
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NewsHow to Bring Any Living Space to Life with Great Furniture
Design By Them founders Sarah Gibson and Nicholas Karlovasitis share their secrets to creating a stylish, personalised oasis you'll love to spend time in.
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NewsHelpful Styling Tips When Your Space (or Budget) Is Smaller Than Your Ideas
Leading interior designer Steve Cordony shares his expertise so you can create your dream home.
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NewsGet the Look: All the Deets on the Designer-Approved Products from Our Latest Style Video
We've done the high and low so you can recreate a stylist-approved living room at home.
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NewsLego's Latest Adorable Floral Kits Let You Build Succulents and Orchids That No One Can Kill
Keen to fill your house with plants but don't have the greenest of thumbs? Build your own orchids and succulents out of Lego instead.
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FeatureHow This Australian Farm Combines Tech with the Natural Cycle of the Ocean to Combat Overfishing
Looking to nutrient-dense arctic waters and the tides that bring them to shore, Yumbah Aquaculture delivers the highest quality of greenlip abalone to the world over. Plus, Guy Turland shows us how to deliver the delicate morsel straight to the plate.
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FeatureHow This South Australian Fishery Looks to Centuries-Old Indigenous Practices to Fight Overfishing
Harnessing community power, Goolwa Pipi Co is bringing the taste of the ocean to eager seafood-lovers — sustainably. Plus, Masterchef-alum Courtney Roulston shares the recipe for her winning pipi dish.
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NewsKathmandu and Joost Bakker Have Filled Federation Square with 3000-Plus Kilograms of Fashion Waste
The textile waste has been turned into a walk-through installation to call attention to the huge amounts of clothing discarded by Aussies — and what can be done to combat that waste.
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NewsArnott's Has Released Tim Tam-Scented Candles So Your House Can Smell Like Chocolate Biscuits
To celebrate Mother's Day, the biscuit brand has dropped Tim Tam candles and Tim Tam diffusers — and they're only on sale until April 28.
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NewsSeven Easy Ways to Give the Environment Some Love on Earth Day and Beyond
Want practical ways to give back to the planet? This'll help.
