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    The Valley Drive In Is Brisbane's New Outdoor Music Venue

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    Dark Mofo Has Unveiled Its Massive 2018 Lineup

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    A Closer Look at 'The Lady and the Unicorn'

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    McDonald's Has Started Phasing Out Plastic Straws

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    South Bank Is Set to Gain a New 7000-Square-Metre Riverside Green Space

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    Brisbane's Beloved Dragon Coaster Might Be Making a Comeback

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    Brisbane's New High-Frequency Public Transport Lines Are Closer to Becoming a Reality

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    The Best Things to Do In Brisbane Over the Easter Long Weekend

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    How the Collapse of Damian Griffiths' Hospitality Empire Extends Beyond Just Doughnut Time

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    How These Artists Are Working to Remove Stigma Around Daily Mental Health Issues

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    Melbourne Is Now Home to a Harry Potter-Inspired Escape Room

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    Palace Is Opening a 12-Screen Cinema in Surfers Paradise

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    Brisbane's Eagle Street Pier to Make Way for New $1.4 Billion Waterfront Precinct

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    MONA's New Exhibition Is an Immersive Ode to the Radical Artists of Post-War Germany

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    Sydney Just Scored a Lovely New Public Artwork by Tracey Emin

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    Sydneysiders Can Now Get Wheelchair Accessible Directions from Google Maps

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    CherryPicks Is the Rotten Tomatoes Alternative Focusing on Female Film Critics

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    One of Australia's Top National Parks Is Getting a Huge Facelift

    The Northern Territory's Litchfield Adventure Park will gain five new swimming spots and waterfalls, 40 kilometres of new four-wheel drive tracks and three new campgrounds.

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    The luxe 42-metres vessel is back for a second stint in the Brisbane river.

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    Five Must-See Films at the 2018 Brisbane Queer Film Festival

    These films wear their love for LGBTIQ themes, protagonists and stories loudly and proudly.

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    A Stunningly Sinister Ballet Adaptation of 'Snow White' Is Coming to Australia

    The dark show by France’s Ballet Preljocaj will feature haute couture costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier.

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