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    The Rainy-Day Guide to Brisbane

    When the weather turns wet, here's where to find bars with games, cosy cafes, indoor classes to try and nice dry galleries to shelter in.

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    The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend

    Spend your weekend catching the last days of a luminous after-dark experience in the City Botanic Gardens, browsing around an adorable market for dogs and seeing Public Enemy live.

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    Little Stanley Street's Two-Day Halloween Party Is Back for 2024 with Themed Cocktails and Free Outdoor Movies

    This year's South Bank setup also includes themed markets, themed dining experiences, a ghost train and roving entertainers.

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

    This week, you and your plus one can swoon over a rain-filled Cirque du Soleil show, then enjoy a boozy brunch beneath jacaranda blooms.

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    The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week

    This week, you can check out Spencer Tunick's first-ever Australian exhibition, catch Public Enemy live and watch flicks at the New Farm Queer Film Festival.

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    Five Epic Mountain Walks to Try Near Brisbane

    These scenic hikes not far from Brisbane will have you feeling like you're on top of the world.

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    How to Spend a Day in Sydney, If You Love Japan

    Start at the Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibition at MCA and end with karaoke and arcade games.

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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 big revamp at Brisbane's oldest CBD pub, Laneway's dates and Valley Fiesta's return.

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    The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This October

    Eerie shipping-container installations, Oktoberfest shindigs, a neon-lit night market, Dylan Alcott's Ability Fest: they're all on the agenda in and around Brisbane in October.

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    Just Like the Brisbane Lions in the Grand Final, South Bank's AFL Live Viewing Site Is Back for a Second Year

    This year, you can watch the year's biggest AFL game on the big screen at either the South Bank Cultural Forecourt or while enjoying a splash at Streets Beach.

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    Howard Smith Wharves Has Announced Huge Redevelopment Plans, Adding a New Overwater Pool, Hotel and Music Hall

    The riverside precinct's ambitious transformation proposal aims to grown the already-popular site — but it still needs development approval.

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    The Best Outdoor Events to Head to in and Around Brisbane This Spring and Summer

    'Tis the season to embrace fresh air, sunny skies and a jam-packed calendar of outside events.

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    The Best Picnic Spots in Brisbane

    Wait till the weather is just right, fill your esky with cold drinks and an oversupply of snacks, then get picnicking.

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    The Eight Best Outdoor Swimming Pools in Brisbane

    Brisbane might not be a beach city, but there's always an oasis nearby beckoning you to leave work early for a splash.

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    It's Time to Stare at the Sky: September's Big and Bright Supermoon Will Be Visible in Australia Tonight 

    You won't be able to see the partial lunar eclipse Down Under, but the latest supermoon is still lighting up the sky.

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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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    The Best Markets in Brisbane to Eat, Drink and Shop Your Way Around Throughout Spring

    Whether you're keen on street food, plants, local artisans, celebrating dogs or getting Christmas gifts early, there's a market for it in Brisbane this spring.

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    The Four Parks in Brisbane Where You Can BYO Drinks

    Grab an esky, pack a picnic basket and go soak up the sun in these BYO-friendly Brisbane parks.

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    The Best Things to Do On, By and Near the Water in Brisbane

    From visiting overwater bars to sailing a picnic boat along the river, there are plenty of ways to enjoy our River City in spring and summer.

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    Six Scenic Hiking Trails You Can Enjoy Within 50 Kilometres of Brisbane

    Climb a mountain, go looking for koalas or wander around a lake at these Queensland hiking trails.

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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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    Now Open: Brisbane's $3.6-Billion Queen's Wharf Precinct Has Revamped the River City's North Bank

    The 100-metre-tall Sky Deck, a luxe new five-star hotel, a heap of restaurants and bars: they're all open, with more venues and spaces to come.

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    Calling All Halloween Fiends and Mini-Golf Fans: Victoria Park's Spooky Putt-Putt Course Is Returning for 2024

    For another year, you'll be able to tap, tap, tap your way past creepy clowns, zombies, ghouls and ghosts in Herston for almost two months.

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    A Blue Supermoon (and the Last Blue Moon Until 2026) Will Be Visible in Australia This Week

    Skygazers, it's time to look up — and this lunar sight is called a sturgeon moon, too.

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    Six of the Best Natural Hot Springs and Spas in Victoria to Visit When You Need Some R&R

    Make the pilgrimage to one of Victoria's best natural hot springs and spas for some well-deserved rest.

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    Your Next Overseas Ski Trip, Sorted: Snow Machine Japan Has Unveiled Its Hefty 2025 Lineup

    This alpine music festival is expanding to two Japanese locations, with Hakuba and Niseko both pairing live tunes with skiing, snowboarding and après ski in March.

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    P3 Recovery Is Rapidly Expanding Across Australia's East Coast, with Each New Site Boasting a Stack of Wellness Technologies

    Either drop by for an infrared sauna followed by a dip in the hot and cold pools, or go all out by jumping in a hyperbaric chamber.

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    Look Up: Two Meteor Showers Are Putting on a Stellar Show in Australia's Skies This Week

    What's better than one meteor shower? Two, thanks to both the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids both peaking.

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    Here's When and Where You Can Watch the Matildas' Quest for Gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics

    Set your alarms: the Tillies play Germany, Zambia and the United States in the group stage, all at 3am Australian time.

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    Now Open: Levelling Up Your Self-Care Routine Is on the Itinerary at The Bathhouse, Albion's New Wellness Haven

    Whether you're keen to soak, float or steam, you'll find a range of ways to relax at this European-style haven in Brisbane's inner north.

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    South Bank Is Turning Into an Olympics and Paralympics Viewing Site for the Paris 2024 Games

    The inner-city spot's big screen will show the sporting action from 6am–midnight daily across both games, featuring both live broadcasts and replays.

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    You Can No Longer Cuddle a Koala at Brisbane's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary — But a New Close-Up Experience Is Coming

    Patron feedback has indicated that visitors are "wishing to spend longer with the sanctuary's koalas and their passionate wildlife care team, without necessarily holding them".

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    From the Sky Deck to Sokyo, Here's When Everything Will Start Opening at Brisbane's New Queen's Wharf Precinct

    Thursday August 29, 2024 is launch day, finally, for this $3.6-billion spot — with its spaces, restaurants, bars and more opening in stages.

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    Dreamskape Is Melbourne's Huge New Augmented-Reality Entertainment Complex — and More Australian Sites Are on the Way

    At this Aussie first, you can play your way through six activity zones across 770 square metres, featuring 100-plus games and 50 immersive experiences.

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    Coming Soon: Monthly Farmers' and Artisan Markets Are Setting Up at Morningside's Rivermakers Precinct

    This waterside spot has already hosted market pop-ups, and now will welcome 150-plus vendors from on the third Sunday of every month.

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    The New Indigenous Story Bridge Adventure Climb Will Give You a First Nations (and Sky-High) Perspective on Brisbane

    Artists Birrunga Wiradyuri and Jessica Skeen are leading the climbs, sharing stories about history, Country and culture in Meanjin.

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    The Big Pineapple Has Reopened with a New Cafe and Viewing Platform After an Extensive Renovation

    The train at the Sunshine Coast's giant piece of tropical fruit, which dates back to the 50s, has also been restored.

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    Bayside Moments: How to Spend a Day in Brisbane's Coastal Playground

    Explore Brisbane's seaside splendour with this first-timer's guide to the local hotspots.

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    Coming Soon: Kangaroo Point's Long-Awaited New Green Bridge Is Set to Open by the End of 2024

    What's better than one new green bridge opening in Brisbane this year? Two, with the second featuring an overwater restaurant and bar.

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    It's Tillies Time: Here's When You Can Watch the Matildas Play Their Next Set of Friendlies Against China

    Before Australia's national women's football team head to Paris to compete in the 2024 Olympics, the squad has two games on home soil.

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    Four Australian Cities Have Ranked in the Top 30 on the First-Ever Oxford Economics Global Index

    Melbourne came in at ninth spot, Sydney is in 16th, Perth ranked 23rd and Brisbane sits in 27th place — out of 1000 cities around the planet.

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