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NewsIt'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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GuideThe 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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NewsNow 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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NewsCalling 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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News
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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GuideSix 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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NewsThe 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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NewsThe Best Things to Do On, By and Near the Water in Brisbane
From visiting overwater bars to hopping in a kayak and picnicking on a boat, there are plenty of ways to enjoy our River City.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This January
From smash-hit musicals and waterside festivals to a huge secondhand book fair, here's what's on the agenda in and around Brisbane in January.
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NewsThe 11 Best Day Spas in and Around Brisbane
Treat yourself to a massage with a view, a soak on a rooftop or a bath overlooking Lamington National Park at these southeast Queensland day spas.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend
This weekend, you can add festive films by the river, gingerbread cocktails, searching for tiny doors and twilight markets to your pre-Christmas plans.
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NewsThe 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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NewsSix Other Things to Do on Christmas Day in Brisbane
Contrary to popular belief, the city keeps on turning on Christmas Day — if you're not otherwise engaged, go see some Aussie wildlife, inhale tacos and margaritas, or picnic in a park.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week
This week, you can sort out your Christmas gifts under fairy lights, play a live music trivia quiz with well-known names and explore the best in Asia-Pacific art.
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NewsThe 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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NewsThe 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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NewsYour 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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NewsP3 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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NewsLook 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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NewsHere'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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NewsNow 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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NewsSouth 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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NewsYou 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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NewsFrom 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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NewsDreamskape 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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NewsComing 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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NewsThe 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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NewsThe 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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EventBrisbane Gin Festival
Fri, 4 Apr - Sun, 6 Apr 2025
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
This boozy festival is bringing 50 craft gin distillers from around the country to Brisbane Showgrounds for three days of masterclasses and tastings.
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EventNew Year's Eve in Brisbane
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
They don’t call it Bris-vegas for nothing.
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EventGin-gle Bar at Riverbar & Kitchen
Sat, 30 Nov - Tue, 24 Dec 2024
Riverbar & Kitchen, Brisbane
In 2024, Christmas in Brisbane means gin and limoncello soft serve, gingerbread cocktails and gin-cured salmon bruschetta, all by the river.
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EventLes Misérables: The Arena Spectacular
Wed, 28 May - Sun, 1 Jun 2025
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
You'll hear the people sing when this arena spectacular version of Victor Hugo's famous 1862 novel hits Brisbane.
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EventRhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Wed, 30 Apr, 2025
Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba
The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Brisbane.
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EventLifeline Bookfest — Summer
Sat, 18 Jan - Mon, 27 Jan 2025
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
It's time to stock up on soap opera-themed cookbooks and other treasures you didn't know you needed — again.
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EventFestive High Tea
Fri, 1 Nov - Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Living Room Bar, Brisbane City
'Tis the season to build your own gingerbread house over festive-themed cocktails at Brisbane's W Hotel's Christmas high tea.
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EventSouth Bank Openair Christmas Cinema
Sat, 14 Dec - Sun, 22 Dec 2024
South Bank Cultural Forecourt, South Brisbane
Pack a picnic and enjoy Christmas movies from your childhood — and other favourite flicks — under the stars.
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Event$2 Summer Dips
Sun, 1 Dec 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
You can enjoy a swim in Brisbane City Council's 22 public pools for just $2 all summer long.
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EventBrisbane Comedy Festival
Wed, 23 Apr - Sun, 25 May 2025
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
Get ready to laugh: Rhys Darby, Ross Noble and Boozy Shakespeare are on the lineup when Brisbane's annual comedy festival returns for 2025.
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NewsBayside 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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NewsComing 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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NewsFour 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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NewsAn Expanded Lagoon, a Rainforest Treetop Walk, No More Piazza: They're All Part of the Plan for South Bank
This inner-city precinct has been welcoming in Brisbanites for more than three decades — and this is how the 42-hectare space is set to evolve.
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NewsGet Ready for Matildas Mania, Again: Australia Is Hosting the 2026 Women's Asian Cup
You'll be able to check out the football action in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia when 12 nations take to the field.
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NewsNow Open: Hey Caddy and X-Golf's South Bank Venue Boasts a 12-Hole Indoor Mini-Golf Course, Golf Simulator and Bar
You can now tap, tap, tap your way around this indoor golfing hub on Grey Street, including around holes inspired by NYC and Bora Bora.
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NewsHere Are Some of the Stunning Photos of the Aurora Australis If You Missed the Southern Lights Putting on a Show
Whether you slept through the colourful skies, couldn't see them in your part of the country or are keen for another glimpse, this is what the heavens looked like.
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NewsMackenzie Arnold and Tony Gustavsson Have Joined Vivid Sydney's 2024 Lineup to Talk All Things Matildas
As well as hitting Sydney for a game on the way to the Paris Olympics, the Matildas goalkeeper and coach will take to the Vivid stage.
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GuideFive World-Class Sporting Events in NSW to Add to your 2024 Calendar
Check out the serious sporting events happening in the state.
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NewsSouth Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula Is Set to Score a Massive Surf Park with 35 Villas So You Can Stay Onsite
The seaside town of Aldinga will become home to The Break Surf & Stay, a $100-million facility set back from the coast with an 11,700-square-metre surf lagoon.
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FeatureThis Is My Manly: Concrete Playground's Local Editor Shares Their Favourite Neighbourhood Gems
Manly is the crowning jewel of Sydney's Northern Beaches. Here are my recommendations on where to eat on your next visit.
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News2024's Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower Is Soaring Across Australia's Skies This Month (and Peaking This Weekend)
This spectacular starry event is back for another year — here's how you can get a glimpse, and when is best to watch the skies.
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NewsNow Open: Mediterranean-Inspired Bathhouse Contro Wellness Is Your New Lutwyche Go-To for Chasing Bliss
Make a date with traditional and infrared saunas, float therapy, ice baths, steam rooms and mineral soaks at this pastel-hued wellness studio.
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NewsPortside Wharf Is Dedicating All of May to a Month-Long Art Celebration with a Paint Splatter Room
A street party is also taking over the precinct, and the Hamilton spot's May markets will focus on local creatives and artists.
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NewsSoak, Float, Steam, Repeat: Luxe Wellness Haven The Bathhouse Albion Is Opening in Brisbane's Inner North This Winter
Featuring hot and cold pools, a six-degree ice bath and a Finnish sauna with a fireplace, this new addition to the Albion Fine Trades precinct opens in June.
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NewsThe Best Things to Do This ANZAC Day in Brisbane
Here's where to rise for the dawn service, indulge in a spot of two-up, track down ANZAC Day pastries and pay your respects.
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NewsNow Open: The Magical 'Harry Potter' Forbidden Forest Experience Has Arrived in Australia
The Briars Community Forest on the Mornington Peninsula has been turned into a 'Harry Potter' and 'Fantastic Beasts' haven.
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NewsComing Soon: Contro Wellness Is the New Pastel-Hued Mediterranean-Style Bathhouse That's Opening in Lutwyche
This luxe haven will feature both traditional and infrared saunas, float therapy, ice baths, steam rooms and mineral soaks, all to help you chase bliss.
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NewsBrisbane's Annual French Festival Is Bringing Its Three-Day Celebration Back to South Bank in 2024
After moving to Victoria Park / Barrambin in 2023, Le Festival will return to its previous home this winter.
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NewsHere's What's in Store at 2024's 75th-Anniversary Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Other Than Thousands of Blooms
This spring event includes a symphony orchestra performance under the stars, a floral Lego exhibition, a food and wine festival, and more.
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NewsSix Things to do in Sydney This Autumn If You Want to Stay Out of Hibernation
Enjoy ancient relics, bombastic showtunes and fitness for a good cause across Sydney this autumn.
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NewsA Spectacular New Two-Day, 19-Kilometre Clifftop Walk Has Opened in the Blue Mountains
It's been five years since the popular Grand Cliff Top Walk was earmarked for a $10-million upgrade — and you can now mosey along the end result.
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NewsThis Gorgeous Scenic Rim Festival Is Returning for 2024 to Surround You with One-Million-Plus Sunflowers
The golden-hued event, which raises money for cancer care, is also bringing back its maze, art classes amid the blooms and helicopter rides over the fields.
