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The Ten Best Beaches Near Brisbane
Summer smells like sunscreen, feels like sand between your cheeks and looks like old men in Speedos.
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The Future of Gardening’s Looking Up
Patrick Blanc talks to Concrete Playground about the vertical garden phenomenon.
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Concrete Playground Does Tough Mudder
We get our arts + culture editor, James Frostick, out of the gigs and under some live wires.
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The Ten Best Apps to Boost Your Fitness
Refresh and renew your fitness regime with these ten awesome apps.
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The Ten Best Swings Ever
Things have come a long way since your ma or pa tied a threadbare rope to a used tyre.
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A Glamping Guide for Music Festivals
Gear up for all of winter's festivals with 10 glamping necessities.
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From Cosy Mysteries to AI-Era Satire: The Best New Australian Books to Curl Up With This August
A time-travelling news agency, fables about digital dystopias, the grief of losing a best friend and more.
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Twenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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A List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked
No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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It's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)
This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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Hop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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Ten 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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Predicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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Here's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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Eleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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Twenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.





























































































































































