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NewsNine Epic Date Night Ideas to Plan In and Around the King Street Precinct This Summer
Forget dinner and a movie — take date night to the next level with a staycation, games, workshops and live music.
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NewsNine Ways to Live Like a Parisian This Summer
Do as the French do — eat croissants and fromage, play petanque, step out for an alfresco supper and live like summer never ends.
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NewsA Vegemite Jar-Shaped Tiny House Is Popping Up in NSW
Spend a night here and you'll be a happy little Vegemite.
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NewsThis 'Game of Thrones'-Themed Cruise Will Sail You to the Show's Real-Life Locations
It's planning to set sail in 2021, cruising through Iceland, Northern Ireland, Spain, Malta and Croatia.
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NewsA Severe Thunderstorm Warning Has Been Issued for Brisbane So You Might Want to Stay Inside
Stay safe and dry — we're expecting "damaging winds and large hailstones".
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NewsQueensland Has Just Scored a New Part-Day Public Holiday
From 6pm onwards, Christmas Eve will now be a public holiday.
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NewsTen of the Most Blissful Waterfront Stays You Can Book in East Gippsland
This regional gem is filled with idyllic waterfront retreats offering the ultimate antidote to city life.
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NewsFifteen of the Most Unique Stays You Can Book Around New Zealand
Spend a few nights in a leafy treehouse, a beautifully restored truck perched right on the bay or even a mountaintop cabin with views for days.
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GuideEight Events That'll Get You Giggling at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2023 Beyond the Usual Stand-Up Sets
Whether you're after late-night laughs, Tarantino tributes, improvised murder-mysteries or two types of roast in one, here's what you should be chuckling at.
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NewsThe Ten Best Places to Play Lawn Bowls in Brisbane for 2024
Where beer and barefootedness reign.
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GuideTen Shows, Gigs, Events and Installations to Lose Yourself In at Brisbane Festival 2022
Wander through a kaleidoscope, coast around a rollerskating shindig, party on a rooftop and see top-notch theatre.
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GuideThirteen Festivals to Head to Over the 2022 Labour Day Long Weekend
Celebrate Brisbane's third long weekend in a row with a feast of festivals.
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GuideHere's How You Can Help: Brisbane Events Raising Money for Flood-Affected Communities and Businesses
Wondering how you can help? This is a good place to start.
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GuideTen Shows, Gigs and Installations to Lose Yourself In at Brisbane Festival 2021
Explore dazzling installations while floating down the river, see a theatre show filled with dogs and belt out karaoke hits in a crowd.
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NewsTen Extremely Australian Big Things Worth a Detour on Your Next Very Long Road Trip
Giant watermelons, potatoes and lobsters named Larry might sound ridiculous, and they are — but that doesn't stop them from being among our most loved landmarks.
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GuideWhere to Eat When You're Saving but Don't Feel Like Another Meal at Home
Places for a weeknight feed that won't blow the budget.
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NewsThe Great Barrier Reef Is Now Home to Australia's First Underwater Hotel
Cruise the Whitsundays on a floating pontoon — and sleep below sea level.
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NewsHoley Moley Has Opened Its Second Over-the-Top Brisbane Mini-Golf Bar in the CBD
Head to the Wintergarden to tap, tap, tapping around nine themed holes — while drinking cocktails.
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NewsThe Grampians Is Getting an Epic New 160-Kilometre Multi-Day Walking Trail
The hiking track will be complete by the end of 2020.
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NewsA Snow-Filled Winter Wonderland Has Descended on Singapore's Changi Airport
Head on a snow walk, visit a festive light show and a join a workshop at a market — all inside the airport.
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NewsYou Can Snag Yourself a Bargain This Weekend with 30 Percent Off Travel to Tasmania
Spirit of Tasmania is offering some serious discounts on travel for next year — and right in time for Dark Mofo.
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NewsAirbnb-Like Pool-Sharing Service Swimply Has Launched in Australia Just in Time for Summer
Don't have a pool? Now you can splash around in someone else's.
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CafeFrankie's Woombye
2 Blackall Street, Woombye
One of QLD's most popular cafes is hidden in the Sunny Coast hinterland.
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BarByblós Brisbane
39 Hercules Street, Hamilton
This Portside favourite has relaunched after 18 years with a revamped look and refreshed Lebanese menu.
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RestaurantMademoiselle
39 Hercules Street, Hamilton
Rise Bakery's Harry Ohayon and Maxime Bournazel have doubled their footprint at Portside with this Parisian bistro.
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RestaurantCucina Regina
33 William Street, Brisbane City
A sibling to the Gold Coast's Cucina Vivo and Sydney's Cucina Porto, Queen's Wharf's resident Italian eatery takes its cues from old-school trattorias.
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RestaurantDumbo
39 Hercules Street, Hamilton
Stacked burgers, dirty water dogs and fish sandos are on the menu at this Portside burger bar from the Red Hook crew.
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RestaurantBlack Hide Steak and Seafood
33 William Street, Brisbane City
Black Hide's Queen's Wharf restaurant is Brisbane's new go-to for steak, seafood and cocktails with a view.
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BarClaw BBQ & Grill Carindale
1151 Creek Road, Carindale
Brisbane's seafood lovers can now don bibs, crack open shellfish and watch sports at this chain's second crab shack, this time in the city's south.
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RestaurantSokyo
William Street, Brisbane City
At its first outpost outside of Sydney, this luxe Japanese fine-diner is dishing up eye-catching sushi, sashimi and more at Queen's Wharf.
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RestaurantAttimi by Dario Manca
224 Given Terrace, Paddington
This 28-seat Italian fine-diner in Paddington takes inspiration from Michelin-starred dining in Europe.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Camp, Glamp and Stay in Eco Cabins at Australia Zoo
'Camp Crocodile Hunter', as the new campground will be called, will is set to open in 2020.
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NewsNutella Is Opening Its Own Chocolate and Hazelnut-Themed Pop-Up Hotel
Located in Napa Valley, it'll only operate for a weekend — but it'll be filled with Nutella items.
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NewsMatthew McConaughey Has Launched a New Off-Grid Unyoked Cabin in NSW for Charity
The Oscar-winning actor helped design the cabin — and has filled it with all his favourite books, music and bourbon.
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NewsBrisbane's Eight Best Indoor Workouts for When It's Far Too Hot to Exercise Outside
Swap your after-work run for snowboarding, ice skating or a ninja warrior obstacle course.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Zoom Into a Life-Sized Godzilla Statue Via Zipline
The new Japanese theme park attraction will stretch across 120 metres in length — and it's due to open next year.
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News
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Has Been Issued for Brisbane So Stay Safe and Dry
You might want to stay indoors — we're expecting hail.
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EventThe Sound Society at Roma Street Parklands
Multiple single dates
Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane
Listen to free live music in stunning natural surroundings once a month.
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EventWeekend of Tartness
Fri, 21 Feb - Sun, 23 Feb 2025
The Scratch, Milton
The funkiest, sourest, most-refreshing beers being produced in Australia and around the world are taking over The Scratch's taps for three tart days.
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EventGABS Craft Beer Fest
Fri, 23 May - Sat, 24 May 2025
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.
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EventKichi Kichi Meet and Eat
Sun, 23 Mar - Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Harajuku Gyoza South Bank, South Brisbane
Chef Motokichi Yukimura from Kyoto's Kichi Kichi is whipping up his internet-famous omurice in Brisbane — again.
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EventLunar New Year at Brisbane Quarter
Tue, 28 Jan - Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Brisbane Quarter, Brisbane City
See in the Year of the Snake with lion dances, flaming lobster and decadent banquets.
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EventLunar New Year in Fortitude Valley
Sat, 1 Feb - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Chinatown Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley
The Year of the Snake is getting into full swing with markets, traditional music and cultural dances — and plenty of food in the vicinity.
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EventLunar New Year at Donna Chang
Tue, 28 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Donna Chang, Brisbane City
This CBD Chinese fine-diner is a heritage-listed former bank is serving up lunch banquets, dinner feasts, dragon dancers and more to welcome the Year of the Snake.
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EventYear of the Snake Chinese New Year Dinners at Stanley
Wed, 29 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Stanley Restaurant, Brisbane City
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a Cantonese feast and lion dances by the river at Howard Smith Wharves' Cantonese restaurant.
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EventLunar New Year at The Star Brisbane
Sun, 12 Jan - Wed, 12 Feb 2025
The Star Brisbane, Brisbane City
Enjoy a street food-inspired banquet or tuck into a luxe sashimi platter, then watch lion dances and place your hopes for the year ahead on the wishing tree.
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EventFat Noodle's Lunar New Year Banquet
Sun, 12 Jan - Wed, 12 Feb 2025
Fat Noodle, Brisbane City
Luke Nguyen's eatery is serving up six-course banquets for two, complete with Vietnamese spring rolls, chargrilled turmeric spatchcock and mango trifle.
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NewsQantas Has Just Trialled a Non-Stop Flight from London to Sydney
After flying direct from New York–Sydney in October, the airline has just trialled its next possible non-stop long-haul route.
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NewsThe Sydney Opera House Is Throwing a Luxe Private New Year's Eve Party — and Tickets Are Just $10
The catch? There are only ten tickets up for grabs.
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NewsA Haze of Smoke Is Currently Affecting the Air Quality in Brisbane
Thick smoke from bushfires across Queensland and New South Wales is currently affecting large parts of the city.
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NewsBrisbane Commuters Will Receive Four Days of Free Train Travel Over the Next Month
You'll be able to hop on a train for free on four consecutive Mondays in November and December.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Hire a Pet-Friendly Picnic Boat to Sail Through the Gold Coast
Denmark company GoBoat is set to launch on the Gold Coast in January, with a fleet of easy-to-operate BYO picnic boats.
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NewsThe World's Largest Inflatable Theme Park for Adults Is Coming to Australia
Let your inner child run free in the 1500-square-metre bouncy castle, the inflatable obstacle course and the space-themed wonderland.
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NewsOche Is Fortitude Valley's Soon-to-Open Two-Storey Electronic Darts Bar
The 360-person bar is opening in a historic flour mill this summer.
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NewsFive Simple Steps to Help You Excel in Your Job and Carve Out a Successful Career for Yourself
How to play to your strengths, broaden your mind and take a leap forward.
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NewsKelly Slater Is Opening His Second Surf Ranch on the Sunshine Coast
It'll have an eco-resort on site, too.
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NewsMelbourne's Long-Awaited Surf Park Urbnsurf Is Finally Pumping Out Waves
The two-hectare surf park is set to open this summer.
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NewsWhich Degrees to Study If You Want to Make a Difference in the World
You could complain about everything that's wrong in the world — or you could go out and fix it.
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NewsThe Hideaway Is Cabarita Beach's New Waterfront Glamping Retreat
Glamp by the sea and under fairy lights here.
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NewsLord Howe Island Has Been Named One of the Best Places to Visit in 2020 by Lonely Planet
The NSW island took out the fifth spot on the annual travel destination list — and Central Asia's Silk Road came out on top.
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GuideSeven Summer Festivals Worth the Road Trip
Round up your mates for an epic adventure to one of these regional food, music and flower festivals.
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GuideSeven Ways to Celebrate Melbourne Cup in Brisbane to Suit Your Party Style
Set your work emails to 'out of office', pick out your best outfit and get ready to enjoy bottomless bubbles.
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NewsThe First Non-Stop Qantas Flight from New York to Sydney Is Soaring Through the Sky This Weekend
Testing the route with an aim to roll it out to the public, the Australian carrier will become the first commercial airline to make the massive 19.5-hour flight.
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Has Been Issued for Brisbane So Stay Indoors
Stay safe and dry out there — we're expecting lots of hail and wind.
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NewsHoley Moley Is Opening Its Second Brisbane Mini-Golf Bar in the CBD
Come next month, you'll be tap, tap, tapping around a 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'-inspired hole and one in a room filled with flying cash.
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NewsAustralia Is Now Home to the World's First Whale Heritage Site
Queensland's renowned whale-watching spot, Hervey Bay, has earned the honours.
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NewsStylish US Chain Ace Hotel Is Opening Its First Australian Outpost in Sydney
The 18-storey development will feature 264 rooms, a ground-floor lobby bar, and rooftop bar and restaurant.
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NewsSydney's Newest Luxury Eco-Retreat Is Located Right in the Middle of Taronga Zoo
The 62 rooms are not only be located among the zoo's animals, but have epic views over the zoo and Sydney Harbour.
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NewsMelbourne's Long-Awaited Surf Park Urbnsurf Is Finally Filled with Water
The two-hectare surf park will start pumping out waves in the coming weeks.
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NewsQueensland's Mon Repos Turtle Centre Is Set to Reopen After a $22 Million Redevelopment
It's relaunching just in time for this year's turtle season.
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NewsOne of Australia's Most Beautiful Beaches Has Been Washed Away
Coastal erosion has seen Stockton Beach gradually lose its coveted patch of sand over the last decade — but a recent storm has closed the beach almost entirely.
