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    Queensland Will Start Lifting Some Stay-at-Home Restrictions From Next Weekend

    You'll be able to go for a drive, have a picnic, visit a national park and shop for non-essential items.

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    This Online Two-Up Site Lets You Flip Coins at Home This ANZAC Day — and Donate to Charity

    All proceeds will be donated to help support Australian servicemen and women and their families.

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    Here's What the Queensland Government's Moratorium on Rental Evictions Means for You

    To help those financially impacted by COVID-19, the government has temporarily banned some evictions. But there's a bit of fine print — here's what you need to know.

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    All Australians Can Now Get Tested for COVID-19 If They Are Showing Any Cold or Flu Symptoms

    If you have a cough, sore throat, runny nose or cold and flu-like symptoms, you can now get tested.

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    Australian Borders Look to Remain Closed to International Travel for at Least Three-to-Four Months

    But travel between Australia and NZ could be allowed to start before then.

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    You Can Now Stream Old Episodes of 'Aerobics Oz Style' to Get Your Retro Fitness Fix

    The leotard-heavy show was on TV for 20 years — and now it's back in time for your iso workouts.

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    The Best Ways to Celebrate a Mate's Birthday During COVID-19

    From virtual drag bingo nights to cakes from Australia's best chefs, here are the best ways to celebrate a birthday, isolation-style.

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    Virgin Australia Has Entered Voluntary Administration

    The 20-year-old Australian airline company will continue to run its scheduled flights and hopes to emerge from COVID-19 in a "stronger financial position".

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    A Kangaroo Has Been Videoed Hopping Through Adelaide in More Proof the Animals Are Taking Over

    Mountain goats roaming through cities in Wales, wild boar in Barcelona and, now, kangaroos in an Aussie capital.

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    Queensland Recorded Zero New COVID-19 Cases Overnight for the First Time in Six Weeks

    Victoria reported only one and NSW a five-week low of six new cases.

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    Bunnings Has Set Up a Drive and Collect Service So You Can Shop for Hardware Without Leaving Your Car

    Get everything you need for your isolation DIY tasks while still social distancing.

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    A Winter Escapist's Guide to Port Stephens and Its Surrounds

    Don't go into hibernation this year. Follow your wanderlust up the coast instead.

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    Some of Australia's COVID-19 Restrictions Could Be Relaxed in Four Weeks

    But only if three conditions, outlined by the Federal Government today, are met.

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    Everything You Need to Know About This Year's The Lyrid Meteor Shower

    Head out to your backyard or balcony and look up.

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    Universities Will Offer Half-Price Online Short-Courses to Help Aussies Retrain During COVID-19

    The courses will be up offered in 'national priority areas' such as nursing, teaching, health, IT and science.

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    You Can Hang Out with Llamas and Goats in Your Next Video Meeting Thanks to Sweet Farm

    Donate to the Californian animal sanctuary and you can invite one of its furry residents to your next Zoom call.

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    Five Fun Remote Dating Ideas If You're Not Isolating with Your Significant Other

    You might be apart physically, but it doesn't mean you can't have an exciting (virtual) date night.

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    Australians Have Been Encouraged to Start Dreaming of and Planning Domestic Holidays

    But the Federal Tourism Minister has warned that international travel could be off the cards until 2021.

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    Airbnb Is Now Offering Online Experiences So You Can Get Your Travel Fix From Your Couch

    Meditate with monks, bake cardamom buns with a Swedish baker and virtually visit Chernobyl's dogs.

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    Queenslanders Will Now Require a Permit to Cross Back Over the Border from Interstate

    And anyone who's visited a hotspot, such as the greater Sydney area, will also now be required to quarantine for 14 days.

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    Seven Travel Live-Streams from Around the World That'll Make You Feel Like You're on Holidays

    Virtually escape your lounge room to visit the northern lights, hang out at Tokyo's eerily quiet Shibuya Crossing or try and spot the Loch Ness Monster.

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    Eight Ways to Upskill Without Leaving the House

    Spend your time inside learning to write with Margaret Atwood, cooking with Massimo Bottura or painting a masterpiece for your lounge room.

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    A Luxe Multimillion-Dollar Hotel and Sky Bar Is Opening at Australia's Famed Seppeltsfield Winery

    It'll be surrounded by century-old vines and have penthouses, a world-class restaurant and an infinity pool.

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    This New Subscription Service Delivers a Different Board Game to Your Door Each Month

    Swap a night glued to your screen for a night of friendly competition.

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    NSW's Taronga Zoos Have Launched an Adorable Online TV Channel with 24/7 Animal Live-Streams

    You can now watch hippos backflip, tiger cubs play and penguins eat all day, every day.

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    The RSPCA Wants You to Adopt or Foster an Animal While You're Spending More Time at Home

    It's asking the community to help find homes for the thousands of dogs, cats, bunnies and guinea pigs currently in its care.

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    The Brick Box Is Australia's New Lego-Inspired Subscription Service

    Swap a night glued to your screen for a night on the floor building intricate Lego villages.

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    Audible Is Offering a Stack of Free Audiobooks to Help Keep You Entertained While Indoors

    Listen to classics like 'Frankenstein' and 'Pride and Prejudice', for nada.

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    Queensland's Bundaberg and Beenleigh Rum Distilleries Are Now Making Hand Sanitiser

    Fans of fermented and distilled sugarcane juice can now look forward to freshening their fingers with their preferred tipple.

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    Eight New Books to Read While You're Spending More Time Indoors

    Explore the underbelly of 1980s Queensland, enter a fictional dystopian world or learn how to get your money sorted.

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    Queensland's Borders Will Close From Midnight on Wednesday

    "Unless you are returning home to Queensland, or you are coming to Queensland for an essential purpose like work or a medical appointment, or freight issues, then the border is closed to you."

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    Manly Spirits Co Is Turning Gin Into Sanitiser So You Can Disinfect Your Hands and Smell Like Botanicals

    The Sydney distillery is redistilling some of its high-grade alcohol to make the in-demand product.

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    The Australian Government Has Advised That All Non-Essential Travel Should Be Cancelled

    And the Prime Minister has warned that local lockdowns are on the cards, too.

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    You Can Now Get All Your Favourite Australian Showbags Delivered to Your Door

    Whether you can't get enough Bertie Beetles, have a hankering for a bag filled with KitKats, or would prefer pop culture-themed merchandise.

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    The Government Has Introduced New Restrictions on Non-Essential Indoor Events Under 100 People

    A limit of one person per four square metres has been recommended, which will impact nightclubs, restaurants and pubs.

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    Qantas and Jetstar Will Suspend International Flights from Late March

    The airlines will also temporarily stand down two-thirds of their 30,000 staff.

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    These Australian Bookshops Are Offering Free Delivery So You Can Get Lit in Isolation

    Support indie shops and get some good reading material dropped right to your door.

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