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    Dirty Little Secret Has Launched a New Menu Dedicated to Fried Chicken

    The lineup of fried chicken, salad bowls, burgers and sangas serves as the venue's first in-house menu.

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    The City of Sydney Has Announced a Plan to Cover 40 Percent of the City with Greenery By 2050

    Under a strategy being put to council this month, it also wants to plan 700 trees a year.

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    Queensland's Camping Restrictions Have Eased Just in Time for the Easter Long Weekend

    There are no longer any restrictions on campsites across the state, which means that more holidaymakers can pitch a tent.

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    The Victorian Government Has Announced an Extra $5 Million in Funding for Outdoor Dining

    It has been allocated to 22 councils across the state, including 13 in metropolitan Melbourne.

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    Sydney's New City Around the Western Airport Will Be Named After Engineer John Bradfield

    It'll span more than 100 hectares of land north of existing suburb Bringelly.

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    The Sydney Opera House Will Start Lighting Up Its Sails Nightly Again with First Nations Art

    Returning from April 23, the projection series will display its first all-female lineup.

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    Sense of Self Is the New Bathhouse, Sauna and Spa in a Collingwood Warehouse

    It has a Finnish-style sauna, a large mineral bath and a cold plunge pool — and an upstairs massage studio.

  • News

    Two Shipping Container Hotels Are Popping Up on Victorian Wineries This Autumn

    The Wine Down Pop-Up Hotel eco pods will make appearances in the Mornington Peninsula and Rutherglen.

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    Auckland Art Gallery Has Announced a Jam-Packed Exhibition Lineup for Autumn and Winter

    Running from May to September, it will showcase some of the greatest contemporary artists of our era.

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    Six60 Will Become the First Band to Headline Auckland's Eden Park Stadium

    No concert has ever been held at the 118-year-old venue.

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    You Might Soon Be Able to Splash Around in a Big Man-Made Wave Pool on the Gold Coast

    The Club at Parkwood Village has announced plans to build an Endless Surf pool by 2023.

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    Next Melbourne Is the Soon-to-Open Inner City Hotel That'll Barrel Age Its Spirits Onsite

    It's set to open in the 80 Collins Street precinct this month.

  • News

    Brisbanites Who Visited These Locations Are Asked to Get Tested for COVID-19 and Self-Isolate

    Queensland Health has sent out an alert for a number of sites, including a cafe, gym and pub.

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    Qantas Is Trialling a Digital Health Passport to Make International Travel Safer and Easier

    The airline has just tested one app on an international repatriation flight from Frankfurt to Darwin, and plans to assess a second app before hopefully restarting its overseas routes in October.

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    You and Your Pooch Will Soon Be Able to Spend a Night at BrewDog's Australian Craft Beer Hotel

    As part of its big Australian expansion plans, the beer brand is also setting up a second Brisbane bar, and launching its first sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

  • News

    Sydney Writers' Festival Has Announced Its Jam-Packed Locally Focused 2021 Program

    More than 400 Australian-based speakers will take to the stage, all linked to this year's theme 'Within Reach'.

  • News

    Auckland Writers Festival Has Unveiled Its Whopping 2021 Lineup

    Seven days of ideas, readings, debates, stand-up poetry, literary theatre, children’s writers and free public events. 

  • News

    Antico's Is the New Family-Run Pizzeria Located Upstairs at the Beach Road Hotel

    Set to run for three months, the pop-up is by the team behind a 15-year-old pizzeria in Sydney's southwest.

  • News

    Queenslanders Will Be Able to Have 100 People Over to Their Homes From March 13

    And groups of 500 will be able to gather outdoors in public, too.

  • News

    Peninsula Hot Springs' New Geothermal Bathing Paradise Is Opening In East Gippsland

    Glamping, a hotel and lots of hot springs are planned for the new Metung wellness precinct.

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    Queensland's Single-Use Plastics Ban Will Come Into Effect on September 1

    It'll cover single-use straws, stirrers, cutlery and plates, as well as polystyrene foam food containers and cups.

  • News

    The Federal Government Is Releasing 800,000 Half-Price Flights to Aussie Holiday Destinations

    On offer between April and July, they'll be available to 13 regions that usually rely upon international tourism.

  • News

    Lona Misa Is the Soon-to-Open Plant-Based Bar and Kitchen From Shannon Martinez and Ian Curley

    Launching next month, the all-day venue will be serving up a fresh take on vegan and vegetarian eats.

  • News

    Overseas Spectators Might Not Be Permitted to Attend This Year's Tokyo Olympics

    When the postponed 2020 games go ahead, international fans might be restricted to watching them on television.

  • News

    Early Knock-Offs and Free Public Transport Could Liven Up Melbourne's CBD Under a New Proposal

    The Property Council of Australia is calling for a slate of initiatives to encourage Melburnians to head into the city on Friday nights.

  • News

    A New Gallery Showcasing Contemporary Light Artists Has Opened in Auckland's CBD

    You can see captivating light columns, geometric installations and neons at this new late-night gallery space.

  • News

    Elm Is Darlinghurst's New Rooftop Cocktail Bar Located Above The Taphouse

    The drinks menu includes juice-based cocktails, a variety of hard seltzers, local craft beers and orange wine by the glass.

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    Sculpture at Scenic World Is Bringing Its Openair Art Gallery Back to the Blue Mountains for 2021

    After the 2020 event was cancelled due to the pandemic, this year's exhibition will again place large-scale sculptures and installations throughout the area's rainforest.

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    Chinese Ridesharing Company DiDi Is Launching an On-Demand Delivery Service in Auckland

    Send and deliver parcels across town via the company's band of drivers.

  • News

    Oxford Street's Mardi Gras Protest Is Set to Go Ahead After a Last-Minute NSW Health Exemption

    The march will take place on Saturday afternoon before the Mardi Gras Parade at the SCG.

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    A Gig Space, Roller Rink and Openair Cinema Are All Popping Up As Part of Parramatta Nights

    This March, a car park rooftop is set to be transformed into a concert venue and Prince Alfred Square will be showing nightly movies.

  • News

    'Madagascar the Musical' Will Sing and Dance Its Way Down Under From August

    An all-local cast will bring the story to life, supported by a lavish set, world-class puppets and colourful costumes.

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    April Sun Is the New Two-Week Music Festival Hitting the St Kilda Foreshore This Autumn

    Get set for a program of gigs and day parties, from the likes of G-Flip, Touch Sensitive, Hiatus Kaiyote and more.

  • News

    St Kilda's Lau's Family Kitchen Is Closing Down After 15 Years of Service

    The Acland Street mainstay will stop serving its signature Cantonese dishes at the end of March.

  • News

    Yours and Owls Has Been Given Approval by the NSW Government to Go Ahead Next Month

    The festival is set to take place in mid-April and will feature Benee and DMA's.

  • News

    Melburnians Can Park in the CBD for Free Over the March Long Weekend

    The City of Melbourne has offering free parking for three and a half days, timed to coincide with the Moomba Festival.

  • News

    The Victorian Government Can Now Keep Extending the State of Emergency Until December

    The State of Emergency has been in effect since March 2020 — and now it can keep being prolonged every four weeks until the end of 2021.

  • News

    Australian Borders Will Remain Closed to International Travel Until At Least Mid-June

    The country's human biosecurity emergency period, which first came into effect in March 2020, has just been extended for another three months.

  • News

    This OTT Service Will Deliver Champagne Direct to Your Boat in the Hauraki Gulf

    You no longer have to step foot on dry land for a bottle of bubbly.

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