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    The Brisbane Guest Edit: Australian Diamonds Player Ruby Bakewell-Doran Shares Her Favourite Ways to Play in the Off Season

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    Soak Bathhouse Has Opened a West End Rooftop Haven with Seven Spas and Pools (Plus a Sky-High Sundeck)

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    In addition to the much-hyped four-bin recycling system, the state is funding two new groundbreaking recycling facilities.

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    A Southern Edge Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Ambling Foodie Adventure in Tasmania's South

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    A New Two-Storey Spa with a Sky-High Relaxation Deck and Meditation Zone Is Opening in Sofitel Darling Harbour

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    Here's What Victoria Park's Revamp Might Look Like, Including a Tree House Lookout and Water Play Gully

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    New Zealand's First $100 Million Costco Is Opening This Week — Here's What to Expect

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    Hana Has Just Opened a New Extra Large Ice Bath and Sauna Room So You Can Take a Mate (or a Date)

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    Luxe Wellness Sanctuary Aurora Spa & Bathhouse Is Opening at The Continental Sorrento Next Month

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    Meet The Culinary Tastemakers Championing Tasmanian Produce

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    Victoria's Dining and Entertainment Rebate Is Back to Give You $125 Off Your Bill This Spring and Summer

    The popular incentive program has returned — spend $40 or more at cinemas, galleries, museums and on dining, and you can claim 25 percent back.

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    Candy Abalone and Saltbush Vodka: Meet the Makers Behind Some of Tasmania's Most Unusual Flavours

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    Auckland Museum's 67-Million-Year-Old T-Rex Skeleton 'Peter' Is Now Staying Until the End of 2023

    Consider this your incentive to make another trip to see Peter in the flesh (so to speak).

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    This Handy Map Will Help You Avoid Magpies This Swooping Season

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    New Zealand Is Getting a Public Holiday on September 26 for a One-Off National Day of Mourning

    "I know many people will want the opportunity to pay their respects and [to] come together and pay tribute at local events," Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern said.

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    Australia Is Getting a Public Holiday on September 22 for a One-Off National Day of Mourning

    "It will be a one-off national public holiday. That’s to allow people to pay their respects for the passing of Queen Elizabeth," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced.

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    Sample honey from a 60-year-old apiary, take a cooking class featuring foraged goods as your ingredients or pluck and shuck oysters straight from the sea.

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    Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Is Back for 2022 with 190,000 Blooms and a Floral-Inspired Food Trail

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    Australian Basketball Superstar Patty Mills Is Touring the Country to Chat About His NBA Career

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    The 24/7 Live-Stream of Melbourne's Peregrine Falcons Is Back for Another Nesting Season

    A feathered duo has kept a nest atop 367 Collins Street in Melbourne's CBD since 1991 — and you can watch their chicks hatch from across the ditch.

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    The 24/7 Live-Stream of Collins Street's Peregrine Falcons Is Back for Another Nesting Season

    A feathered duo has kept a nest atop 367 Collins Street since 1991 — and you can watch chicks hatch there each year.

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    Schedule these into your pupper's social calendar — and ask them to take you along.

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