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NewsMelburnians 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.
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NewsThe 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.
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NewsAustralian 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.
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NewsThe First Artist Lineup Has Been Announced for Queenstown's Snowboxx Winter Festival
One week of local acts, slope-side parties and off-mountain experiences.
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NewsHow to Spend 48 Hours in Sydney When You're Treating Yourself to an Autumn Staycation
Start with award-winning cocktail bars and late-night live music — finish with art-filled walking tours and a yum cha feast.
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NewsKelly Tarlton's Aquarium Is Opening a New Sea Cave Featuring Native Creatures from the Hauraki Gulf
The Sea Cave Adventure will move through four chambers where visitors will encounter native octopus, eel, starfish, crayfish, pufferfish and crab species.
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NewsVictorians Now Only Need to Wear Face Masks in Certain Situations
It's still mandatory to carry one with you — but you'll only have to pop one on in specific circumstances, such as public transport and indoor shopping.
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NewsVictoria Is Reverting to the State's Pre-Christmas COVID-19 Rules From Midnight Tonight
You'll be able to have 30 people over to your house again, and gather in public in groups of 100.
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NewsQantas and Jetstar Plan to Resume International Flights from This October
Come spring, you could be jetting off to London, Singapore or Los Angeles.
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NewsWe're Giving Away the Ultimate 48-Hour Staycation in the CBD
Live it up in a harbourside hotel, wine and dine like a monarch and catch a live gig in a piazza — for zero dollars.
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NewsBrisbane Has Been Named the Preferred Host of the 2032 Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee will now enter into "targeted dialogue" with Australian authorities to discuss staging the games in more detail.
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GuideA Big Bucket List of All the Most Extraordinary Airbnbs You Can Book Around Australia
Start planning your next holiday here.
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NewsSydneysiders Will Be Able to Have 50 People Over to Their Homes From February 26
Dancing is back at weddings, too — and you'll be able to stand up to have a drink at the pub from March 17.
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NewsThe Whitsundays' Whitehaven Beach Has Been Named the Best Beach in the World for 2021
Two Australian spots have made Tripadvisor's list of the top 25 best beaches around the globe.
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NewsThis New Scenic Rim Festival Will Let You Wander Through More Than 200,000 Sunflowers
Do yoga surrounded by golden petals, fly over the top of the field and learn to cook using the colourful plants.
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NewsThis New Northern Beaches Parking Finder Will Help You Locate the Best Car Parks in Manly
If you're looking for somewhere to leave your vehicle, it'll help you find free parking zones, disabled parking and loading zones.
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NewsVic Government Is Offering Financial Support to 50,000-Plus Businesses Affected by the Snap Lockdown
The $143-million support package includes 50,000 more $200 travel vouchers — and 40,000 of those are for use within Greater Melbourne.
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NewsSt Kilda's Pier Breakwater and Hugely Popular Penguin Parade Have Finally Reopened
It's home to around 1400 Little Penguins — and you can head by to see them each night between now and April.
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NewsAir New Zealand Is Trialling a Digital Health Passport to Make International Travel Safer and Easier
The trial will run on the airline's Auckland to Sydney route in April.
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NewsThis Wild Coastal Track Has Reopened in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges
On a clear day, walkers will cop sweeping views of the wild west coastline all the way to Mount Taranaki.
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NewsUK Fitness Club Chain 1R Has Opened a Concrete-Heavy 800-Square-Metre Venue in Melbourne
It's the brand's first site in Australia — and its biggest to-date anywhere in the world.
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NewsSix Ways to See Sydney from Every Angle When You Want to Play Tourist in Your Own City
Up high, underwater, on the move and after dark.
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GuideOur Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Potts Point and Woolloomooloo
Discover where the locals go for an early morning feed and an after-work tipple — and everything in between.
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NewsAn Epic Ten-Kilometre Obstacle Course Race Is Coming to Mount Maunganui
Run, climb, swing and crawl your way through the course that navigates sand, grass, rocks and tarmac.
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NewsSix Adventurous Ways to Explore the South Island Without Spending Hours in the Car
Swap lame car games for riding an underground train or kayaking along the coast.
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NewsAustralia Will Soon Be Home to a Whale-Shaped Underwater Observatory Two Kilometres Off the Coast
The Australian Underwater Discovery Centre is set to open at the end of Busselton Jetty by December 2022.
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NewsFive Reasons to Consider Booking a Cruise For Your Next Getaway
You won't get lost if you're holidaying on a ship — and you'll only need to unpack once.
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NewsFace Masks Will Remain Mandatory in Most Situations in Victoria From February 18
The state's snap lockdown is coming to an end, but you'll still need to don a face covering whenever you're indoors — unless you're at home.
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NewsVictoria's Lockdown Is Ending But New Restrictions Will Be in Place Until At Least February 26
You'll be able to leave the house for any reason you like — but you'll only be able to have five people over per day, and gather in groups of 20 in public.
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NewsWorld Surf League Has Scrapped Its 2021 Bells Beach and Gold Coast Events in Favour of NSW
This year's WSL Championship Tour will head to Newcastle and Narrabeen instead, as well as Margaret River and Rottnest Island in Western Australia.
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NewsYou Can Now Spend a Night Feasting on Chocolate Biscuits in QT Sydney's Tim Tam-Themed Suite
For the next month, the hotel is dedicating one of its rooms to the beloved bikkie — and you can win an overnight stay.
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NewsMelburnians Who Visited Parts of Queen Victoria Market During a Two-Hour Period Must Self-Isolate
QVM's sheds A and B have been added to Melbourne's list of exposure sites.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Hire a Picnic Boat to Sail Down the Brisbane River
Denmark company GoBoat is set to launch in the Queensland capital with a fleet of easy-to-operate BYO picnic boats.
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NewsVirgin Has Just Dropped a Heap of Flight Deals for Couples with Tickets Starting at $69 Each
The cheap price kicks in when you book two or more seats in the same reservation.
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NewsWhat You Can and Can't Do Under New Zealand's COVID-19 Alert Level 3
Auckland will move to Alert Level 3 for at least three days.
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NewsQueensland Has Declared Greater Melbourne a COVID-19 Hotspot and Closed Its Borders
Victoria currently has 20 active COVID-19 cases, including those linked to the new Holiday Inn cluster.
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NewsNSW's Stay-at-Home Orders Only Apply to Travellers Returning from Victoria Since February 13
Originally, it was set to cover anyone who had entered NSW from Victoria since January 29.
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NewsNSW Will Impose Five-Day Stay-at-Home Orders on Travellers Returning from Victoria Since January 29
Which means they'll only be able to leave home for one of four reasons.
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NewsAustralian Open Games Will Go Ahead with No Spectators During Victoria's Five-Day Lockdown
As will this weekend's AFLW games.
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Victoria Will Go Into a Snap Five-Day Lockdown In a Bid to Contain the Holiday Inn Outbreak
The whole state will revert back to stage four restrictions tonight, which means only leaving home for one of four reasons and staying within five kilometres of your house.
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Face Masks Will Become Mandatory Again Throughout Victoria From February 13
You'll need to wear one whenever you leave the house during the state's snap five-day lockdown.
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NewsNSW Requires Anyone Who Has Been at Melbourne Airport During a Ten-Hour Period to Isolate
You'll need to get tested, too, and remain in isolation for 14 days regardless of the results.
