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NewsNokia's New Smartphone Has Been Built for Live-Streaming Selfies
The Nokia 8 has just been released globally, but its flagship feature is one that might be irrelevant before it hits the shelves.
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NewsMelbourne Is Now Home to Tel Aviv's Cult Pita Eatery Miznon
Famed Israeli street food chef Eyal Shani chats about the Melbourne launch.
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NewsThese Melbourne Venues Have Been Nominated for the 2017 Eat Drink Design Awards
The shortlist for Australia and New Zealand’s only hospitality design awards program has officially dropped.
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NewsThe Most Epic Photos of Last Night's Total Solar Eclipse from the US
Now we're holding out for Sydney 2028.
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NewsFalls Festival Drops Killer 2017 Lineup for Its 25th Outing
Ring in the New Year with Flume, Fleet Foxes and Daryl Braithwaite.
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GuideThe Best Wine Bars in Melbourne
Considered fitouts, elevated shared plates and a uniquely curated wine offering — these are our favourite wine bars across the city.
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GuideThe Best Bars in Melbourne
Whether you're on the hunt for an extensive wine collection, a luxe date-night spot or a place to have a little boogie, these are our picks for the best bars in Melbourne.
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NewsWhere to Find the Best Matcha in Melbourne
Laced with strawberry, topped with ube cream or spiked with yuzu — however you like it, here's where to get it.
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GuideSip, Snack and Savour: These Melbourne Bars Are Pairing Haku Vodka Martinis with Rice-Inspired Bites
This winter, discover elegant Haku Vodka martinis paired with inventive snacks that celebrate Japanese rice craftsmanship.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Coffee in Melbourne for 2025
Whether you're a coffee snob or an extra-weak latte lover, these top Melbourne coffee roasters and brewers will have what you need.
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GuideMelbourne Bars and Restaurants That Are Undeniably, Unabashedly Romantic
Low lighting, jazz playlists, opulent cocktails — these top Melbourne date spots will help you to start planning the perfect Valentine's Day.
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GuideThe Best Bars in Melbourne with Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards for 2025
Save cosy pub corners for the depths of winter — it's time to drink a brew out in the open at these fab Melbourne beer gardens.
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GuideThe 15 Best Sports Bars and Pubs in Melbourne for 2025
These Melbourne bars and pubs play local and international sporting matches live and loud throughout the week — from AFL, NRL and cricket to soccer, tennis, boxing and basketball.
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GuideMelbourne's 20 Most Popular Bars of 2024
Sprawling breweries, neighbourhood pubs, CBD cocktail spots and cosy wine bars — they’ve all grabbed your attention so far this year.
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NewsEight Melbourne Parks Fit For a BYO Booze Picnic (and Where to Pick Up Snacks Beforehand)
Head to the park for a boozy picnic with the finest snacks you can find along the way.
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NewsLaneway Teases 2018 Festival, Reveals Dates and First Headliners
Mac DeMarco and Anderson .Paak will tour the festival's seven dates.
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NewsThis Food Film Series Reimagines Cooking Tutorials in the Style of Famous Directors
How would Quentin Tarantino make pasta, or Wes Anderson make s'mores?
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NewsBrooklyn Depot Has Given Their American-Themed Menu a Massive Makeover
Now serving lobster mac and cheese, cheeseburger empanadas, and chicken and waffles.
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NewsYayoi Kusama Is Opening Her Own Dot-Filled Tokyo Museum
The permanent five-storey facility will showcase the artist's immersive installations and more.
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NewsLonely Planet Has Launched an Instagram-Like App for Travel Inspiration
The self-publishing content platform is your new #travelinspo go-to.
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NewsWhy (and How) You Should Start Cellaring Beer at Home
Good things come to those who wait — including some incredible beers.
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RestaurantGigi's Piazza, Red Hill Estate
1208 Mornington-Flinders Road, Main Ridge
The new laidback hang-out spot is suitable for everything from first dates to family days out.
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RestaurantCrittenden Wines & Restaurant
25 Harrisons Road, Dromana
Not only has this renovation given the restaurant a new lease on life, but importantly, it has been a part of a return to its roots.
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RestaurantPunt Road Wines
12 Saint Huberts Road, Coldstream
The new cellar door cements the estate as a must-visit destination in the Yarra Valley, as visitors can experience many of the region's highlights in one convenient location.
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BarLe Bar Supper Club
12 North Concourse, Beaumaris
Raise a crystal glass to French food, fancy drinks and burlesque shows in this Beaumaris bar.
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BarHotel Mexico
238 Whitehall Street, Yarraville
Hotel Mexico is Yarraville's huge group hang spot that's made for margarita-fuelled sessions.
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BarBendigo Hotel Collingwood
125 Johnston Street, Collingwood
Collingwood's legendary live music pub The Bendigo Hotel is back in action thanks to The Mill Brewery Crew.
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BarPunters Club
376 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Millennials and Gen Zs might lament the loss of Kewpie, but Gen X music lovers will rejoice in seeing this old boozer return to Brunswick Street.
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CafeMork Chocolate Looking Glass
13 Centre Place, Melbourne
The site is showcasing the team's unconventional chocolate bars, elaborate drinking chocolates that never made it onto the menu, chocolate cocktail pairings and creative desserts.
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BarWindsor Wine Room
60 Chapel Street, Windsor
Keep it classic with a rosé matched with burrata and oysters, or get a bit more playful by pairing a natty number with jerusalem artichoke and hazelnut gnocchi.
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NewsThis New Subscription Service Wants to Give You Access to Super Cheap Movie Tickets
They're calling themselves the Netflix of cinema.
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NewsSydney Is Hosting a One-Day Forum on Global Night Culture
An ambitious, timely collaboration between Sydney's Electronic Music Conference and the night mayor of Amsterdam, Mirik Milan.
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NewsFairgrounds Festival Announces Slam Dunk of a 2017 Lineup
With Albuquerque longtimers The Shins, dynamic Melbourne duo Client Liaison and Baltimore synthpop maestros Future Islands at the top.
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NewsThese Australian Cafes Are Trialling a 'More Recyclable' Takeaway Coffee Cup
The RecycleMe cups have a mineral-based lining that allows them to enter the regular recycling stream.
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NewsThe Less Obvious Guide to Discovering Whistler
Discover the beauty of Whistler off the beaten track.
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NewsBeyond the Valley Announces Solid 2017 NYE Lineup
A legitimately excellent option for NYE if you're into grime, folk and camping.
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EventRooftop Racquet Club at QT Melbourne
Thu, 8 Jan - Sun, 1 Mar 2026
QT Melbourne, Melbourne
Keep an ace up your sleeve this summer, as this glamorous hotel serves up a rooftop pickleball court, signature cocktails and late-night DJs.
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EventSummer Under The Roof: Quealy Winemakers and D.O.C Gastronomia Mornington
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 - Sun, 25 Jan 2026
Quealy Winemakers, Balnarring
Fill your weekends with award-winning wine and top-quality pizza, as this vine-side collaboration takes over summer with culinary goodness.
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EventDome Under Fulldome Festival
Fri, 30 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb 2026
Scienceworks, Spotswood
Head to Melbourne Planetarium to see 39 films from around the world at Australia's only fulldome film festival.
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EventLibrary on the Lawn: Kids Festival at State Library Victoria
Multiple single dates
State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
Add more reading time and kid-friendly entertainment to your summer holidays schedule, from storytime sessions to scavenger hunts.
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EventChristmas Sculpture and Qris Qringle at QV Melbourne
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 - Tue, 6 Jan 2026
QV Melbourne, Melbourne
Christmas has arrived at QV Melbourne, featuring a towering festive sculpture and mystery Qris Qringle giveaway loaded with daily prizes.
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EventThe Royal Family Dance Crew Presents 'Defend the Throne'
Wed, 27 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
Global street-dance icons The Royal Family Dance Crew will headline RISING 2026 with 'Defend the Throne,' a high-energy showcase blending 14 years of their most iconic choreography with brand-new work ...
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EventSummer Music Series at Mr Mills
Multiple single dates
Mr Mills, Melbourne
Step into this chic late-night basement bar, where high-energy DJs will groove through the early hours all summer long.
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EventMidsumma Festival 2026
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 - Tue, 30 Dec 2025
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
Victoria's major LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural celebration is back, delivering over 250 events that champion queer creativity and community.
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EventLu-Niverse: Countess Luann at Melbourne Recital Centre
Mon, 23 Feb, 2026
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank
Be cool, as this reality TV star brings her infectious energy to Melbourne for a tea-spilling deep dive into a slew of wild moments.
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EventCarlsberg Beach Club
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - Thu, 29 Jan 2026
Frankston Waterfront, Frankston
Get ready for European holiday vibes, sunset sessions, and free live music just 45 minutes from Melbourne.
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NewsPack It in Sydney: Melbourne Has Been Named as the World's Most Liveable City (Again)
This is the seventh year in a row we've nabbed first place.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to the Snowy Mountains During Snowtunes
Where to stay, eat, drink and play in the Snowy Mountains during this winter wonderland of a music festival.
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NewsWhy This Melbourne Council Voted to Stop Celebrating Australia Day on January 26
And why the Prime Minister isn't on board.
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NewsUber's Flying Taxis Could Be Coming to Australia
The ridesharing service's Elevate project could be trialled in Sydney and Melbourne as soon as 2023.
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GuideWhere to Eat American Barbecue in Melbourne
Where to get your fix of some down-home USA cookin'.
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NewsThis New Sydney Development will Include a Large Chunk of Social and Affordable Housing
As part of the NSW Government's Communities Plus project, the new Macquarie Park estate will include social housing for 950 tenants.
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NewsFive Different Takes on the Heist Film
Essential reading ahead of your next movie night… or if you’re planning to rob a bank.
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NewsStradbroke Island Now Has a Permanent Beachfront Glampground
Ten luxe tens have been permanently pitched at the north island's Adder Rock.
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NewsMr Miyagi Is Launching a New Takeaway Offshoot
The Karate Kid-inspired favourite expands its casual Japanese empire.
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NewsMeet Melbourne's New Artisan Sweet Spot, Atypic Chocolate
See chocolate bars and pastries made before your eyes, then eat them.
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NewsMadrid's Massive New Cactus Garden Is a Succulent-Lover's Dream
Featuring more than 400 xerophytic species across 16,000 square metres.
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NewsWindsor's Saigon Sally to Close and Reopen as Thai Restaurant BKK
It's the latest restaurant to flick the restaurant rebrand wrist.
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NewsMelbourne's South East Is Getting a New Six-Screen Cinema
Operated by Village Cinemas with a bar and combined capacity of over 1000 seats.
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NewsMIFF Will Proceed with Closing Night Screening of Dr G Yunupingu Documentary
And they'll donate a portion of ticket proceeds to the late Indigenous icon's foundation.
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NewsFive Unexpected Things That Are Better with Age
Forget 'best by' dates, and look for the 'best afters'.
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NewsYou Can Now Visit Pennywise's Lair from Stephen King's 'It'
Spend some quality time with your friendly, neighbourhood murder clown.
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NewsSecrets to Beginner's Success From Those Behind Top Aussie Food Events
Steadfast advice on making it in an industry you love.
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NewsWhat Does It Realistically Take to Live on Mars?
A scientist and a future Martian discuss how humans can one day live on the Red Planet.
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NewsArt Series Hotels Sells Boutique Collection for $52 Million
Australia's famously artist-themed hotels like The Olsen, The Cullen and The Chen have been acquired by Mantra Group.
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NewsWe're Giving Away a Trip to the Snowy Mountains for Two
Two lucky ducks will be sent to the snow for a weekend of partying at Snowtunes.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Double Passes to See New Heist-Comedy 'Logan Lucky'
See the latest from Steven Soderbergh featuring on-screen brothers Channing Tatum and Adam Driver in an 'Ocean's Eleven' meets 'Dukes of Hazzard'.
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NewsMelbourne's New Public Art Installation Turns a Construction Site Into a Gallery
Featuring 17 metres of publicly contributed photos that capture the essence of Melbourne.
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NewsA Hot Tub Amusement Park Popped Up in Japan
Complete with an onsen merry-go-round, hot tub-themed rollercoaster that spurts bubbles and foam dance parties.
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NewsVacation Is Melbourne's New Home of Specialty Coffee Without the Stress
Grab a high-quality cup without being a qualified expert.
