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NewsA Quarantine-Free Travel Bubble Between Australia and NZ Looks Closer to Becoming a Reality
Both NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson have said that it could happen soon.
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NewsQantas Is Launching New Flights to Norfolk Island If You're Looking to Escape the Mainland
They'll be running for at least the next three months, flying out of Sydney and Brisbane.
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NewsSeven Rewarding Pit Stops to Make When You're Tackling The Tan
Punctuate your exercise routine with tropical plants, scoops of gelato and tranquil places to rest.
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NewsThe Best Places for Stargazing Around Australia
From city observatories to outback hideaways, you'll want to look up here.
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NewsSeven Rewarding Pit Stops to Make When You're Tackling the St Kilda Foreshore Trail
Including therapeutic sea baths, outdoor gyms and sunlit cafes.
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FeatureFyshwick and Surrounds Day and Night Guide
Forget everything you think you know about Fyshwick — and Canberra, for that matter. The historically industrial precinct is in the grips of a cultural rebirth, not unlike the nation’s capital more generally.
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NewsNine Non-Boring Self-Care Ideas to Make Isolation More Bearable
Whether you've got the 'vid or have been touched by the close-contact fairy, prioritise yourself during iso with these self-care ideas.
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NewsYou Can Take Part in a Worldwide Easter Egg Hunt on Google Maps Right Now
Hide virtual eggs, then provide clues to help your friends and family find them.
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NewsSense 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.
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NewsTwo 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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NewsNine Coastal Towns You Should Visit on a Road Trip from Melbourne to Sydney
Head to a killer whale museum, eat seafood by the sea, check out 270-million-year-old fossils and see the world's largest blowhole.
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NewsAustralia Is Looking at Implementing a Quarantine-Free Travel Bubble with Singapore By July
A mid-year trip overseas might be back on the cards.
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NewsYou 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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NewsNext 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.
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NewsQantas 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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NewsVirgin Is Dropping a Heap of Half-Price Flight Specials Starting at $55 One-Way
They'll only be on sale for two hours — and you'll need to take your getaway this month.
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NewsFive Food Stops to Make on a Road Trip from Canberra to the Coast This Autumn
Let your taste buds lead the way from jam-filled doughnuts to cheeseburger pies.
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NewsThe Victorian Government Is Releasing 40,000 Extra $200 Travel Vouchers for Stays in Melbourne
And they'll be up for grabs from 10am on Friday, March 12.
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NewsPeninsula 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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EventFebruary at Peninsula Hot Springs
Tue, 27 Jan - Fri, 27 Feb 2026
Peninsula Hot Springs, Fingal
Soak up summer while it lasts with midweek two-for-one bathing, Lunar New Year festivities and romantic Valentine's escapes.
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EventSt Kilda Festival 2026
Sat, 14 Feb - Sun, 15 Feb 2026
St Kilda Foreshore, St Kilda
This beloved summer staple is back, serving up another edition loaded with exceptional local music talent and feel-good community vibes.
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EventDewberry Roller-Rama by The Body Shop at Queensbridge Square
Fri, 13 Feb - Sun, 15 Feb 2026
Queensbridge Square, Southbank
The fragrance of the 90s is officially back, so celebrate with a free, nostalgic roller rink experience happening over Valentine's Day weekend.
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EventRoyal Stacks 10th Birthday Celebration
Multiple single dates
Royal Stacks, Melbourne
Throwing it back to 2016, this Melbourne-born burger spot is celebrating a decade of mouthwatering takeaway with free burgers and OG prices.
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EventLaunch Weekend at Upstate Oakleigh
Sat, 28 Feb - Sun, 1 Mar 2026
Upstate Oakleigh, Oakleigh
Get in a high-energy workout in the southeast, as this rapidly growing brand of Pilates studios launches its latest wellness destination in Oakleigh.
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EventAfrica Film Festival Australia
Fri, 27 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Cinema Nova, Carlton
Carlton's Cinema Nova will host three days of award-winning African films.
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EventJackalope Cinema 2026
Sun, 1 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar 2026
Jackalope Hotel Mornington Peninsula, Merricks North
Make your Mornington Peninsula stay even more picture-perfect, with this month-long open-air cinema program.
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EventUNO Social Club at Hotel Esplanade
Mon, 2 Feb - Mon, 2 Mar 2026
Hotel Esplanade, Saint Kilda
Combine nostalgia and nightlife, as this card game experience transforms this much-loved Melbourne pub into an UNO-themed escape.
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Event15th Birthday BBQ Summer Series at Toorak Cellars
Sun, 1 Feb - Sun, 15 Mar 2026
Toorak Cellars, Armadale
No ordinary backyard barbecue, this seven-week birthday celebration sees top Melbourne chefs team up to showcase their masterful skills with the tongs.
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EventRooftop Pickleball at Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street
Wed, 21 Jan - Sat, 28 Feb 2026
Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street, Melbourne
Level up your pickleball skills in style, as this CBD hotel brings back its sunny rooftop court for the tennis season.
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NewsThe 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.
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NewsOverseas 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.
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NewsEarly 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.
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NewsSelwyn Snow Resort's Rebuild Will Include a Skating Rink, Bumper Cars and Mini Enchanted Village
Closed since the 2020 bushfires, the Snowy Mountains spot has started its redevelopment — and secured a 40-year lease.
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NewsEight Other-Worldly Spots in NSW to Visit When You Need a Break from the Big City
Finally book that trip you’ve been planning and experience these wondrous NSW sites.
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NewsPeloton Is Rolling Out Its High-End Fitness Equipment and Streamed Classes to Australia
You'll be able to pick up one of its pricey bikes and participate in its instructor-led at-home classes sometime in the second half of 2021.
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NewsDenmark's Soon-to-Open Hans Christian Andersen Museum Will Let You Step Inside a Fairytale World
It's the next place to add to your must-visit list once international travel returns to normal.
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NewsJetstar Is Hosting Another Big Domestic Sale with Return Flights As Low As $65
Book a flight one way and you'll get the return trip for free — across a heap routes.
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NewsFive Ways to Make Your Winter Trip to Tasmania the Best One Yet
From winter festivals and scenic walks to whisky distilleries and cosy cocktail bars.
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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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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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Brisbane 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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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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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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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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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.
