Food & Drink
Nine Essential Bars and Eateries to Hit in the Bendigo Region
Plan a weekend escape around sipping craft brews, exploring bustling restaurant hubs and tucking into local produce.
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FeatureTravel Guide: Oaxaca City
Welcome to Mexico's colourful hub of culture and culinary delights.
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NewsThe Ten Best Lighthouses To Visit Near Melbourne
Live out your 'Round the Twist' dreams by visiting — and even staying in — these epic light structures dotted along the Victorian coast.
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NewsThe Most Beautiful Coastal Stays You Can Book in Noosa
Beach sessions, rainforest treks and breezy holiday vibes await you on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
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NewsThe Eight Best Places to Go Glamping in Victoria
All these luxury Victorian glamping experiences are under two hours away from the Melbourne CBD — so you can easily have your weekend wilderness adventure and goose-feather down quilt, too.
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FeatureExquisite Eats, Gorgeous Gardens and the World's Fastest Cars: A First-Timer's Guide to Singapore
For a small island, Singapore sure packs a punch.
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FeatureThe Luxury Traveller's Guide to Brisbane to Inspire Your Next Indulgent Escape
From helicopter wine tours to luxury hotel stays, there are plenty of ways to live the high life in Brisbane.
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FeatureChase the Feels: How to Plan a Memorable Trip in New South Wales
There's a reason we love travelling so much.
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FeatureYour Essential Guide to Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a veritable playground for music fans. It's not only the home of blues and soul music but also the birthplace of rock 'n' roll.
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FeatureNine Luxury Experiences in Tropical North Queensland That Are Also Environmentally Responsible
Head north for an eco-friendly escape that doesn't skimp on luxury.
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FeatureInto the Wild: Go off the Beaten Path at These Fascinating Regional Destinations
Get out of town — literally — and do your weekend differently.
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FeatureTaste of Tasmania: Discover the Delicious Charm of the Apple Isle
Australia's island state boasts the perfect conditions for producing top-quality, flavour-filled produce — and an exceptionally talented roll call of passionate people doing spectacular things with it.
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FeatureA Southern Edge Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Ambling Foodie Adventure in Tasmania's South
"While I love a scenic road trip with good company as much as the next person, this road trip truly rivalled almost every journey I can recall."
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FeatureA Northern Forage Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Tasting Tour Across Tasmania's North
Proceed with an empty stomach, an open mind and a readiness to build a more meaningful relationship with what’s on your plate.
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NewsMeet The Culinary Tastemakers Championing Tasmanian Produce
Meet the passionate advocates and entrepreneurs who deal in flavours of the wild and tastes of terroir with the finest produce the earth and sea can offer.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Kangaroo Island
The South Australian island's wineries, beaches, oyster farms and accommodation are as beautiful as ever.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Queensland's Bundaberg Region
Watch baby turtles hatch, swim at the Southern Great Barrier Reef, then sample award-winning local gin and rum.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide To Bowral and the Southern Highlands
Stay at a country estate, taste locally produced wine and whisky, peruse a whole heap of art and feast at a hatted restaurant — all in just one weekend.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Daylesford
Spend a few days wrapped in nature, natural mineral springs and a blanket of good food and wine.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to the Mornington Peninsula
Just an hour out of Melbourne, the Peninsula provides the perfect combo of coastal parks, prime produce and pinot noir.
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The Most Beautiful Coastal Stays You Can Book in Noosa
Beach sessions, rainforest treks and breezy holiday vibes await you on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
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The Eight Best Places to Go Glamping in Victoria
All these luxury Victorian glamping experiences are under two hours away from the Melbourne CBD — so you can easily have your weekend wilderness adventure and goose-feather down quilt, too.
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NewsTen Treehouses Around Australia You Can Book for an Immersive Nature Getaway
Book a stay deep in the Blue Mountains or a stone's throw away from the Great Barrier Reef.
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NewsTen of the Most-Secluded Waterfront Getaways You Can Book on the Northern Beaches
You can't jump on a plane to the Riviera, but you can escape the city for a tranquil weekend on Pittwater.
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NewsThe Best Dog-Friendly Hotels, B&Bs and Self-Contained Getaways in Victoria
Accommodations where both you and your pet can sit and stay all around Victoria.
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GuideThe 14 Best Hotels In Melbourne
Whether you're vacationing or staycationing, this lineup of the best hotels in Melbourne will help you live your best life — fine restaurants, premium spas and pillow menus await.
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Travel & LeisureLord Howe Island Has Been Named One of the Best Places to Visit in 2020 by Lonely Planet
The NSW island took out the fifth spot on the annual travel destination list — and Central Asia's Silk Road came out on top.
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Travel & LeisureSeven Summer Festivals Worth the Road Trip
Round up your mates for an epic adventure to one of these regional food, music and flower festivals.
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Travel & LeisureThe First Non-Stop Qantas Flight from New York to Sydney Is Soaring Through the Sky This Weekend
Testing the route with an aim to roll it out to the public, the Australian carrier will become the first commercial airline to make the massive 19.5-hour flight.
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Travel & LeisureThe Ten Best Beach Camping Spots in Victoria
Pitch your tent, then into the surf with you.
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Travel & LeisureSix New Off-the-Grid Unyoked Cabins Have Popped Up Around NSW and Vic
Summer holiday plans, sorted.
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Travel & LeisureStylish US Chain Ace Hotel Is Opening Its First Australian Outpost in Sydney
The 18-storey development will feature 264 rooms, a ground-floor lobby bar, and rooftop bar and restaurant.
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Travel & LeisureApollo BayApollo Bay Seafood Festival 2020
Three days of oysters, prawns, wine and sustainability talks on the Great Ocean Road.
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Travel & LeisureOakbankCrush Festival 2020
This long weekend festival is all about summertime wine tastings, live music, art and theatre — and it’s free to attend.
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Travel & LeisureSydney's Newest Luxury Eco-Retreat Is Located Right in the Middle of Taronga Zoo
The 62 rooms are not only be located among the zoo's animals, but have epic views over the zoo and Sydney Harbour.
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Travel & LeisureYandinaGinger Flower and Food Festival
Thousands of plants will be available to buy at this Sunshine Coast event.
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Travel & LeisureManjimupManjimup Cherry Harmony Festival
A sweet, community-minded festival that honours local produce.
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Travel & LeisureChadstone Will Soon Be Home to a Multimillion-Dollar Luxury Hotel with a Rooftop Pool and Bar
With 250 opulent rooms and a new all-day restaurant by Scott Pickett.
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Travel & LeisureOne of Australia's Most Beautiful Beaches Has Been Washed Away
Coastal erosion has seen Stockton Beach gradually lose its coveted patch of sand over the last decade — but a recent storm has closed the beach almost entirely.
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Travel & LeisureYou Can Spend a Night at Downton Abbey Thanks to Airbnb
Highclere Castle, the English country house where the series was filmed, will welcome two guests for a one-night stay.
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Travel & LeisureMelbourne's Tram Network Is Gearing Up for Another Two Days of Strikes
The two four-hour, network-wide strikes follow failed negotiations between Yarra Trams and the Rail Tram and Bus Union.
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Food & DrinkSix New Zealand Luxury Experiences to Plan If You Have Cash to Splash
From fancy retreats to helicopter tours, here are the best New Zealand experiences to book when you want to treat yourself.
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Travel & LeisureAn Environmental Protest Is Set to Cause Traffic Havoc in Melbourne's CBD Tonight
Police are suggesting you get out of the city "as quickly as you can" before the protest.
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Travel & LeisureThe Best Places to See Wildflowers Around Australia This Spring
Spot colourful blossoms in the wild while hiking through alpine meadows or picnicking in wattle fields.
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Arts & EntertainmentFive Out-of-Town Happenings That Are Worthy of a Road Trip This Spring
As the weather starts to thaw, make the most of the sunshine with live music, blossoming flowers and art on the road.
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Travel & LeisureYou Will Soon Be Able to Glamp in a Vineyard on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula All Year-Round
Rosebud's Blue Range Estate Wines will reopen its luxury glamping ground in October.
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Travel & LeisureQantas Will Run Trial Flights Direct From the East Coast to New York and London By the End of 2019
The aim is to start running non-stop commercial flights from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane by 2022.
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Travel & LeisureEscape to Canberra
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Travel & LeisureBuses Will Replace Trains on Some of Melbourne's Train Lines Again This Spring
Parts of the rail network will be closed throughout September and October to complete further upgrades for the Metro Tunnel.
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Travel & LeisureTen Weird and Wonderful Festivals to Track Down Around Australia
Plan your next holiday around one of these out-there festivals with naked frisbee contests, beer-can boats, synchronised Nutbush dances and a surprising amount of ABBA.
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Travel & LeisureChinchillaMelonfest 2021
This Queensland festival celebrating the humble watermelon is a pink, summery dream.
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Travel & LeisureMaryboroughMary Poppins Festival
Head north to the Fraser Coast for this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious festival.
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Travel & LeisureThoonaThoona Wheelie Bin Championships 2020 — CANCELLED
The box car derby your childhood self dreamed about is an annual event in Victoria.
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Travel & LeisureMaslin BeachThe Pilwarren Maslin Beach Nude Games
A day of naked competitions at a picturesque Adelaide beach.
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Travel & LeisureDeniliquin, NSWDeni Ute Muster
A rural festival complete with lawn mower races, wood chopping, whip cracking and, of course, utes.
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Travel & LeisureClick Frenzy's Huge Travel Sale Is Kicking Off Tonight
Bag bargain deals on airfares, holiday packages, cruises, accomodation and more — but only for 29 hours.
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Travel & LeisureGoogle Maps' New Augmented Reality Feature Will Literally Point You in the Right Direction
Now rolling out on iOS and Android phones, the beta feature deploys arrows and directions over street view images.
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Travel & LeisureMelbourne's Tram Network Will be Disrupted by a Four-Hour Strike Later This Month
The network-wide strike follows failed negotiations between Yarra Trams and the Rail Tram and Bus Union.
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Travel & LeisureThe Great Barrier Reef Is Set to Score Its First Underwater Hotel
Sleep below sea level on a floating pontoon, with floor-to-ceiling views of the reef through your window.
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Travel & Leisure
Melbourne's Tram Network Could Soon be Affected by a 48-Hour Strike
The news comes as Melbourne's train workers gear up for their own strike next week.
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Travel & LeisureThe Best (and Most Colourful) Flower Festivals Happening Around Australia
Pack the Zyrtec and get ready to frolic through glorious fields of tulips and cherry blossom trees.
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Travel & LeisureHawthorn EastBike Gallery
This Hawthorn East shop pairs bikes and coffee — an avid cycler's dream.
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Travel & LeisureMelbourne's 48-Hour Train Network Strike Is Likely to Go Ahead
The Rail Tram and Bus Union has voted to take industrial action, in the midst of tense negotiations with Metro Trains.
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Travel & LeisureJapan's New Over-the-Top Theme Park Is Entirely Dedicated to Bubble Tea
With tapioca-themed photo booths, tapioca foods and beverages, and even rides.
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Travel & LeisureFive Cabins in Australia Where You Can Stay Right on Snow
Here, you can wake up to Japanese-inspired onsens, friendly wombats and crackling fires — and head out for a ski right from your front door.