Travel & Leisure
Chadstone 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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GuideStellar Sights: New Zealand's Most Breathtaking Ever-Changing Vistas
The natural masterpieces of New Zealand are always in-season.
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GuideAdventure Awaits: Get Your Adrenaline Pumping on a Holiday in New Zealand
For thrill-seekers and adrenaline junkies, New Zealand is one big, limitless adventure park.
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NewsBayous, Bluffs and Beyond: The South's Most Breathtaking Outdoor Experiences
If you're in search of America's most spectacular scenery and nature experiences, look no further than the South.
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NewsGrits, Gators and Green Tomatoes: Nine Quintessentially Southern Meals and Where to Eat Them
The culinary traditions of the American South are a celebration of fresh ingredients and flavours handed down over generations. Try them in dishes in family-owned diners to smoky barbecue joints and award-winning modern spins on classic favourites.
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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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NewsTen of the Most-Unique and Relaxing Stays You Can Book Around Auckland
From sprawling rainforest escapes to chic inner-city lofts, Auckland's Airbnb game is set to impress.
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GuideThe 16 Best Hotels In Melbourne for 2025
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, rooftop pools and pillow menus await.
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HotelThe StandardX
62 Rose Street, Fitzroy
Fitzroy's The StandardX boasts 125 luxury rooms, a rooftop bar and a contemporary Thai restaurant.
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NewsThe Most-Beautiful Coastal Stays That 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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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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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.
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Travel & LeisureWe're Giving Away the Ultimate Quick Escape to Bali
Poolside cocktails and plenty of sunshine await.
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Travel & LeisureAnother Part of Flinders Street Is Closing Down for Up to Three Years
Two lanes will close between Swanston and Elizabeth streets as part of the Metro Tunnel construction.
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Food & DrinkHow to Experience the Best of WA's Food and Outdoors at This Sprawling Food and Wine Festival
Eat your way around some of the state's most picturesque spots —from boats and beaches to lakeside cabins and woodland estates.
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Food & DrinkWestern Australia Gourmet Escape
The world's most famed chefs and wine experts are coming Down Under.
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Travel & LeisureCamping Fees at Victoria's State and National Parks Have Permanently Been Halved
You can now pay as little as $2.70 for a wintry getaway surrounded by natural beauty.
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Travel & LeisureAustralia's Next Art Series Hotel Will Feature a Towering 27-Storey-High Street Art Mural
The new Perth site will pay tribute to Aussie artist Matt Adnate, with the big wall painter creating one of the world's tallest murals.
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Travel & LeisureAn Avocado-Shaped Tiny Home Is Popping Up in Circular Quay
This could be peak millennial culture.
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Travel & LeisureWandin EastCherryHill Blossom Festival 2019
Yarra Valley's cherry orchard is opening its gates for two weeks while the trees are looking their best.
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Travel & LeisureThe Last Lunar Eclipse of the Year Visible from Melbourne Is Happening Next Week
Here's when and where to see it — because there won't be another one until 2020.
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Travel & LeisureAustralia's Ancient Indigenous Budj Bim Region Has Been Added to UNESCO's World Heritage List
It's among 21 new places added to the list, all during the World Heritage Committee's 2019 meeting in Azerbaijan.
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Travel & LeisureFive Ways to Beat the Cold on a Winter Trip to Sydney
Discover the sparkling harbourside city with a stay right in the heart of it all.
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Travel & Leisure
Buses Will Replace Trains on a Heap of Melbourne's Train Lines Again This Winter
Parts of the rail network will be closed throughout July to complete upgrades for the Metro Tunnel.