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NewsThe Impressive Geminids Meteor Shower Is Peaking in Australia's Night Skies This Week
The spectacular starry event only happens once a year — and it'll be at its peak overnight between December 14 and 15.
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NewsHere's What Australia's First Indoor Snow Resort Will Look Like If It Gets the Official Go-Ahead
Winter Sports World is planning to open in Western Sydney in 2025, complete with a 300-metre indoor ski slope and a restaurant with snow views.
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NewsSwimply Is Relaunching Its Airbnb-Style Pool-Sharing Service in Australia Just in Time for Summer
This pool-rental platform lets you escape the warm weather in someone else's backyard.
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NewsAmerican Action Sports Chain Woodward Is Opening Its First Australian Centre in Sydney in 2024
The three-level, 3650-square-metre site in Castle Hill will feature skateboarding, BMX, snowboarding, skiing, rock climbing, bouldering and more.
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NewsA Blood Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible Down Under on Tuesday Night
The moon will be fully immersed in shadow for 85 minutes — and it's the last total lunar eclipse that'll be visible in Australia and NZ until 2025.
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NewsTaronga Zoo Will Still Operate As Normal Today After Five Lions Escaped Their Enclosure
One adult lion and four cubs were found outside of their main enclosure — but zoo operations are already back to normal.
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GuideFive World-Class Sporting Events in NSW to Add to your 2024 Calendar
Check out the serious sporting events happening in the state.
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NewsSkiing, Partying, Tunes and Bungee Jumping: Why Queenstown's Snow Machine Is a Must-Attend Fest
It may seem like just another festival on the surface, but repeat customers know this five-day blowout is so much more than that.
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GuideNo Such Thing as Normal: The Wacky and Wonderful Events Happening in NSW This Year
Dystopian art shows, fabulous regional festivals dedicated to drag and new takes on classic sports — and they're all happening in NSW.
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NewsTurn Around, Bright Eyes: Everything You Need to Know About Thursday's Solar Eclipse Across Australia
If you're in the Ningaloo region, you'll witness a total eclipse. For the rest of the country, it's a partial eclipse.
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GuideEight Ways to Explore the Spectacular Green Outback in Tropical North Queensland
Prepare for that dusty, red image of the outback to be painted green in Tropical North Queensland.
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NewsEleven Next-Level Stays with Outdoor Baths for the Ultimate Relax and Rewind Getaway
Whether you fancy relaxing in a private Japanese bathhouse, a rustic metal tub perched on a farm's timber deck, or a spa-bath in a mountain cave — we've got you covered.
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GuideTen Extraordinary Gifts for Parents in Need of a Getaway That Caters for Kids
Give your mates with children an adventure they can really enjoy while the little’uns run off holiday steam.
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NewsThe MCG Is Turning One of Its Private Boxes Into a Hotel Suite for One Night Only
This VIP package coincides with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 — and includes a once-in-a-lifetime sleepover at one of the world's most iconic sports grounds.
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NewsThe Ultimate Summer Bucket List: The Quintessential Experiences to Have This Season with a Beer in Hand
Summer is for picnics, poolside shenanigans and sending out the working week with sky-high vibes.
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NewsWe're Giving Away the Ultimate Five-Day Foodie Holiday For Two to Tasmania
You and a lucky plus-one will get to experience some of the best the Apple Isle has to offer, straight from the source.
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NewsThe Art of the Quickie: How to Elevate Your Summer Gatherings in a Flash
These quick wins are a surefire way to take any summer gathering to the next level.
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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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NewsCandy Abalone and Saltbush Vodka: Meet the Makers Behind Some of Tasmania's Most Unusual Flavours
Say hello to the farmers, anglers and distillers behind the likes of Australia's original truffle farm and a small-batch potato vodka business.
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NewsFive Unique Experiences All Alcohol Connoisseurs Should Add to Their Tasmanian Itinerary
Time to raise your glass at these top-tier Tassie tipple venues.
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NewsSix Tassie Restaurants Championing Paddock-to-Plate Dining For if You Like Eating Straight from the Source
Tasmania is home to some of the finest produce grown anywhere in Australia — here's where to sample it straight from the source.
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NewsAustralia Is Getting a Public Holiday on September 22 for a One-Off National Day of Mourning
"It will be a one-off national public holiday. That’s to allow people to pay their respects for the passing of Queen Elizabeth," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced.
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NewsForaging, Fruit Picking and Fromage Making: Ten Incredible Foodie Experiences to Have in Tasmania If You're Keen to Get Your Hands Dirty
Sample honey from a 60-year-old apiary, take a cooking class featuring foraged goods as your ingredients or pluck and shuck oysters straight from the sea.
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NewsFive Food Festivals and Farmers Markets That Are Worth Planning Your Tassie Trip Around
From first-time food festivals to sparkling wine celebrations — here's how you can treat your tastebuds in Tasmania.
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NewsAustralian Basketball Superstar Patty Mills Is Touring the Country to Chat About His NBA Career
The Brooklyn Nets point guard returns to Australia for the first time since leading the Boomers to their first medal win at the Tokyo Olympics, hosting basketball camps and taking to the stage to discuss his career.
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NewsThe Perseids Meteor Shower Is Brightening Up Australia's Night Skies This Month
This excuse to look up comes around every July and August — here's how you can get a glimpse.
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NewsThe Last Supermoon of 2022 Will Be Visible in the Skies Down Under Tonight (and Tomorrow Morning)
Take a gander at August's 'sturgeon' full moon, which'll peak at 11.35 am AEST on Friday, August 12.
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NewsThe Second Iteration of Floating Villa Lilypad Has Reopened in the Northern Beaches
Expect every luxury on this dreamy private villa including an onsite sauna, wine cellar, gourmet meals and your own boat.
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NewsVision Australia Is Bringing Back Its Adorable Seeing Eye Dogs Puppy Games for the Third Year
This super-cute contest swaps athletes for four Seeing Eye Dogs pups-in-training and their trainers — and you can stream their antics.
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2022's Biggest Supermoon Has Hit the Skies Down Under — and It'll Be Visible Until Friday Morning
Spend tonight looking up.
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NewsMelbourne Has Been Named Australia's Most Liveable City — and the Tenth Most Liveable City Worldwide
Sydney sits in 13th spot globally — and Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane all slipped out of the top ten from 2021.
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NewsUber Is Doing Half-Price Rides with Pets Today to Celebrate National Take Your Dog To Work Day
From 7am–7pm today, Uber Pet is halving the price of rides with pets so your fluffball can come to the office.
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NewsThe Southern Hemisphere's Largest Surf Park Will Open in Perth by 2025 with 25 Types of Waves
Aventuur's 5.7–hectare, $100-million Perth Surf Park will also feature accommodation, a beach club, shops, bars and restaurants, and a high-performance surf academy.
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NewsNew South Wales' Gondwana Rainforests Are Set to Score a New 46-Kilometre Multi-Day Walking Track
$56.4 million is being put towards the new track, which'll also include a new rainforest centre, four low-impact walkers’ hut precincts, camping areas and three suspension bridges.
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NewsYou Can Now Swim Around Underwater Sculptures and Coral at the Gold Coast's New Artificial Dive Site
Wonder Reef lets you dive down to 30 metres and swim around nine giant buoyant reef sculptures — all just a ten-minute boat trip from the Gold Coast Seaway.
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NewsVictoria's Cat Protection Society Wants You to Become Its Official 'Cat Cuddler'
If you'll be in Melbourne for three months and can spare three hours a week to snuggle kittens, this is the dream volunteer gig for you.
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NewsThe Impressive Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Is Visible in Australia This Month
This spectacular starry event only happens once a year — here's how you can get a glimpse.
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NewsImpressive Last-Minute Gifts That'll Make Your Mum's Mother's Day
Spoil the mum in your life this year.
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NewsAustralia Will Soon Be Home to a Challenge Room Hotel That You Can Play (and Drink) Your Way Through
Taking design cues from 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, this 15-room site in Sydney will get you playing 'Twister' and hanging out in the 'Titanic' room.
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NewsDo Look Up: The Impressive Lyrids Meteor Shower Is Soaring Through the Skies This Month
Head away from the city lights — or even out to your backyard or balcony — and peer at the sky.
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NewsRegional Victoria Is Officially Hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games
The MCG will host the opening ceremony — then four regional hubs will be set up in Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland, each with their own athletes’ village and sport program.
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NewsTaronga Zoo Is Now Home to the World's Largest Bronze Gorilla Statue
Created by public artists Gillie and Marc Schattner, 'King Nyani' measures 30-foot-long — and Sydney is one of just three cities in the world to boast the giant gorilla statue.
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NewsNew Zealand Ski Fields Are Preparing to Open for the 2022 Season
Resorts across Aotearoa are starting to roll out plans for this year's ski season, which is set to be one of the biggest yet as the country finally welcomes back Australian tourists.
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NewsBridge Jumps, Dive Sites and Brilliant Food: Seven Reasons to Take Your Crew To Brunswick Heads
Just 15 minutes' drive north of Byron Bay, this idyllic town might be the Northern Rivers' best kept secret.
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NewsPre-Departure Tests Will No Longer Be Required to Enter Australia From Overseas From April 17
International holidays are about to get easier — anyone heading to Australia won't need to get tested for COVID-19 before hopping on a plane.
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NewsSix Reasons to Escape to Montville, Queensland, for Your Next Outdoor Adventure
Spend a weekend leaping into waterfalls and sleeping under a blanket of stars in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.
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NewsWin a Five-Night Stay in a Luxury Brisbane Penthouse and $5000 Spending Money
Spend five nights in the penthouse suite of Kokoda's new Brisbane property with your own private chef, plus $5000 for a shopping spree.
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NewsA Virtual Worldwide Easter Egg Hunt Is Taking Place on Google Maps Right Now
Back for a second year, this online hunt lets you hide virtual eggs, then provide clues to help your friends and family find them.
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NewsWelcome to Lexton, Victoria, Where You'll Find Wine Country and Australia's Biggest Bush Doof
This tiny town in Victoria's Pyrenees region punches well above its weight when it comes to outdoor experiences.
