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Melbourne has been crowned the best city in the world for 2026

Melbourne has been crowned the best city in the world for 2026

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Melbourne has been crowned the best city in the world for 2026

Five magical spots to see springtime blooms in Victoria

Five magical spots to see springtime blooms in Victoria

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Five magical spots to see springtime blooms in Victoria

The hottest restaurants in Melbourne right now

The hottest restaurants in Melbourne right now

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The hottest restaurants in Melbourne right now

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The best events in Melbourne this month

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The best events in Melbourne this month

Melbourne has been crowned the best city in the world for 2026

Five magical spots to see springtime blooms in Victoria

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An intimate new Japanese restaurant has opened in a Melbourne CBD laneway

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An intimate new Japanese restaurant has opened in a Melbourne CBD laneway

This Melbourne bar is the only bar in Australia to make the World's 50 Best list for 2026

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This Melbourne bar is the only bar in Australia to make the World's 50 Best list for 2026

The new Twelve Apostles Precinct will open to the public after a $126-million transformation

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The new Twelve Apostles Precinct will open to the public after a $126-million transformation

Melbourne's eastern suburbs have just scored a huge new $360-million foodie precinct

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Melbourne's eastern suburbs have just scored a huge new $360-million foodie precinct

The Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) could be visible from Victoria tonight

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The Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) could be visible from Victoria tonight

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Lake House

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Lake House

More than 40 years after it first opened, Lake House remains a beloved Daylesford icon

Past/Port

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Past/Port

Past/Port might just be serving the best dessert in Melbourne

Tyga

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Tyga

This ‘neo-Asian’ diner bounds between regions but feels right at home in Carnegie

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The 8 best things to do in Bendigo right now

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The 8 best things to do in Bendigo right now

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Start (and end the day) right with Crowne Plaza’s wellness AM and PM rituals

Start (and end the day) right with Crowne Plaza’s wellness AM and PM rituals

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14th

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14th

Ava DuVernay's must-see doc is a brilliantly incisive portrait of a country in turmoil

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

John Turturro steals the show as a small-time thief in big-time trouble

Making Marie Antoinette

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Making Marie Antoinette

Eleanor Coppola provides a touching mother’s-eye view of her daughter’s most ambitious film

Love Local: A guide to Melbourne's suburbs

Footscray

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Footscray

This inner-city suburb is the brightest jewel of Melbourne’s west

Fitzroy

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Fitzroy

Arty shops, funky restaurants and bars and hipsters galore

St Kilda

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St Kilda

St Kilda’s past is as colourful as its present

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The best things to do in Melbourne before you die

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These small regional Victorian towns have been listed among the top ten friendliest places in Australia

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These small regional Victorian towns have been listed among the top ten friendliest places in Australia

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Melbourne's Town Hall station named 1 of the 7 most beautiful train stations in the world

Melbourne's Town Hall station named 1 of the 7 most beautiful train stations in the world

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The new Twelve Apostles Precinct will open to the public after a $126-million transformation

The new Twelve Apostles Precinct will open to the public after a $126-million transformation

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Melbourne Airport’s new pick-up and drop-off zone is open now as part of a $500-million project

Melbourne Airport’s new pick-up and drop-off zone is open now as part of a $500-million project

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This charming regional Victorian town is officially Australia's Top Tiny Tourism town for 2026

This charming regional Victorian town is officially Australia's Top Tiny Tourism town for 2026

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This charming regional Victorian gem is Australia's top tiny tourism town for 2025

This charming regional Victorian gem is Australia's top tiny tourism town for 2025

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A huge 775-bed hotel-hostel hybrid is opening in Melbourne next year

A huge 775-bed hotel-hostel hybrid is opening in Melbourne next year

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Europe’s best wine region has been crowned for 2027 – and it’s not where you’d expect

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Europe’s best wine region has been crowned for 2027 – and it’s not where you’d expect

France and Italy have been pipped to the post by a little-known corner of Slovenia

A huge new walking trail just opened in Japan – and it starts less than two hours from Tokyo

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A huge new walking trail just opened in Japan – and it starts less than two hours from Tokyo

Japan’s longest loop trail runs for around 350km through mountains, villages and coastline

From Bishkek to Malmö: These are the travel destinations on the rise for 2027

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From Bishkek to Malmö: These are the travel destinations on the rise for 2027

Central Asian mountains, Red Sea reefs and Swedish saunas lead Skyscanner’s list of where we’re heading on holiday next

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