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Mystical Sydney Road Crystal Shop Sacred Gems Is Closing Its Brunswick Store With Up to 60 Percent Off Crystals
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Now Open: Fino Books Is the North Fitzroy Bookshop Stocking, and Hosting Poetry Nights, Story Time and Writers' Workshops
The Best Australian Shoe Brands to Know Right Now
“Aussies ask a lot of a pair of shoes.”
This Just In: Gurner Unveils a $1.75 Billion Plan to Turn Geelong's Cunningham Pier Into a Luxury Waterfront Precinct
Marco Pierre White Thinks Modern Fine Dining Feels Like Being "Mugged Without Violence"
“We're buying a night out; we're not buying gastronomy.”Marco Pierre White
A Guide to Vanuatu: Where to Stay, Eat and Explore Across Efate and Espiritu Santo
“Convenience aside, Vanuatu is criminally underrated for its natural beauty — it’s been named one of the happiest places on Earth for a reason.”
Dreams Really Do Come True: Diet Coke Is Returning to McDonald's Australia After Almost Four Years
Now Open: Melbourne Jewellery House Keshett Has Reimagined Its Little Collins Street Flagship and Block Arcade Store
Coming Soon: Butter Days' John Demetrios Is Opening Lennox Street Local in a Former Richmond Laundromat
Fertility Fit Pop-Up
This Just In: Um, Did the AO Just Accidentally Confirm Fergie as Next Year's Headlining Act?
No Duane Reade Bag Required: Lily Allen Is Dropping 'West End Girl'-Themed Sex Toys Ahead of Her Australian Tour
CP Picks: Canadian Furniture Brand Cozey Wants You to Actually Use Your Sofas
The best rooftop bars in Melbourne
“Maybe it's the higher altitude, but drinking is just more fun from above.”
Now Open: Merrell Has Opened Its First Ever Asia-Pacific Flagship Store at Emporium Melbourne
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This Just In: Gurner Unveils a $4 Billion Plan to Turn South Yarra's Jam Factory Into Melbourne's Cultural Heart
Women Who Inspire Us: Liz Dawes OAM on Turning Unimaginable Loss Into Australia's Biggest Fight Against Childhood Brain Cancer
“We're not going to cure brain cancer for $50,000.”Liz Dawes OAM
Da Bepi
Charlotte Wood Will Headline the 'Royal Mail Hotel Literary Salon' in Dunkeld
The Westin Melbourne
“At the top, the 91-square-metre Regent Suite gets its own separate living and dining room on a high floor — closer to an apartment than a hotel room.”
A Weekender's Guide to the Barossa Valley and Beyond
“Well, put simply, it’s really, really cosy.”
Pullman Adelaide
“Level two holds a lap pool with a spa and sauna, plus the Fit Lounge gym and its bank of Peloton bikes.”
The Hôtel Lili
“It reads less like a hotel room and more like a well-travelled aunt's Parisian pied-à-terre, one that happens to come with a Grind espresso machine and Bellino linen.”
Gelato Messina Is Taking Over NYC with Softville, a Soft Serve and Art Concept Store
Mercure Barossa Valley
“The recently renovated 52 rooms and apartments are built for people staying more than one night — which, in the Barossa, is most people.”
The Mimco Archive Store Is Popping Up in Paddington for One Day Only
Now Open: Adore Beauty Has Launched Its Biggest Store Yet at Melbourne Central
The Vaccines' Justin Young on Big Days Off, His Favourite Sydney Dinners and the Album That Started It All
“Having it instilled in you by someone else is a form of privilege, really.”Justin Young
Aesop's Fragrant Fables Perfumery Has Turned Its Sydney CBD Store Into a Living Library of Scent
MECCA's Born Creative Workshops Bring Poppy Lissiman, Tiffi and Soraya Boularas to Bourke Street
This Just In: The Horniest Place in Australia Is This Tiny Town in Queensland
“Per head of population, nowhere in the country buys more.”
Peppers Silo Launceston
“Downstairs, Grain of the Silos has become one of the reasons to book a table here even if you're not staying the night.”
This Just In: Qantas Is Launching the First-Ever Non-Stop Flights Between Sydney and New York in Mid-2028
Now Open: Cult LA Activewear Brand Alo Has Opened a Store in Sydney's CBD at The Galeries
Now Open: Kip&Co Gets Its First-Ever Physical Store on Fitzroy's Gertrude Street
This Just In: Victorian Premier Ben Carroll Scales Suburban Rail Loop Back by $2 Billion
This Just In: Nicole Kidman to Receive the Trailblazer Award at the Australian Women's Film Festival
This Just In: The World's Largest Ever Cruise Ship Has Set Sail on Its Maiden Mediterranean Voyage
“To put the scale of the ship into perspective, it measures 364 metres long (that's two AFL fields end-to-end), has 20 decks in total and can house nearly 6,000 guests.”
Now Open: On Opens Its First Sydney Store at Westfield Bondi
This Just In: New York Duo Fcukers Are Bringing Their Dance Party to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne
This Just In: Victoria and Tasmania Just Swept Australia's Biggest Wine Awards
A Weekender's Guide to Visiting Hobart for Dark Mofo
“Tasmania’s concentration of novel arts, world-class wine, sustainable and produce-driven dining, and jaw-dropping landscapes is, frankly, kind of unfair.”
A Weekender's Guide to Visiting Sydney for Vivid
“There’s a reason every postcard of Sydney was shot in daylight.”
CP On: Does Vinted's Arrival in Australia Mean We Can Finally Compete With the Northern Hemisphere's Vintage Style?
Lisa Gorman on Taking kikki.K Beyond Stationery — and the Brand's New Gertrude Street Flagship
“I think Gertrude Street sums up Melbourne in a street.”Lisa Gorman
Construction on Brisbane's 2032 Olympic Stadium Has Officially Begun
“What it gives up — and who was heard along the way — will be argued over for far longer than the building takes.”
The Best Places to Shop for Craft and Journalling Supplies in Sydney
Australia's Housing Market Is in a Downturn For the First Time in Ages
This Melbourne Product Developer Has Made the Ultimate Aesthetic Hot Pilates Towel — Because Sweating Should Be Chic, Too
“The hot Pilates towel has always been a compromise.”
This Just In: Melbourne's CBD Just Got Australia's First-Ever Precinct-Wide Valet Service
This Just In: Beyond The Valley Has Revealed This Year's Lineup
The Best Australian Activewear Brands to Know Right Now
The Best Australian Sheets and Bedding Brands to Know Right Now
This Just In: The Jungle Giants Have Added Regional Shows to Their Biggest Australian Tour Yet
This Just In: Kat the Label Is Holding a Warehouse Sale in South Yarra
Hotel Indigo
“Rooms and suites keep the narrative going without skimping on comfort.”
Past / Port
Matt Berninger on Writing 'Get Sunk', Surfacing From Depression and What He Plays When He's Sad
“Sometimes depression is just chemicals.”Matt Berninger
This Just In: Vinted Lands in Australia on 1 July
CP Picks: 14 Australian-Designed Coats for When the Jacket Is the Outfit
Elemental, Unruly and Remote: A Weekender's Guide to Tasmania's King Island
“King Island has a kind of elemental intensity that seems to pull everything back to first principles: wind, salt, rain, pasture, rock, sea.”
This Just In: Pegassi Is Bringing His All-Night Warehouse Sets to Australia
Melbourne Faux Fur Label Unreal Fur Is Popping Up in Paddington for a Four-Day-Only Sale
Coming Soon: Upstate Is Bringing Its Cool-Girl Brand of Pilates to South Brisbane
Gastronomy, Festivities and Frivolity: A Weekender's Guide to Adelaide During Mad March
“In the early days of Autumn, Adelaide feels most switched on.”
Bye Bambi Is Closing Its Windsor Store with a Four-Day Warehouse Sale
This Just In: Ichiko Aoba and Cat Power Are Both Playing the Sydney Opera House
The Book-It List: Every Big Concert, Comedy and Show On Sale Across Australia Right Now
A $5 Million Baccarat Cookware Clearance Is Landing in Melbourne This Saturday
CP On: Since When Did Everyone Get So Good at Making Coffee at Home?
“Before we all became home baristas, coffee culture felt inseparable from identity.”
ACMI Is Hiding an Acoustically Tuned, 40-Person Listening Room
ICYMI: PTV Quietly Rolled Out Contactless Payment on Trains This Week
ICYMI: Victoria's Free Public Transport Has Ended
This Surry Hills Pub Is Turning into a Canine Retreat for The Month of June
Kat the Label Has Dropped a Marilyn Monroe Lingerie Collab
Now Open: Arc'teryx Has Landed Its Biggest Southern Hemisphere Store at Sydney's QVB
This Just In: MECCA Is Bringing a Beauty Pit Stop to the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2026
“Rather than lingering makeovers, it's about quick turnarounds and high-performance results — a concept that mirrors the rhythm of the race itself.”
This Just In: Melbourne Airport Is Scrapping Kerbside Pick-Up and Drop-Off
This Just In: The Federal Court Has Ruled Coles' "Down Down" Discounts as Misleading
This Just In: The Federal Budget Just Handed Australian Hospo Its Biggest Tax Break Since the Pandemic
This Just In: Every Australian Worker Can Claim $1,000 at Tax Time — No Receipts Required
The 2026 Federal Budget Is Shaking up Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax
An Astrologer on Decoding Your Dreams, Not Micromanaging the Universe
This Just In: Chapel Street's Electric Bar Has Been Firebombed
Grand Hyatt Melbourne
“It's one of the few hotels in Melbourne that still feels like an event just to walk into.”
This Just In: Melbourne's Newest Train Ran for the First Time Yesterday
Forget IKEA, Australians Can Now Shop This TikTok-Viral Canadian Furniture Brand
CP Picks: The Best New Drinks From Australian Makers Right Now
CP Picks: Thoughtful and Chic Mother's Day Gifts
Now Open: KICStudio Is Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw's New Somatic Movement Studio in Cremorne
Women Who Inspire Us: MECCA's Lisa Keenan on Empowerment and Enacting Structural Change
Women Who Inspire Us: Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw on Matrescence, Movement and Metamorphosis
CP On: WitchTok, Modern-Day Covens and Why Witchcraft Is Fourth-Wave Feminism's New Language
This Just In: Arbory Afloat's Floating Tennis Court Is Now Home to the Audi F1 Car Fleet
This Just In: Groovin the Moo Is Back — But as a One-Off Show in Regional NSW
Women Who Inspire Us: Gail Asbell, Co-Founder of Upstate, Talks Grief, Community and Having the Confidence to Fail
Women Who Inspire Us: Mesa Collections Founder Trishia Mariano on Hosting, Heritage and the Art of Setting the Table
This Just In: Someone Paid $1.25 Million for a Literal Driveway in Sydney
Meet Grumpi: The Melbourne Startup Making Shockingly Luxe (and Affordable) Vacuum-Compressed Furniture
CP Picks: An Intentionally Intimate Valentine's Day Gift Guide For Lovers (and Likers)
This Just In: Hailey Bieber's Rhode Is Finally Launching in Australia and New Zealand
Skin Deep: Decoding Modern Skin Treatments With HÜD Founder Gry Tømte
ALDI's Special Buys Are Coming to DoorDash — Starting in Victoria This January
Australia's About to See the First of Three Supermoons
“A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the point in its orbit where it's closest to Earth, known as its perigee.”
CP Picks: Aussie Summer Essentials
Melbourne's Free Tram Zone Has Expanded
“From Wednesday, September 24, tram routes 48, 70 and 75 were added to the zone, meaning passengers can now ride fare-free from the CBD all the way to the MCG gates.”
CP Picks: The Editor's Gift Guide — What the CP Team Is Giving (and Hoping to Receive)
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Calls For Urgent Blood Donations in the Wake of Bondi Terror Attack
A First-Timer's Guide to Singapore
“Compact and efficient, the Lion City is easy to cover in a couple of days, yet layered enough to reward a longer stay.”
CP Picks: For the Design-Obsessed — Beautiful Things by Aussie Brands
CP Picks: The Best Gifts for Arts Lovers
CP Picks: From Hot Sauce to Handblown Glasses — Small-Batch Gifts for Big Foodies
Solaré
Meet the Melbourne Sisters Designing Josh Daicos and Annalise Dalins' Dream Home
Dyson Chadstone Pop-Up
CP Picks: We Tried the New Fujifilm X-T30 III
Why Dance Music Is Australia's Soundtrack Right Now — and What It Says About Us
We Spoke to the Former Owners of The Everleigh About the Cocktail Rules They Live By
The State's Most Gorgeous Private Gardens Are Opening Their Gates for Just One Weekend Each This Spring
“This year's lineup takes you from the coastal backroads of the Bellarine Peninsula to the rolling hills of the Macedon Ranges, with each property offering a unique horticultural escape.”
A Weekender's Guide to Mount Buller
“As far as a trip to the snow goes, it doesn’t get much more accessible — or well-appointed — than Victoria’s Mount Buller resort.”
Billy Van Creamy and Lovehoney Are Bringing 'Lover's Scoop' to Brunswick
Who's Still Eating Out? Millennials and Gen Zs Are Carrying Australia's Dining Scene
Tarts Anon Is Handing Out Free Espresso Flans for World Coffee Day
voco Melbourne Central by IHG
“The rooftop pool is a major drawcard — a rare feature among Melbourne's CBD hotels — offering an outdoor spot to cool off with views of the surrounding high-rises.”
A $6 Billion Roof? The MCG's AFL Grand Final Shines a Spotlight on Redevelopment Plans
1 Hotel Melbourne
“There are more than 7,000 plants inside the venue, reinforcing the hotel's biophilic approach.”
Coming Soon: Solaré Is Bringing a Superyacht Restaurant, Cocktail Bar and Beach Club to Sydney Harbour
Piedimonte's Could Now Be Sold To A Major Supermarket Chain
Marguerite
Victoria Is (Finally) Rolling Out Tap and Go Payment Ticketing Across Public Transport
Leave the Keys to the Corolla: This Car-Sharing Service Lets You Hire Your Dream Ride for the Weekend
“When Turo entered the market, the company aimed to offer a service and interface like Airbnb, but for cars.”
The Ultimate Race-Day Playlist — Melbourne Marathon Runners' Top Songs, Ranked
Melbourne's Ten Best Places to Dine Out Under $20, According to the Tightarses of Melbourne
A Wintery Weekender's Guide to the Great Ocean Road
“Coming to Torquay and not stopping at Bells Beach would be borderline blasphemous.”
Victoria Opens Its First Permanent Pill Testing Site in Fitzroy
Zareh
"Is This It?": Harvest Rock Teases The Strokes as Major Headliner
Coming Soon: ZAREH by Chef Tom Sarafian Is Bringing Armenian-Lebanese Fire Cooking to Smith Street
From Here by Mike
Now Open: Melbourne Finally Has Its Very Own Official Koreatown in the CBD's Healeys Lane
Where to drink in Melbourne when you're not drinking
“Dinner and drinks, sorted, minus the hangover.”
A how-to guide to chilled reds
“In summer, you can actually have your red wine and drink it too – as long as you chill it first.”
Festive traditions: drinks and food pairings
Summer fragrances
Afterpay x Thread Together
Drugstore makeup (Chemist Warehouse partnership)
A guide to alcohol content in wine
How to pair cheese and wine
The nine best facials in Melbourne
The best day hikes from Melbourne
The best places to see autumn leaves in (and near) Melbourne in 2026
Where to drink on St Patrick's Day in Melbourne
The best day trips from Melbourne
23 ways to hang out alone in Melbourne
Melbourne's best restaurants for group bookings
The best online plus-size clothing brands in Australia
We tried this hangover cure by a Melbourne brand – here's the verdict
The best food events at Melbourne Fringe
How to celebrate IDAHOBIT
How to have a sustainable 24 hours in Hobart
The Continental Sorrento
“At first glance, it's a unanimous, resounding yes.”
See the blood moon total lunar eclipse
The best off-grid getaways in Victoria
What is 'skin minimalism' and why should we all be adopting it?
The most peaceful places in Melbourne
How to use meditation to manage stress and anxiety
What you can and can’t do in Victoria right now
Get a cinnamon bun made by Lune’s expert pastry chefs for the month of January
12 recipes of Christmas: How to make La Tortilleria’s spicy carne asada tacos
Melbourne's best bottle shops
It's official: Melbourne is the 15th best city in the world
A beginners' guide to chilled reds
The winners of the 2021 Australian Distilled Spirits Awards have been announced
Your GF mates can finally #getonthebeers with the Gluten Free Beer Shop
Beloved North Melbourne bakery Beatrix is closing forever
Brrrr: today was the coldest morning of 2022 so far
Victoria's best independent distilleries
Little Company
Picasso x No35
Air New Zealand to offer the world’s first sleep pods for economy travellers
Belle's Hot Chicken
NASA launches first commercial rocket from Australian soil
The 2022 ranking of the world's most liveable cities is in – and it's a tie
The Light Practice Richmond
Glou
“Say goodbye to single-use packaging at Collingwood's first sustainable wine dispensary.”
Mr Miyagi
Phillip Island is getting a new hot springs development, brewery and distillery
Pearl
Hubert Estate
Yarra Botanica
Lanterns Viet Kitchen
Stolen Gem
D'Arenberg Cube
Star of Greece
Fugazzi
Bloom
Flu shots will be free for everyone in Vic until July 10
See the rare black moon tonight
Kata Kita
Perry's
This fancy AF Fiji resort is now even fancier
Fable
Moroccan Soup Bar is closing its doors after 24 years
Cult gin label Four Pillars unveil new $7 million sustainable distillery
Tipico
“If you're looking for a southside dinner-date location, Tipico will put you in the mood.”
Victoria to scrap the majority of remaining Covid restrictions
Regional Victoria to host 2026 Commonwealth Games
Turn back the clocks: daylight saving ends on April 3
Get a $200 discount on regional travel with the Victorian Travel Voucher Scheme
Gorillaz review
How does it feel to live in Melbourne right now?
Las 53 mejores ciudades del mundo en 2022
Fast Five: Nathan Hurst
Open House Melbourne launches new program: Open Nature
Melbourne Midweek Money is back: get 25 per cent off your bill in March
Mask rules in Victoria are being relaxed – here's everything you need to know
Introducing Her – the new four-storey adult playground from the HQ group
Several health restrictions will be reintroduced across Victoria from January 7
Plan ahead: you could be waiting up to three hours for a Covid test today
Here's everything you need to know about travelling interstate this summer
Plan your detour – a prolonged shut down of the City Loop is imminent
Everything you need to know about getting your booster shot
A $5 million government initiative to support live music touring has been announced
Melbourne's most beautiful bars, restaurants and cafés named
Masks and density limits scrapped as Victoria enters 'Phase D'
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria launches plant-infused gin
In conversation with Justine Schofield
Open Now: September
Father's Day gifts for your wine-loving dad
The Hunter Valley's growing innovation
Food and wine: alternate winter pairings
Open Now: June
Cult wines of the world
Iain Riggs named Hunter Valley living legend
Lark Distillery achieves carbon neutral status
Mother's Day gift ideas for wine-lovers
Flagship wines from around the world
Open now: A luxury winery in Melbourne's CBD
Discover the best in Victorian wine with Behind the Vines
It’s time to open that bottle
10 Australian pét-nats to try
A virtual world of wine
How to taste wine: a sommelier’s guide
How to serve wine (Riedel partnership)
The next generation of Campbells
How to extend the life of your open wine
Cricket-inspired wines for Boxing Day
AFL-inspired wines for the 2020 Grand Final
Open For Business
Winery Walkabout goes virtual
The Barossa gets a new icon
Australian wineries and distilleries lend a helping hand
Plan a luxury vineyard escape at Wine Down Pop Up
Wine “theme park” to open in Beijing
Italian wine fraud
Bordeaux’s space-aged wines
How to: wine and cheese pairing
Highly-rated and affordable wines for summer occasions
Stellar Australian Vintages
Australia's most collected wines
Made in China
Ten Minutes by Tractor makes a comeback
Bigger is better
Long-lost Pol Roger Champagne tasted after 120 years
Matilda Bay comes full circle
Eight to Try: Creative Summer Classes for Kids
Where to Watch the Super Bowl Tomorrow
Creative Classes to Try This Summer
Perth’s Popular Life Ready Pilates and Physio Studio Opens in Melbourne
Creative Classes for Kids This Summer
Creative School Holiday Workshops for Kids in Melbourne
Australia Post to Trial Parcel-Delivery Drones
Readings Wins International Bookstore of the Year
The Incu Empire Expands With a Reworked QV Space
A One-Day Chocolate Festival is Coming to Melbourne This Weekend
A New Venue in Melbourne Where You Pay to Break Stuff
Speed Date a Muslim
Andrew’s Hamburgers Open a Second Store, 76 Years Later
Leonard's House of Love to Open in Carlton
Melbourne Gets Two New Readings Stores
The Gourmet Cinema Menu is Revealed
A Valentine’s Day Gift For All the Lovers
Doughnuts, Ice Cream and Cocktails: Delivered
What's Open This Easter Weekend?

Eliza Campbell
Writer and editor · Melbourne, Australia
As Concrete Playground's former Managing Editor (and former editor of Halliday Wine Companion and Time Out Melbourne), I know a thing or two about what's worth eating, drinking and doing in Australia. As a perpetually over-committed party girl who has never once missed a 6am hot pilates class, I'm hard to impress – but never snobby.
From the coldest vodka martini in town to the live music gigs you should be buying tickets to, I'm the friend whose recommendations you don't second-guess. Irreverent, dry and reliably the one in the room saying "it's PR, not ER" when everyone else is deeping it, I take the wine list (but not life) very seriously.
Commissioning? Email me.
eliza@editorinresidence.com.au
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