Spirits are getting pricier, draught beer gets a freeze, and your weekend drinks might look a little different. Here’s the lowdown on what it means for bars, bottle shops, and your next night out.
A new $12m luxury accommodation development has been greenlit for the Bunker Bay region. The Farm Bunker Bay is set to comprise ten low-lying luxury chalets within the surrounding native bushland. According to the team, the development will respond to “the current shortage and demand for high-quality accommodation in the South-West”.
An outbreak of Nipah virus in India has triggered some familiar-looking screenings at airports in neighbouring countries, including temperature checks, PPE, and comprehensive health questionnaires.
From this year onwards, personal road users won’t be charged beyond a fixed weekly ceiling, with guardrails in place to prevent any cheeky claims (with a $5000 annual cap also cemented).
Renowned Australian chef and restaurateur Shannon Bennett is opening The Belongil, a $10 million landmark multi-venue dining destination in Byron Bay in December 2025.
With Wentworth Park Greyhounds' racing lease expiring in 2027, it's been confirmed that the park will be refurbished into a Sydney's hottest new picnic spot.
Australia’s largest purpose-built integrated entertainment city has been proposed to transform a site off the Bruce Highway into a lifestyle and tourism epicentre.
The team behind some of Queensland’s most refined developments is back with Blonde—a new wave of beachfront living that’s all about understated luxury.
Ready up, Fremantle. One of the city's most prominent—and heavily used—river crossings is about to get a landmark upgrade. The ageing Fremantle Traffic Bridge is set for a 12-month closure starting in February 2026, making way for a sleek, modern replacement.
There’s nothing better than returning home from a trip and treating yourself to some untaxed goods, and after Avolta unveiled their refurbished duty-free precinct at Perth Airport Terminal 1, this process has become significantly smoother and seriously lavish.
We’ve got some amazing news for the public transport community, because the Transperth Metronet railway expansion project is officially completed! The yellow Armadale line has had some major improvements and been extended 8km south to a brand-new ground-level station in Byford, meaning Perth just became a lot more connected.
Set to be completed in 2027, the $170 million upgrade will double the terminal’s footprint, triple the departure lounge space and boost departure gates by 40% to cater to the region’s booming growth.
Morley Galleria is finally getting upgraded, as Vicinity Centres team up with Perron Group to deliver a $240 million redevelopment of the once-beloved Perth shopping hub. This marks the biggest transformation the site has ever seen since it opened more than 30 years ago.
Perth has just laid out its Perth Airport Master Plan 2026, meaning your next flight could be a whole lot smoother and more glamorous if you plan your schedule just right.
Mark your calendars because Friday, September 19 is about to feel like Christmas morning for tech lovers. Apple’s gone and launched not one, not two, but three brand-new iPhones, and each one is coming for our wallets in a different way.
For years, Sydney’s biggest buzzkill hasn’t been the lockouts, it’s been the logistics. The good news? Transport upgrades and new late-night reforms are slowly being introduced, which are about to make your Saturday night commute a whole lot less of a headache.
At the north end of the city in Healeys Lane (where Paik’s BBQ is, IYKYK) has officially been turned into the city’s Koreatown, marked with Australia’s first traditionally crafted Korean totem poles.
Move over, Sydney—Melbourne’s about to get a dose of the Merivale magic and we've got our fingers and toes crossed for a certain famous woodfired bread.
We’re calling it a touchdown. Further cementing Melbourne as Australia’s sporting capital, next year we’re going to be able to catch live NFL games. Yep, American football—the National Football League—a la Travis Kelce is coming to us live.
We all have memories of traversing the empty foyer of South Yarra's Jam Factory to head to the cinema, but no more. The iconic precinct has officially closed to make way for a $2.75 billion redevelopment which will see it become a massive shopping and dining hub that will land somewhere between Collins Street in the CBD, and Chadstone Shopping Centre—bougie.
If you thought the spectacular scenery of K’gari (Fraser Island) couldn’t get any better, you’re in for a pleasant surprise, because paradise has just leveled up.
As Neil Perry prepares to open another two venues in this once-sleepy, always-fancy suburb, we check in to see what's new and why foodies are flocking to Double Bay.
The humble south-eastern suburb of Dingley Village will soon be home to a state-of-the-art wave park. The project, pending State Government approval, has since been given the green light after a five-year wait when it was initially pitched in 2019.
Today, Public Transport Minister Ben Carroll announced that American company Conduent Business Services has been awarded Victoria’s public transport ticketing contract.
Around this time last year, The Australian Government, Department of Treasury (℅ Josh Frydenberg) introduced the News Media Bargaining Code. The code is intended to level out the sheer power imbalance between Australian news media publishers—like us—and digital platforms such as Facebook and Google. The code, in effect, should allow the two parties to reach an agreement on fair remuneration for displaying news on these platforms.
It’s pretty hard to avoid news about the sorry state of planet Earth these days, but in case you’ve been in a media blackout, there’s a huge national Climate Strike kicking off this Friday 21 May.
Melbourne’s city skyline is going to look a little greener, with Beulah announcing that it’s $2 billion skyscraper, Southbank by Beulah, is on track to be the world’s tallest vertical garden. The skyscraper is set to be 365 metres high and the external vertical garden will reach a total of 5.5 kilometers. That’s as long as running a full lap around The Tan, then running a little more.