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Melbourne's biggest transport shake-up since the City Loop is about to change cross-city travel for the better.

The Gold Coast Airport’s 20-year masterplan has been cleared for takeoff, with federal government approval locked in for its 2024 Master Plan.

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.

The riverfront neighbourhood will be the home of Queensland’s largest residential wellness offering. 

North Lakes is levelling up with a five-star hotel, luxury lagoon pool, boutique retail and high-end restaurants.

Mark your calendar, here are some of the exciting upcoming developments across Brisbane to keep an eye out for. 

Brisbane’s nightlife has always had a love–hate relationship with policy. Now, law-and-order is back in the headlines.

The latest NSW Budget is big news for our festivals, films and creative industries.

Brisbane’s transport has a glow-up brewing—and you can thank the Olympics for putting it on fast-forward.

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. 

Thousands of South East Queenslanders are in need of support due to the effects of heavy rain, flooding and power outages.

If you're preparing for Cyclone Alfred, we've gathered a list of helpful resources for you to access. 

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.

Urban List Guest Editor Sianna Catullo, a Narungga woman, on amplifying First Nations voices and allyship ahead of 26 January, 2025.

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.

Your guide to what's going on around the grounds in Sydney, covering new developments, urban agendas, and any newsworthy city talk. 

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. 

It's been a big week for train catchers and bus riders everywhere. Here's everything going on with Queensland’s public transport right now. 

Here's everything going on with Brisbane's public transport right now. 

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.

There’s a lot more to be excited about than sport when the 2032 Olympics roll into Brisbane in 2032.

“We need to dramatically pick up the pace and get global emissions plummeting this decade.”

At around 11:4opm last night, an earthquake was felt across Victoria.

Today, Public Transport Minister Ben Carroll announced that American company Conduent Business Services has been awarded Victoria’s public transport ticketing contract. 

Well, whānau, what a time. As we finally come up for air following the unprecedented floods in Tāmaki Makaurau and with potentially more coming on the horizon, it’s time for us to come through for each other. 

Here are just some of the ways we can all help those affected.

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. 

Well played New Zealand, well played.

The most important question of the year.

Following Brisbane’s largest downpour on record that’s seen over 15,000 homes flooded, it’s time to look at the ways we can all help those affected.

Huge.

The future is now and a hotel in Japan is leading the way, replacing staff with holograms and robots. At the Henn-na Hotel, located in Tokyo’s buzzing Ginza district, you’ll be greeted by anything from a friendly ninja (who can speak five languages no less), to an even friendlier dinosaur who is pretty damn excited to meet a human. 

Well, here we go again folks.

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.

Bearing more suspense than the next season of Stranger Things 4.

It’s time to take a big ol’ geeze into the evening sky, because this evening, a pink supermoon will be the star of the show.

This year, the community action organisation is calling for a couple of things you should know about.

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. 

Yep, your pets can now get from A to B in a dedicated pet taxi which lets them ride unaccompanied.