Brisbane
Bluey’s World Brisbane opened in November 2024 – an immersive themed experience.

Move over Mickey Mouse,Bluey’s World attraction opens in Queensland

Eighteen months in the making,Bluey’s World Brisbane lets visitors enter the realm of the locally made TV phenomenon.

  • byNick Dent
An excursion train operated by Outback Aussie Tours.

Three new heritage train trips let you explore the outback in comfort

Two restored 2000-class trains built in 1971 offer excursions through outback Queensland.

  • byTim Richards
Delta is refreshing its seats,including its Delta One suite.

World’s biggest airline adds new Australia-US route,revamps seats

The US traveller’s desire to escape the cold is the Aussie traveller’s gain,with the launch of a new Delta Air Lines service.

  • byJulietta Jameson
Dig It and Thunderbird Park.

Kids driving diggers? Australia’s newest theme park is mind-blowing

Dig IT bills itself as Australia’s first digger park for kids. You read correctly:kids get to drive real-life earth-moving equipment.

  • byBen Groundwater
Kirra Point is so close to the beach,you’ll feel like you’re on a boat.
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Hotel reviews

You won’t find a better spot for a holiday apartment in Australia

Five minutes from the airport,Kirra Point is in an easy-to-navigate beach community with breathtaking views over the water.

  • byCraig Tansley
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Bakehouse Steakhouse – a much-loved steak restaurant in an unassuming heritage bakery building.

The surprising rejuvenation of Queensland’s oldest provincial city

Exciting new precincts and an effervescent energy have breathed new life into Ipswich’s CBD.

  • byKatrina Lobley
The Burleigh Pavilion is part of the gentrification of the south.
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Gold Coast

It’s the best part of the Gold Coast,but most drive straight past

The city’s rapidly gentrifying,cool “southern” end is not the high-rise hub you’re probably thinking of.

  • byCraig Tansley
The Cheshire Cat Motel provides a retro style-motel on the southern Gold Coast.

The Gold Coast’s best hotels and resorts for different budgets

Goldie stays range from kitsch retro-style motels to beachside family resorts and romantic retreats in the hinterland.

  • byCraig Tansley
Former tattoo parlour turned Cali-inspired restaurant and bar.

The Gold Coast’s best places eat and drink

The Gold Coast’s dining scene used to revolve around surf clubs. Now a throng of talented chefs has turned the region into a genuine foodie hot-spot.

  • byCraig Tansley
The Gold Coast Broadwater is overlooked by most visitors.

Gold Coast secrets that most visitors don’t know about

The Gold Coast used to be about theme parks and endless beaches. But while they’re still here,there are a lot more reasons for a Goldie escape now.

  • byCraig Tansley