The Sydney vs Melbourne rivalry only seems to grow more intense each day. But what is it really all about? It’s obviously about more than just football and beaches. We decided to delve into the differences between Australia’s two biggest cities. Some of these comparisons you might find surprising, others you might have already stowed … More

Australia is far from the only country with a bizarre fetish for brassy highway-side attractions (a road trip across the likes of Canada, the United States of America and New Zealand will confirm this) but nobody, it seems, engineers the garish and jumbo quite like Oz. What do you expect from a country-continent with two … More

A little over a year ago I was strolling through Buenos Aires, admiring the grandiose monuments that dot the Argentina capital – austere generals on horseback, defiant revolutionary leaders, proud presidents – and remarking to an amiga porteña that, while impressive, it all felt a little archaic and propagandistic. We eventually arrived at Plaza de … More

Seafood tacos. Pulled pork. Sliders and onion rings. Any number of deep fried ice-creams from the 80s. Whether it’s being dished from the hatch of a food truck or placed on the pass of a pop up laneway restaurant, the hipster food revolution has certainly hit Melbourne right in the sweet spot. Harking from the … More

Is the casino culinary scene in Australia on the verge of a cataclysmic paradigm shift, whereby it begins to, at last and finally, mimic the best of the best in Las Vegas (or, indeed, the best of the best in Melbourne and Sydney)? Is it possible that in the foreseeable future local epicures will wine … More

What is the best way to commemorate the arrival of the First Fleet at Botany Bay, Sydney Cove in 1788 and the declaration of British sovereignty over what was then New Holland? From Grand Slam tennis to pyrotechnics, a venerable awards ceremony to a live music fest, we run down some of the best options.