10 h. ago If hotels want to beat Airbnb, they need to be more like this

Airbnbs offer huge benefits over hotels when it comes to family travel. Can “family-friendly” Singapore hotels meet the challenge? I took my kids and found out.

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10 h. ago I don’t need a ‘butler’ at a nice hotel, just give me housekeeping

Most of the butlers I’ve come across recently are room-service attendants in nicer suits, while cleaners remain woefully underappreciated.

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34 h. ago Famed budget hotel brand opens in Melbourne’s most central location

The well-oiled Holiday Inn hospitality machine and its super-smiley staff make this new city stay accessible and affordable.

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3 d. ago This overlooked Aussie wine region has a new reason to visit

Rutherglen has a revamped hotel, and award-winning winemakers who respect heritage while trying new things – to great success.

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6 d. ago Future Fund under fire for business class hotel research trip and Disneyland visit

Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt sent his executive assistant on two business class trips overseas to inspect hotel rooms and venues for a boardroom meeting.

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6 d. ago Last time, Alanna Kennedy was sent off with a red card. Tonight, she got redemption

The Matildas beat New Zealand 2-0 in Adelaide as Sam Kerr captained the side in her first game on home soil in two years.

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8 d. ago ‘Spread so thin’: Single parents among those hardest hit by cost of living pressure

Logan Bell worked two jobs, studied full-time and looked for housing during the three months she spent living in a hotel with her daughter.

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1 week ago Matildas v New Zealand LIVE updates: Matildas run riot in second half to beat New Zealand 5

Joe Montemurro’s Matildas are trying to find some form in Gosford tonight, where they take on New Zealand in the first of two friendlies. Follow all the action.

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1 week ago It’s interest rates, not regulators, that will burst our housing bubble

If the banking regulator’s latest move is aimed at cooling a frothy housing market, the Reserve Bank will probably beat them to the punch.

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1 week ago How Ruth, her mum and her friends joined up to beat the housing crisis

When her ageing mother said she’d like to move interstate to be closer to her grandchildren, Ruth Giles had a dilemma. Then she had an idea.

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1 week ago ‘Don’t fall for impulse buys’: How to beat Black Friday fatigue, according to the experts

When’s the best time to shop? Retail, marketing and ecommerce experts shared their tricks to cut through the noise and outsmart retailers at their own game.

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2 w. ago Conflicts questioned as embattled Star elects new member to its board

New Star Entertainment board member Bruce Mathieson jnr has been quizzed on potential conflicts of interest with his hotel and gaming company, as shareholders overwhelmingly endorsed his election to the board of the struggling casino giant.

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2 w. ago England bowler Mark Wood was so crushed by first Test loss, he considered driving from Perth to Brisbane

While his teammates bunkered in their hotel rooms after a crushing Ashes loss, Mark Wood contemplated hiring a car and escaping Perth by driving across the country.

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2 w. ago An Everton player was sent off for slapping his own teammate. And they still beat United

Everton became the first team to win at Old Trafford after being reduced to 10 men after Idrissa Gana Gueye’s first-half bust-up with teammate Michael Keane.

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2 w. ago Sydney hardcore punk band takes out Australia’s ‘most lucrative music award’

The group beat out Grammy nominees to take home a hefty cash prize – but it’s the glory of knowing they’ve broken into the mainstream that’s the real honour.

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2 w. ago Don’t believe the swipe: Wallabies have flaws but are still a team to believe in

Yes, the Wallabies cost themselves a chance of victory in Paris. And yes, they finished up with a record of 5-10 for the year. But they have also shown the ability to beat anyone in the world.

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2 w. ago Don’t believe the swipe: Wallabies have flaws but they are still a team to believe in

Yes, the Wallabies cost themselves a chance of victory in Paris. And yes, they finished up with a record of 5-10 for the year. But they have also shown the ability to beat anyone in the world.

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2 w. ago Berry looks for help from above to topple Gringotts in $1m Gong

Tommy Berry took Gringotts to a front-running win in the $1 million The Gong last year at Kembla. Now he’s looking for ways to beat him on Saturday when he partners Tavi Time.

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2 w. ago Why our critic was blown away by this newly hatted Melbourne hotel restaurant

It was a tough sell, but Sydney chef Mike McEnearney’s From Here By Mike is one of the openings of the year.

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2 w. ago Gen Next has changed surfing forever. This is why Steph Gilmore, at 38, can still beat them

Nineteen world titles return to pro surfing in 2026. The most successful woman in history could add another thanks to a dramatic schedule change.

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