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    COMING SOON: AMID THE AEGEAN SEA, ERéMA IS MILOS' LUXURY ALL-SUITE ISLAND ESCAPE, COMBINING SUN, STONE AND SIGA SIGA

    Let yourself lose track of time, as this soon-to-launch Aegean Sea luxury retreat embraces a quiet kind of indulgence, in Auckland

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    NOW OPEN: MOON GANG IS UBUD'S NEW FIVE-SUITE STAY, COMBINING COSMIC INSPIRATION WITH TRADITIONAL BALINESE DESIGN

    Music lovers, wellness seekers and design-obsessives have a new reason to book a trip to Ubud, in Brisbane

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    YOUR FUTURE IS CALLING: THIS UNSETTLING AI FORTUNE TELLER BY ENESS READS YOUR HOROSCOPE AFTER PEEKING INSIDE YOUR PSYCHE

    Question the lure of modern technology, as this futuristic fortune teller blends AI, nostalgia and existential uncertainty, in Melbourne

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    THIS JUST IN: NEW QUEER-LED ARTS VENUE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS 'UNHOLY PLAYHOUSE,' IS AT RISK OF EVICTION AFTER RELIGIOUS GROUPS PROTEST

    Sydney's newest LGBTQ+ performing arts venue could be evicted after Christian Australian groups say they've been insulted and mocked, in Sydney

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    THIS FASHION-INFORMED RESORT IS REDEFINING LUXURY TRAVEL IN VIETNAM, MERGING CENTURIES-OLD DESIGN WITH MODERN INDULGENCE

    An eye for fashion, Vietnamese heritage and barefoot luxury intertwine at this secluded beachfront retreat shaped by a fashion family's legacy, in Wellington

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