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In depth features on Australia’s most beautiful gardens and landscape design.

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Studio visits with Australia’s top artists, and unmissable art exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and beyond.

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Award-winning Australian architecture, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top architects.

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We preview eye-catching artworks and installations not to be missed as Melbourne Art Fair returns next month!

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The Sydney-based painter unveils new energetic, intuitive art, in the lead up to an exhibition in Double Bay this July.

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Revered French artist Daniel Buren brings an immersive installation to Carriageworks in Sydney.

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A Masterful Revival Of A Gold Rush-Era House

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A Japanese-Inspired Hideaway In Idyllic Tassie Bushland

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