$40 million record ahead: Queensland’s luxury property market soars

Flight to “safety” adds extra glitter to Sunshine State’s luxury property market. Business is booming in Queensland’s lifestyle hot spots, while the entire prestige sector remains unflustered by interest rate rises and underpinned by a shortage of luxury homes. Queensland’s luxury property market continues to outperform its southern cousins, where prices have remained sluggish since […]

Louis Vuitton brings immersive SEE LV exhibition to Australia

Louis Vuitton’s SEE LV has hit Aussie shores. It’s hard to miss the futuristic, giant blue brick that suddenly appeared in Sydney a few weeks ago. The main reason being that nearly every tourist and Sydneysider who had been enjoying a nice sunny stroll along Circular Quay were now making a beeline towards the pop-up […]

Australia's most expensive steak

At $875, is this Australia’s most expensive steak?

If you are on the prowl for a deluxe piece of beef, here’s some places to hunt down. This gold-leaf encrusted wagyu tomahawk from Sydney’s Botswana Butchery was Australia’s most expensive steak, according to a Forbes Australia investigation into the top end of the local beef market.   The 1.6kg bone-in ribeye comes from an animal […]

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Holiday bucket list: Where Aussies are desperate to travel

Here’s some of the getaways people are planning for the new year, from a report by Expedia, Wotif and Stayz. Aussies will be saying “no” to normal, breaking routines and searching for experiences without compromises, according to the trends that have been sourced from Expedia Group data and research from thousands of travellers and industry […]

Would you pay $265 for an Aussie Sparkling?

A 21-year-old Australian sparkling wine has been named the world champion “Library Vintage” sparkling wine for 2022. It was never too hard for Ed Carr to get the suits and the bean counters along to meetings to discuss his plans to extend the aging process of his top-end sparkling wine. Not only would he have […]

For three-weeks only, one of Australia’s premier fine wine destinations, Langton’s, will host an online auction showcasing extremely rare wines from the world’s most influential producers

Rare wines and a highly sought-after 1985 Burgundy head to online auction

This online auction will showcase a complete dozen of Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux 1985. For three-weeks only, one of Australia’s premier fine wine destinations, Langton’s, will host an online auction showcasing extremely rare wines from the world’s most influential producers, including a complete dozen of Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux 1985 – thought to be the very […]

‘Defies the limits’: Rolex unveils deepest ever dive watch

Swiss luxury watchmaker Rolex launches its Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Challenge watch, which it claims can withstand pressure 11,000 metres under the sea. Swiss luxury watchmaker Rolex has launched its newest diving companion, the Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Challenge, a watch it claims is both a homage to explorers of the abyss and one that defies the […]