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EDITOR’S LETTER We’re not gonna deny it, we’re a bunch of cheapskates here at TNT. But you’ve gotta be – Sydney is bloody expensive. So we’ve put together a comprehensive “tightarse” guide to the city of sin (pg36). Here you can learn how to save on cinema tickets, which will come in handy after you’ve read our guide to the best films of 2013 (pg12).

Oh, and we got the PM on the blower (pg20). Good times!

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The internationally renowned Sydney Chinese New Year celebrations kick off again in 2013. With Dragon Races, art exhibitions and the traditional centre piece of the celebrations, the Twilight Parade, this year’s New Year will be the best one yet.

This is one for the foodies. Festivale brings together all the best things about Tasmania: its wonderful beer, wine and cider, as well as its delicious food in a three day gourmet celebration in beautiful Launceston. Go for the $38 three day pass and pig out!

One of the original and best loved outdoor cinemas is back for the summer season.

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Looking for a new hangout where street art litters the walls, trendy Melbourne Bitter is free flowing and shipping containers act as furniture? Located down a trendy laneway in Chinatown, under a trendy corrugated iron roof and through to a trendy open-plan space, Section 8 is a popular hangout for arty young Melbournites. Don’t wear a suit or tie when it’s busy because hipsters take priority at this joint, and this bar was definitely designed with them in mind.

During the night, the atmosphere is bustling and loud but you can come during the day for a more intimate ambience. If you’re planning to stay for a while, make sure you grab a cushion because shipping containers ain’t exactly that comfy.

THE GRUB The kitchen is in action day and night, but if you’re one for big meals, probably have dinner before you come. The restaurant offers snack-sized Asianinspired meals for any occasion. A local favourite are the rice paper rolls with pork and prawn; and hot chocolates and coffees are served throughout the day as well.

BEHIND THE BAR There is an extensive drinks list, but you can’t go past the beers at this place. For something a little more adventurous, the long island iced tea has more ingredients than you could ever imagine.

VERDICT This is definitely one for the younger demographic and for those who love to be seen in trendy art scenes. You won’t need your Instagram filters here – this scene is already drenched in hipster.

THE SCENE

27-29 Tattersalls Ln, Melbourne.

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A wine lovers’ paradise, 121 BC is a combination of trendy wine bar, inexpensive Italian restaurant and seriously wellstocked bottle shop. A good glass of Italian wine will cost you about $8 a glass, a good glass of Australian will cost you around $6. The range is extensive though and if you have the means you could spend whatever you wanted.

This northerly outpost of Gazebo has two of the most important ingredients for a good wine bar absolutely down pat. The interior is beautiful and the wine list is very extensive. When you combine that with some breathtaking views of one of Sydney’s most exquisite beaches then you’ve got a great spot to start a night.

What this place lacks in size it makes up for in awesomeness! The interior is elegant (if a little cramped on busy Saturday nights), the service is excellent and with 500 wines to choose from you’re never short of options. Despite being at the top end of Oxford Street you won’t need to break the budget to enjoy yourself.

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BITE SIZE PIZZA, FRANKLY This new pizza bar in the heart of the Sydney CBD falls somewhere between the Disney film Lady in the Tramp and CBGB’s... Italian restaurant cliche meets NYC leather jacket punk rock.

In other words Frankie’s Pizza is simply wonderful. The front section is classic Italian restaurant, right down to the candles dripping wax out of old Chianti bottles onto the red and white checked plastic tablecloths. It could almost be a family staple, if it wasn’t for all the topless ladies on the wall. The back section is given over to a wonderfully stocked bar, complete with ‘80s neon beer signs and old school pinball machines. Another hit from the Shady Pines and Baxter boys!

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SANTA BARBARA FOOD review by Hugh Radojev

Nestled right under the iconic Coke sign in Kings Cross, Santa Barbara is on prime real estate. The newest edition to the Drink-n-Dine portfolio (which includes other kitschy gems like The Norfolk and Queenies) is a bizarre synthesis of American roadhouse and Asian fusion bar, a style that Santa Barbara proudly calls U.S-Asian. Everything’s a little bit sticky to the touch inside and the ceiling fans oscillate furiously with seemingly no effect. It all adds to the charm of the place, though. It looks like a place where the bad guys in Magnum, P.I. would meet to discuss their nefarious deeds. I was franticly expecting Tom Selleck’s moustache to wander up to the teak bar and order a frozen margarita.

THE GRUB Start with a few Bings ($5.50) which are little Chinese pancakes filled with a varied selection of Yum Cha staples and Tex-Mex taco reinvention. The red braised pork was an absolute standout, the tangy Jalapeno salsa offsetting the crispy pork belly filling wonderfully. The Peking duck was really bland, unfortunately, which was odd... How do you get a duck pancake wrong? The Coke Can chicken ($18) came in a baking tray lined with grease proof paper and whilst it tasted alright I’m sure I ended up eating more paper than I would normally (which is usually none).

The Enchanted Chicken Burger ($12) was absolutely delicious, though!

BEHIND THE BAR For an American/Asian themed bar there’s a depressing lack of imported beers. The cocktail list is the saviour though, particularly the Margaritas.

BILL PLEASE You can get a big meal and a few jugs of cocktail for $25 a head.

VERDICT This isn’t a first date place, more a place to line your stomach with a few friends before heading out in Kings Cross proper. Good fun though, that’s for sure.

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WINE AND DINERY A chic interior, great service and a top wine list make The Winery a really well balanced and enjoyable wine bar.

The food here is great too, it’s got a definite tapas feel to it. Everything is made to share and is best enjoyed in a group, along with a couple of glasses of good wine. Combine that with a great outdoor laneway/sitting area and you’ve got another great Surry Hills spot. An honourable mention for our wine bar list. thewinerysurryhills.com.au

LEGS 11 A “sanctuary” on the cusp of the nightclub hub of Oxford St/Kings X. E11even is as good a place as any to have a dance on a Saturday night. elevenclub.com.au

1 Bayswater Rd, Potts Point

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High Highs $31.20 Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney oxfordartfactory.com.au

FRIDAY 1 St Jerome’s Laneway Festival From $125 Alexandria St, Brisbane lanewayfestival.com.au Sarah Blasko From $75 Adelaide Festival Centre adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au

DON’T MISS! THE GUMBALL FESTIVAL Belford, Hunter Valley. 25, 26 and 27th April. From $110 Featuring recent Deadly Award winning indie band The Medics and Tim Rogers’ Hank Williams cover super group Hillbilly Killers.

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MONDAY 28 The Firetree Free The Front, Canberra thefiretree.com.au

TUESDAY 29 Of Monsters and Men $55.50 The Metro, Sydney metrotheatre.com.au The Necks $27 Corner Hotel, Melbourne cornerhotel.com Masters at Work $120 Civic Underground, Sydney civichotel.com.au

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Jessie Ware Free The Beresford, Sydney merivale.com.au/beresford Perfume Genius $42 Northcote Social Club, Melb northcotesocialclub.com.au

THURSDAY 31 The Darkened Seas $10 The Standard, Syd wearethestandard.com.au Yeasayer $47.70 The Metro, Sydney metrotheatre.com Hungry Kids of Hungary Free Federation Square, Melbourne fedsquare.com

Bat fort Lashes $77 Enmore Theatre, Syd enmoretheatre.com.au

Three Oh Seas $40.50 thehifi.com.au, Melbourne annandalehotel.com

Elvis Costello From $99 State Theatre, Syd elviscostello.com

Hermitude $25 Republic Bar, Hobart republicbar.com.au

Strangers $10 The Annandale, Sydney annandalehotel.com Ian Moss $34.95 TRAK Lounge, Melbourne trakloungebar.com

SATURDAY 2 Swedish House Mafia $99.95 Sydney Showgrounds onelasttour.com Above and Beyond From $55.50 Hisense Arena, Melbourne aboveandbeyond.nu Cliff Richards $99.90 Brisbane Convention Centre premier.ticketek.com.au Shannon Noll $35 The Norwood, Adelaide thenorwood.com.au Keith Urban $99 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne premier.ticketek.com.au

SUNDAY 3 The Presets $44 Discovery Nightclub, Darwin nightkeyticketing.com.au Justin Towne Earle $50 The Corner Hotel, Melbourne corner.ticketscout..com.au

DON’T MISS! MELBOURNE JAZZ FESTIVAL The Square, Melbourne. 31 May- 9 Jun. TBA The smooth sound of the hey day of Jazz comes to Federation Square with some of the world’s top jazz musicians playing.

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WEDNESDAY 6 Holy Other (UK) Free Good God Small Club, Sydney inthemix.com.au

SATURDAY 9 Mick Foley + Brendon Burns From $45 Enmore Theatre, Sydney livenation.com.au Carole King $30.70 Leeunwin Estate, Perth livenation.com.au

THURSDAY 7 The Presets $44 Palace Theatre, Melbourne livenation.com.au

Stars $51 Factory Theatre, Sydney ticketek.com.au

Descendents $79 Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney ticketek.com.au

Reef (The Lost Cauze) $40 Metro Theatre, Sydney metrotheatre.com.au

FRIDAY 8 Barry Gibb From $99 The Entertainment Centre, Sydney livenation.com.au Sharkslayer & Filth Collins From $15 Chinese Laundry, Sydney livenation.com.au

SUNDAY 10 The Presets $44 Panthers, Newcastle livenation.com.au Three Oh Sees $49.10 Factory Theatre, Sydney ticketek.com.au

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MONDAY 4 Mick Foley + Brendon Burns From $45 Dunston Playhouse, Adelaide livenation.com.au

BOOK NOW! BETWEEN THE BAYS Rickards Rd, Melbourne. Feb 23. $55 This year’s festival enters the twilight zone and features some of the city’s best young talent as well as headliners The Hoodoo Gurus.

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Dead Can Dance From $69 Sydney Opera House moshtix.com.au

TUESDAY 5 Hermitude $20 The Corner Hotel, Melbourne moshtix.com.au

BLEACH FESTIVAL Gold Coast, Queensland. Feb 22 – Mar 3. $55 The Goldie’s answer to Adelaide’s Fringe festival or the Sydney Festival this is a celebration of art, culture and music.

Coolangatta Hotel

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SYDNEY PUBS Trinity Bar 505 Crown St, Surry Hills trinitybar.com.au

Voodoo Lounge 174 James St, Northbridge voodoolounge.com.au

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The Shed 69-71 Aberdeen St Northbridge, the-shed.com.au

Cock ‘n’ Bull Hotel 1/89 Ebley St, Bondi Junction cocknbull.com.au

Mint Nightclub Cnr Lake and James St, Northbridge mintnightclub.com

Tea Garden’s 2-4 Bronte Rd, Bondi Junction teagardenshotel.com.au

Leederville Hotel 742 Newcastle St, Leederville East Perth leedervillehotel.com.au

Scary Canary 469 Kent St, Sydney scarycanarybar.com.au Side Bar 509 Pitt St, Sydney wakeup.com.au/side-bar Scubar 4/11-23 Rawson Place, Sydney scubar.com.au Bar Century Lvl 4 640, George St Sydney barcentury.com.au 3 Wise Monkeys 555 George St, Sydney 3wisemonkeys.com.au Candy’s Apartment 22 Bayswater Road, Potts Point candys.com.au World Bar 24 Bayswater Road, Potts Point theworldbar.com.au Greenwood Hotel 36 Blue St, North Sydney greenwoodhotel.com The Beresford 345 Bourke St, Surry Hills merivale.com.au/theberesfordhotel Oxford Art Factory 38-46 Oxford St, Darlinghurst oxfordartfactory.com White Revolver Cnr Curlewis + Campbell Parade Bondi Beach whiterevolver.com Pontoon Cockle Bay Wharf 201, Darling Harbour pontoonbar.com Hotel Steyne 75 The Corso, Manly hotelsteyne.com.au New Brighton Hotel 71 The Corso, Manly newbrighton.com.au In Situ 34/18 Sydney Rd, Manly insitumanly.com.au Four Pines 29/43-45 East Esplanade, Manly 4pines.com.au Marlborough Hotel 145 King St, Newtown marlboroughhotel.com.au

BRISBANE PUBS TRINITY BAR Trinity Bar, Surry Hills.

Good food, cheap schooners and a friendly atmosphere Trinity Bar is the perfect place for a few. Go for their $10 sirloin steaks on Mondays.

505 Crown Street, Surry Hills

GPO Hotel 740 Anne St, Fort Valley gpohotel.com.au

Palace Theatre palace.com.au

Canvas Club 16b Logan St, Woolloongabba canvasclub.com.au

The Hi-Fi 125 Swanston Street Melbourne thehifi.com.au

The Fringe Bar Cnr Ann and Constance St fringebar.com.au

The Bondi Hotel 178 Campbell Parade, Bondi hotelbondi.com.au

The Tote 67-71 Johnston Street, Collingwood thetotehotel.com

Port Office Hotel 40 Edwards St, Brisbane portofficehotel.com.au

Kinsela’s 383 Bourke St, Darlinghurst kniselas.com.au

Eden Bar and Nightclub 163 Russell Street, Melbourne edenbar.com.au

Flinders Hotel 63 – 65 Flinders St, Surry Hills theflindershotel.com.au

Turf Bar 131 Queen St Melbourne turfbar.com.au

White Horse Hotel 381 Crown St, Surry Hills thewhitehorse.com.au

Fluid Oz Bar 450 Elizabeth Street Melbourne yelp.com.au

Coogee Palace 169 Dolphin St, Coogee beachpalacehotel.com.au Beach Road Hotel 71 Beach Road, Bondi Beach beachroadbondi.com.au

MELBOURNEPUBS Central Lion Hotel 3/221 La Trobe St, Melbourne acemelbourne.com.au/mclion/ Shamiana 420 Lonsdale St, Melbourne shamiana.com.au Star Bar Hotel Melbourne 160 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne starbarhotel.com.au The Apartment Nightclub 401 Little Bourke Street Melbourne theapartment.com.au Cherry Bar 103 Flinders Lane Melbourne myspace.com/cherrybarmelbourne Corner Hotel 57 Swan Street Richmond cornerhotel.com

East Brunswick Club The Imperial 280 Lygon St 35 Erskineville Road, Erskineville Brunswick East eastbrunswickclub.com theimperialhotel.com.au The Norfolk 305 Cleveland St, Redfern thenorfolk.co

Esplanade Hotel 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda espy.com.au

The Vanguard 42 King St, Newtown thevanguard.com.au

Northcote Social Club 301 High Street Northcote northcotesocialclub.com

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Hotel LA 68 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane hotella.com.au

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Bar Humbug 586 Little Bourke St Melbourne barhumbug.com.au Eurotrash Bar 18 Corrs Lane Melbourne eurotrashbar.com.au The Night Owl 35 Elizabeth Street Melbourne nightowl.com.au

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Sky Room 2/234 Wickham St, Fort Valley skyroom.com.au Bravo Bar Brunswick Central, 455 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley hotelbravo.com.au

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SURFERS PUBS Blush Nightclub 21 Orchid Avenue Surfers Paradise blushnightclub.com.au Benowa Tavern 117 Ashmore Rd, Benowa surfersbeergarden.com Shooters Superclub Shop 46 The Mark Orchid Avenue Surfers Paradise shooterssuperclub.com

CAIRNS PUBS P.J. O’brien’s 87 Lake St, Cairns pjobriens.com.au Fabric Cnr Shields and Esplanade St cairnsevents.com pubs Rattle N Hum 65-67 Esplanade rattlenhumbar.com Gilligan’s Backpacker Hostel 57-89 Grafton St gilligansbackpackerhostel.com.au

HOBART PUBS Syrup Nightclub 39 Salamanca Pl, Battery Point syrupclub.com.au Republic Bar 299 Elizabeth St, Hobart republicbar.com.au Isobar 11 Franklin Wharf Hobart isobar.com.au

The Met Nightclub 256 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley themet.com.au Knopwood’s Retreat 39 Salamanca Pl The Exchange Hotel Hobart 131 Edward St, Brisbane (03)6223 5808 theexchange.com.au Iceworks Cnr Given Tce & Dowse St, Paddington iceworks.com.au

The Duke 192 Macquarie Street Hobart theduke.com.au

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Red Square Bar and Lounge 111 Hindley St, Adelaide rsq.com.au Electric Circus 17 Crippen Place, Adelaide electriccircus.com.au Crown and Sceptre Hotel 308 King William Street, Adelaide sceptre.com.au The Promethean 116 Grote St, Adelaide theprom.com Club 58 58 Hindley St, Adelaide club58.com.au

PERTH PUBS The Subiaco Hotel 465 Hay Street, Subiaco subiacohotel.com.au

RIBS AND RYE WEDNESDAY’S Canvas Club, Brisbane. Wednesday Nights.

A Brisbane take on an American Classic: bourboun braised ribs, onion rings, coleslaw and a rye whiskey cocktail all for $25. Giddy up, y’all!

16b Logan Rd, Woolloongabba

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Prequels and sequels As this stellar line-up of films shows, the apocalypse-predicting doom-mongers had it all wrong: 2013 is going to be truly epic!

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Last year gave us one of the biggest films of all time, again, with The Avengers, but 2013’s looking to go one better.

Comic books go dark, Oz has a new hero (sort of) and Clark Kent returns to the big screen to take up his role as king of the superheroes. Seriously, 2012, you had it easy!

The one with bite: The Wolverine Hugh Jackman became a star as the sideburned mutant but Wolfy’s first solo outing, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, was muted by its who’s-who cast. This post-X-Men: The Last Stand sequel, based on a Japanese-set comic story, should make Logan a standalone star with a bulkier, more character-focused script.

Released July 25

The period one: The Great Gatsby Postponed from its December release while Baz Luhrmann tinkers to perfection, this colourful new adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s roaring Twenties state-of-a-nation classic has a stellar cast – Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Carey Mulligan. It may be Baz’s biggest, boldest and brashest yet.

Released May 10

The dark Stark: Iron Man 3 Iron Man Tony Stark finds his dark side in the third Robert Downey Jr starring solo outing from writer-director Shane Black (Hollywood legend behind Eighties hits including Lethal Weapon). With Guy Pearce up to no good and Ben Kingsley’s villain Mandarin, Stark is facing his biggest struggle yet.

Released April 25

The new Batman: Man Of Steel Chris Nolan produces a new take on Superman from Zack Snyder (Watchmen) in the hope he can bring some of his Dark Knight magic to DC’s other property. Brit Henry Cavill is the man with his pants on the outside. The mean and moody trailer suggests this will be out of this world.

Released June 27

The sci-fi sequel: Star Trek Into Darkness Despite the shonky title, this should be one of the big hitters, with the returning ensemble cast (Chris Pine’s Kirk, Zachary

The South African one: Elysium Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 follow-up, about a future in which the poor live on Earth and the rich on the titular space-station paradise, is one of the most anticipated movies of the new year. Big cast, big stars – Matt Damon and Jodie Foster – and a big budget mean the pressure’s on the Saffa.

Released August 15

The oddball comeback: Jack The Giant Slayer After basically inventing the contemporary trend for comic book movies with 2000’s X-Men, Bryan Singer abandoned the franchise to sink his career somewhat with the multi-millionbucks misfire Superman Returns. His first film in five years sees Nicholas Hoult as a human waging a war against giants in this contemporary reworking of the fabled beanstalk tale.

Released March 21

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Clockwise: Depp does quirky Tonto to Hammer's Lone Ranger; Jackman beefs up again for The Wolverine; Up the beanstalk in Jack The Giant Slayer

Quinto’s Spock, Simon Pegg’s Scotty and more) and new boy Benedict Cumberbatch as Trek-lore big bad, Khan (so say the rumours) or John Harrison (says the producer).

JJ Abrams’ 2009 reinvention did so-so box office. With Avengers showing that geekdom can be big dollar, he’ll expect better.

Released May 16

The mainstream oddity: The Lone Ranger Johnny Depp re-teams with his Pirates director Gore Verbinski to play Tonto to Armie Hammer’s Lone Ranger in this fantasy-tinged adventure makeover of the popular TV show. Depp does his wide-eyed oddball routine a la Jack Sparrow.

Released August 4

The one that could go either way: Cloud Atlas Matrix minds The Wachowskis (Andy and Larry-turnedLana) hit back from their Speed Racer car crash with this ambitious, era-spanning, sprawling sci-fi epic (adapted from David Mitchell’s 2004 novel) about how our actions connect us all, or something like that. Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Hugh Grant and more, it looks absolutely bonkers.

Released February 28

The new technicolour: Oz The Great And Powerful Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man follow up is this 3D Wizard Of Oz prequel, starring James Franco as a Kansas ’magician’ zapped to the land of the yellow bricks where, helped by witches Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz, he must become the man worth the long walk to see and rise to save Oz. Released March 7 14

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Sara Quin [of Tegan and Sara] Half of the Canadian sister duo on their new indie-pop album, sibling secrets and fucking rainbows INTERVIEW ALASDAIR MORTON

Sara (right): “If I was left to my own devices, we would make much sadder and less popular records”

Your new album, Heartthrob, is a bit of a departure, more pop than indie-rock...

Before we do any record we look at the demos to see if there’s a vibe sticking out, if it’s more of a guitar or keyboard record. But with this one, we’d talked about what sort of production and producers we wanted to work with. It has to be something any Tegan and Sara fan would get.

The songwriting and voice is what people associate with our band, but we wanted to open the band up to new opportunities.

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much sadder and less popular records.

There was an active choice, even if a song was going to be a real heartbreaker, to focus on production that would lift the song out of shoegaze, subtle mode. We didn’t want them to be lost, but to be able to play them on a festival stage. We wanted something that sounds like a fucking rainbow coming out of the speakers.

Why look for a more diverse audience?

We’ve done enough travelling to know indie-rock is a niche market – it’s not as big internationally as in the US and Australia.

We’d had success outside our genre with people like Tiesto doing electronic music, and being pop connoisseurs, we were able to grab from these areas to make something that sounds like us.

Which artists influenced the writing?

I fell in love with The-Dream. It is more R‘n’B and hip-hop but has intense production and melodies, it felt like I was listening to a future version of Prince. And people like Robyn and Alicia Keys, stuff that reminded me of music I listened to growing up with powerful melodies and heartbreaking lyrics. I remember being obsessed with Keys’ Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart when it came out in 2009 and wanting it to be my song!

Is it more upbeat than your 2009 release Sainthood?

If I was left to my own devices, we would make

How was it doing support slots last year with The Killers at The O2?

It’s our seventh record so we decided to do

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support slots and focus more on radio. We are either ambitious or masochists, we don’t know yet. You spend all these years at the start fighting to build your own audience to play to and now we’ve arrived at a place where there could be significant growth.

How does the set reflect this?

We’ve learned over years of support tours that what works best is the music, so we’re playing the hits. Now we can keep an audience interested without too many lulls – rather than: “Oh, it is a deep cut from their album in 2003 ...

I’m going to the back.” When we are doing our own stuff, we’re able to give a broader look at the band, play more songs and tell stories, but when opening for someone else, we want to win people over. But you have to have a thick skin as not every night is amazing.

How do you react to tough shows?

It varies. I’m not as dramatic as I used to be.

There used to be nights where I’d be existentially challenged thinking, “We may have made a

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huge mistake with what we decided to do with our lives!” As an adult with experience now I’m able to self-soothe more quickly.

Do you still get anxious releasing and touring a new record?

I do, but it’s a positive anxiety – it’s not stage fright or throwing up in the bathroom, it’s I want to feel in control because it can be hard to keep yourself together when you’re about to walk out in front of 10,000 people!

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What’s the secret to being a successful sibling duo for 13 years?

It’s being forgiving of the times when you are going through bad patches, that is a big part of it. I hate to compare it to a marriage, but it is similar in terms of when people want to combine their resources and have a long-term future involving each other.

What’s life like on the road these days?

It is different to how it was in my twenties. When we were figuring out how to be adults, the road was an extension of home, but now it’s clearer how weird and dysfunctional it is to live in a travelling circus. I try to make the road feel like home rather than when I was younger when I’d try to make home feel like the road.

Heartthrob is out February 11 through Warner warnermusic.com.au

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GANGSTER SQUAD FILM review by Caitlin Stanway STARRING: Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone, Josh Brolin | M | 113 min

ANNA KARENINA Preview Jude Law, Kiera Knightly, Matthew McFayden | M | 130mins

When Russian aristocrat and revered socialite Anna Karenina (Kiera Knightly) falls in love with the affluent Count Vronsky on a trip to Moscow, the couple start an affair that rocks the Russian social scene. Overcome with lust and love Anna Karenina is faced with a decision: end the affair and keep her position in society or persue her new love and lose everything.

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A sadistic kingpin, good cops gone rogue and forbidden love. Sound familiar?

Gangster Squad pretty much follows the recipe of every mafia led shoot em’ up screenplay ever written. And while it is nothing we haven’t seen before, what the film lacks in originality, it more than makes up for with seriously dynamic direction.

Mafia top dog Micky Cohen, played by a top form Sean Penn, has waged war on L.A and won. With the protection of his beautifully stereotypical goons, as well as a decent percentage of the L.A police and legal system, Cohen is in on the brink of controlling the entire West Coast with the set up of a monopoly wire service.

Enter an ‘off the record’ squad of determined and slightly delinquent detectives charged with the task of annihilating Cohen’s empire. Led by Sgt. John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) and his charismatic protégé Sgt. Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), the ‘Gangster Squad’ embark on a bloody mission to reclaim their city. A hopeless love triangle with the stunning Emma Stone as Cohen’s doomed girlfriend and Sgt. Wooter’s secret lover delivers a necessary subplot to keep things moving.

You don’t need to be a mastermind to map out how the story goes, it’s often ridiculously clichéd and the end is as predictable as they come. What gives Gansgter Squad it’s redemption, however, is some A-grade acting and well timed humour which gives a welcome break from the unrelenting gunfire and general thuggery.

Experimental frame lengths and impressively stylised action sequences compensate for an unexceptional script, and if you can take the film for what it is – namely a shameless gangster flick – Gangster Squad definitely delivers.

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Girl from Barry TNT talks about the big issues in an exclusive interview with Aussie PM Julia Gillard WORDS CAROL DRIVER

Julia Gillard's tenure so far has seen tumultuous highs and all-time lows, literally: from her internationally acclaimed misogyny speech, to her penchant for stumbling in highheels.

And everything in between. But losing this year’s federal election isn’t even on the 51-year-old’s radar. Gillard, Australia’s 16th longest-serving prime minister, “doesn’t spend any time considering it”. Positive mental attitude?

“Absolutely,” she tells me. Gillard is taking time out of her manic schedule to speak to TNT – to remind the thousands of Aussie travellers and expats in London that, even though they’re overseas, their vote counts.

“A lot of people around the world fight and die for the right to vote, so it should never be taken for granted,” Gillard drawls down the phone in that unmistakable Aussie accent that she once apologised for.

But why should they care when they’re out of the country, with no plans to return for a few years? “One day they may come back home, they’ll have an interest in what kind of country they want to come back home to, and this election will be about this future nation.”

Monday marks the 943rd day Gillard has spent in power after her Labor party won a second term against the Liberal/ National Coalition led by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott – but only after she formed a minority government with the support of three independents and one Green MP in 2010.

Since then, it’s been a bumpy ride for Australia’s first woman PM. Gillard has seen her poll rating hit near record lows after announcing the unpopular carbon tax – which hits the biggest polluting businesses and came into force this year.

And, in 2011, a poll revealed only 27 per cent of Australians would vote for her – the worst for any major federal political party in almost four years.

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However, last week a study showed Gillard’s personal rating as prime minister had shot up to 45 per cent, compared to Abbott’s 33 per cent.

So what does the woman, who was born in Barry, Wales, count as her biggest achievements so far that have changed public opinion? At number one is managing the economy: “We are unlike the rest of the world and can offer people jobs and opportunities even at a time when America, Europe and the UK are struggling to get their economies to growth.”

Despite being controversial, also on her list of triumphs are carbon pricing and rolling out the national broadband network (NBN). She also includes improvements in education; reforming health and age care; and meeting environmental challenges – focusing on protecting Australia’s oceans.

“We’ve got a lot of governing to do,” she says. “It’s an election year, but for me, it’s another year as prime minister, making changes that make a difference to people today as well as build up to the future.”

And, of course, her fiery, well-delivered misogyny speech to Abbott in October last year saw her poll rating jump.

Gillard tells TNT she “stands by every word” of it, adding: “It was an important contribution as people make decisions in their nation for the future about who’s best to lead it.

“Abbott is seeking to become prime minister of this country, people are entitled to judge him on the attitude he has expressed in public life – an attitude to women, their role and capacity.”

Gillard’s going into 2013 fighting. In terms of issues affecting Australia and what’s on her master plan, she says it’s all about “stewardship” of the economy. “We’ve come through the global financial crisis strong, and we’re focused on continuing to add jobs and diversifying our economy.”

On the topic of same-sex marriage, Gillard says it’s a

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In charge: Gillard loses her shoe (again); holding Western Bulldogs' team jumper; Tony Abbott; on the phone to TNT

matter of individual “conscience” rather than being up to the government, after last year’s vote didn’t secure a majority.

Gillard adds she’s committed to a “strong relationship” with the European Union; to working together with the UK for “peace around the world”, including in Afghanistan.

And the unmarried PM says although she doesn’t blame the recent wave of bushfires on climate change, she acknowledges “we are going to see more frequent, more extreme weather events” due to environmental changes.

“This election will be my view about this future nation and whether it’s a strong one, a prosperous one and one full of opportunity, and one in which we’re taking care of each other in new ways,” she says.

“And it will be a year in which I’m continuing to say the nation we live in is in the growing region of the world; the Asian region. We’re only going to be strong and prosperous in this region in this century if we’re ready for it.”

Although Gillard wants to win, she’s not prepared to fight dirty in this year’s election. In fact, she won’t even be drawn on the topic. “I’m focused on what I need to do ... whatever view you’ve got of the past, whether you romanticise it or not, we’ve got to be ready for the future.

“The other side of politics, they can speak for themselves.

My general view is that they’ve been a very negative opposition, and they’ve been unable to do anything except say no to things – you won’t build a future by saying no.”

Gillard’s message to TNT readers is to see the globe. “We live in a globalised world ... and the more experience you’ve had, the better that is for you, even for your understanding of the world we live in today.”

But is she prepared for more lows? “I’m getting around in more wedges than high-heels,” she laughs. “They’re the safer option, possibly for London pavements as well.”

IS OZ DAY STILL RELEVANT? GILLARD ON AUSTRALIA DAY January 26 marks the day the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove in 1788. But while this anniversary is celebrated by many, other quarters refer to it as Invasion Day. Juila Gillard says marking this occasion is still relevant.

“It gets stronger and stronger,” the PM says. “When I grew up Australia Day was really the long weekender, whereas now there is something in every community around the nation to mark the day.

“It’s also the day for migrants – I’m one myself; I’m a 10-pound pom who turned up in Oz as a four-year old – in Australia, including from the UK, who take their citizenship vows and become a citizen of our nation.

“I think Australia Day has become more meaningful.

People are more willing to get out there and celebrate our national day and sense of togetherness.”

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Bend and stretch Stay true to your New Year resolutions and get fit on the cheap WORDS HUGH RADOJEV

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We’ve all woken up on January 1st with a blinding hangover and the taste of kebab in our mouths and sworn to change our ways for good. Alas, for most of us, the new year resolution only lasts until the next weekend, when we slip back into the circuit. Well no longer!

Spurred on by an acute sense of self loathing and bankrupted dignity, we have gone on a hunt for ways to get in tip top shape without having to dip too deeply into the goon and groceries budget. At the risk of sounding like a late night advertorial for the latest in ab shredding, leg sculpting, tummy tucking technology – we ask you to make a new you this new year! So, squeeze into your lycra hot pants, break out your sweatbands and make sure you stretch thoroughly before hand.

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In this new-fangled age of 24 hour gymnasiums, 15 minute suck and tucks, and a host of supposedly miracle pills that promise to “melt the fat” right off your beer belly, the humble public park, tennis court and swimming pool oft gets overlooked. Some people are put off by the occasional danger of treading in dog doo as they stride out on a run, or swimming through a yellowing

cloud of toddler tinkle in the fast lane of their community swimming pool – but such incidents are unusual. The best thing about the park is that it’s free and some of them come equipped with their own outdoor gyms full of lovely bars to pull, push and dip on to your heart’s content. While you may have to pay a nominal fee to swim in your local pool or hire out a court for an hour or two, the cost is negligible compared with the good you’re doing yourself. Plus it’ll be mitigated even further if you can get a group together, which is more fun as well.

Back to school Don’t have a park nearby? Easy, just take a class. For example, why not try pole dancing?

In the last three or four years, what was once viewed as an activity practiced only by young ladies of loose morals in darkened, smoky rooms filled with single men and creepy old guys, has been transformed into the newest fitness fad. A thing that empowered girls will not just recommend to their friends, but try and get their mothers to come along to as well. If that’s not your thing, just remove the pole from the equation entirely and take some old fashioned dance lessons instead. It’s

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all good for you... well, unless it’s tap. Boxercise is also very much in vogue at the moment, taking all the cardiovascular fitness and strength conditioning required from boxing and filtering out the getting punched in the head part. So, your face will look just as good as the rest of you once it’s done.

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As most of us would agree, doing something with a group of friends is more fun than doing it alone, and exercise is no exception. Mixed Oztag and touch competitions run year round in just about every public, grassy area nationwide.

Indoor soccer and Futsal tournaments also run year round and cater for all sorts and skill types from Sunday arvo battlers to seasoned pros and ex-pat Englishmen who “had a trial at Coventry City” when they were younger.

Registration for a full season might run at a couple of hundred dollars but if you split it between your team mates, it doesn’t work out at much and it’s a great excuse for having team beers and a $10 pub meal afterwards. You know, to reward yourself.

Stretch out We could have placed yoga in our ‘take a class’ section but in honesty it is such a popular activity that it really deserves its own entire section. In truth there are more yoga and pilates classes to choose from than there are grains of sand on Bondi Beach, and they usually run at around $20-25 a session. Yoga increases core strength, flexibility, as well as

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reportedly being healing for the mind and the soul. While it seems to be favoured more by the female gender, we think that guys are missing a trick or two here. For one thing it’s a great way to meet chick in tights. Plus, it’ll show them a sensitive side of you, your ‘love’ of new age music (Songs of the Whale, for example) and that you aren’t afraid to cry – which you will do when you go into a full body muscle spasm half way into a downward dog. That’s better than having a teacup pig for a pet!

Get a little game While this next one might seem a bit odd trust us, it works.

First step though is to make sure that the place you’re staying at has a television, then make sure they have an Xbox. If they don’t, you’ll have to go out and buy one as well as the game Nike + Kinnect Fitness. While this might seem a bit odd and expensive at first it’s not really if you think about it. A new Xbox with Kinnect technology and a copy of the game will cost you about $250 which is cheaper than an annual gym membership. This great new game identifies your training weaknesses, and then tells you what to do to overcome them through a series of movements that cover strength, flexibility and cardio. Basically, it’s like having a personal trainer in your living room. Even if you’ve never turned on an Xbox, you’ll be able to work the interface. But while it’s easy to use, you’ll definitely need to move the coffee table to do some of what you’re asked justice. And ask your mates round, there’s a really fun group setting on the game too.

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On yer bike: A man rides on the beach past people dressed in suits and bowler hats while taking part in an art installation by surrealist artist Andrew Baines in Adelaide

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A pizza restaurant worker talked a would-be armed robber round, by offering him chicken wings.

The suspect was wearing a hoodie and a bandana across his face as he demanded money at the Papa John’s pizza restaurant in Montana.

As the cashier started to comply, the man broke down in tears, saying he was just trying to provide for his family.

The staff member then offered him a pizza and chicken wings. Helena Police Chief Troy McGee said: “I’d say the clerk was pretty astute.”

AH HA! PIRATES SAIL INTO 2013 ELECTION AUSTRALIA

What’s a pirate’s favourite country?

Arr-stralia. The Pirate Party is now an official political organisation in Australia after passing the necessary Australian Electoral Commission tests.

While it’s easy (and fun) to imagine a country overrun with peg legs and eye patches, the party will in fact focus on whistleblowing and data retention.

“As the prime minister condemns whistleblowers and publishers without trial, the spectre of data retention looms, policy is laundered and Australia’s interests are sidelined by faceless diplomats and bureaucrats through ill-considered trade pacts, there has never been more reason to put pirates in parliament,” party founder Rodney Serkowski said.

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candidate into parliament at the next Federal Election.

LIBRARY GETS IN POLE POSITION UNITED KINGDOM

A library is offering free pole-dancing classes in a bid to attract new readers through the door.

Midlothian Council believes it is the first local authority in Scotland to hold such an event. It will run the session at Mayfield Library in Dalkeith on February 2, which is Love Your Library Day. Other activities in the area’s libraries include “booky table tennis” in which players use books instead of bats.

There will also be Scottish country dancing, head massages and an Xbox challenge on offer.

“The pole fitness session is a fun and interesting way of encouraging more people into our libraries, and ultimately borrowing more books,” a council spokesman said.

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Number of hours an Italian businessman spent losing £12k on pokies.

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MESSAGE IN BOTTLE FOUND AFTER 76 YRS

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A message in a bottle found floating in the ocean has been returned to the family of the man who wrote it after 76 years.

Geoff Flood was walking on the beach at Ninety Mile Island when he saw the bottle. Inside was a note on P&O headed paper, carrying the ship’s name SS Srathnaver and the name H E Hillbrook.

The message read: “At sea. Would the finder of this bottle kindly forward this note... to undermentioned address.”

After investigating, Flood found Herbert Ernest Hillbrook had passed away in the 1940s. He contacted Hillbrook’s family, and returned the bottle and message to his grandson Peter, who lives in Perth, Australia. “The only connection I have to grandfather now is that bottle,” Peter said.

PLANE HAVOC OVER ‘PREPARE TO DIE’ TEE

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A T-shirt based on a children’s film caused panic on a Qantas flight from Australia to New Zealand.

The tee, pictured above, worn by Wynand Mullins, was based on 1987’s The Princess Bride and read: “Hello, My Name Is Inigo Montoya and I am here to kill you.”

However, some passengers failed to see the funny side. “The flight attendant said to me: ‘Are you able to remove it because some of the passengers are quite intimidated by it?’ I thought it was silly. The

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK person next to me was laughing, because they knew the movie,” Mullins said.

Qantas said there was no record of the incident, but a spokesman added it has standards for “slogans which passengers may find offensive or threatening”.

KIWIS ARE RUBBISH AUSSIES, FACT NEW ZEALAND

Kiwis are among the worst performers in the Australian citizenship test.

Figures reveal Kiwis average 72.6 per cent, compared to 97 per cent and up marks from applicants in Europe.

Brits are 18th on the list with an average score of 95.6 per cent. The test covers Aussie culture, history and politics.

To pass the test, which includes questions such as ‘What do we remember on Anzac Day?’, applicants must correctly answer 75 per cent of the 20 questions.

There will be a lot of Aussies that pick it, but the rest of the world won’t.

It’s a tough accent John Jarrett reckons Quentin Tarantino’s efforts to nail the accent in Django Unchained are pretty bloody good

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Stormin’: Billy Slater set for Rhinos

BILLY SLATED FOR LEEDS, NOT ALL STARS

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Melbourne Storm flyer Billy Slater is hopeful to play against Leeds in the World Club Challenge despite pulling out of the Feb 9 NRL All Stars match.

The fullback decided not to take the risk against the Indigenous All Stars after injuries prevented a full pre-season programme, but he’s keen to take on the Rhinos at Headingley Stadium on Feb 22.

“I had a plate out of my collarbone at the end of last year and also rolled my ankle in my first week back at training,” Slater said. “It’s kept me out of a bit of training.

To play to the standard the All Star game requires, you need to have a particular amount of training under your belt and I don’t have that at the moment.

“But I’m pretty confident I will be right to go for the World Club Challenge. That will give me a couple of extra weeks.”

GEALE NOT SWAYED

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IBF world middleweight champ Daniel Geale says he’s refusing to let Anthony Mundine’s attention-grabbing antics derail his plans to hold onto his belt at the Sydney Ent Centre on Wednesday.

Last week Mundine threatened to stage a protest during the playing of Advance Australia Fair. Mundine had previously questioned Geale’s Aboriginal heritage, which he later apologised for.

“He’s (Mundine) tried every little thing to try and throw me off my game but no matter what he does he’s not going to,” the Tasmanian said. “I’m mentally strong … a lot stronger than when we fought first.

He knows he’s up against it now.”

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Competitors in the women’s biathlon relay compose themselves for one of two shooting rounds they must complete between cross country skiing a 2km track three times at the World Cup in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy. Germany won ahead of Russia and France

decision that many in boxing still dispute as a fair result.

STARC TURNS DOWN BIG BUCKS FOR ASHES CRICKET

In-form Aussie quick Mitchell Starc will forgo up to AU$1m for six weeks’ work in the IPL in April and May to ensure his 22-year-old body isn’t overworked ahead of a series in India and the Ashes.

The player of the Twenty20 Champions League tournament is in hot demand and even impressed with the bat in recent onedayers against Sri Lanka. “We’ve got a big 12 months coming up … I’d rather take those six weeks to get ready for England if I get the chance to go over there and again for the summer back home.”

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The Australian women’s cricket team, the Southern Stars, have high hopes heading into the ICC World Cup in India.

After winning the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, largely the same line-up will be confident of their ability on the subcontinent’s turning wickets, while the form of Meg Lanning (pictured) and the rest of the top order should strike fear into opponents. England are the holders though, having taken the mantle from Australia in 2009. Their opening match is against Pakistan on Jan 31 in Cuttock.

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QUOTES OF THE WEEK He’s supposed to be a legend in Australia.

What he did was give me the stripes so I am the legend now Windies cricketer Marlon Samuels after he came rosy after being the subject of Shane Warne’s T20 Big Bash tantrum

Final fling: the Super Bowl will be Raven Ray Lewis’s last game

PREVIEW BROTHER BOWL: NFL CHAMPS XLVII BALTIMORE RAVENS V SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS SUN, 10.30PM, SKY SPORTS Amid the hilarious and expensive commercials, the pre-match and half-time show (this year starring Beyoncé), hot dogs, beer and more stats than a Mars weather analysis there will be a game of football this Sunday night.

The 47th Super Bowl will feature AFC champions the Baltimore Ravens and NFC winners San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans’ Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

It’s been dubbed the HarBowl, SuperBaugh

and Brother Bowl as it’ll be the first time two brothers have been the head coaches of opposing sides in the big game.

John (Ravens) and Jim (49ers) Harbaugh will be the masters of these massive and skillful puppets in this edition of the biggest circus in sport. Whichever one of them wins will become the coach of the only team left in NFL history to have played in more than one Bowl and not be beaten.

Keep an eye out for linebacker Ray Lewis, who was MVP in the last Super Bowl his Ravens played in 2001 – this will be his last game before retiring.

THE CHAT | So much hot air through window

It looks as if Chris [Froome] will be the leader this year. That doesn’t mean I’ll be riding 200km a day on the front. We will be there together, as he was last year with me in the mountains He may be a sir now but Bradley Wiggins has conceded he’ll play second fiddle to Froome in this year’s Tour de France

TV HIGHLIGHTS CRICKET Aus vs West Indies First match of the ODI series from Perth 3:30pm, Sun Feb 3

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will I ever keep up with all of the ins and Q How outs of the busiest period of the Premier League transfer window this week?

So glad you asked, it’s tough to find anything out about the A comings and goings of players in EPL clubs. A joke, of course, as for the past two months – officially since midnight on December 31 – clubs have been free to raid each other’s stocks. So far every striker in Spain is coming to England, QPR won’t have a team left and every day or so Wilfried Zaha’s a Red Devil (he likely is by now). As the window’s closing approaches on January 31 it goes bananas, so follow the live shenanigans on Sky Sports’ ‘Live Transfer Clockwatch’.

FOOTBALL C Coast v Wellington The A–League begins to heat up 7:00pm, Thur Feb 7

CRICKET RSA v PAK Wilfried Zaha

Day one of the first test match in SA 7:00pm, Mon Feb 1

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Sydney can be expensive, but if you know where to look, you can roll in style. We put on our cheapskates to bring you this guide.

Way over in Western Australia you can frolic with dolphins. Our writer goes one better and lands a job feeding them dinner.

It’s arguably the biggest party in the world and it kicks off soon. We show you how to revel at Rio Carnival in Brazil.

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Irish actor Gabriel Byrne has got his claws out, slamming Ireland’s tourism drive, Gathering 2013. He said the campaign, which encourages people with Irish links to visit the country, is seen as a “scam” by many Irish-Americans, and an attempt to “shake them down for a few quid”.

Byrne said people felt they had been “forced to emigrate” because of the Irish economy and were sick of being asked for help. He added an Irish-American plumber told him: “I can’t afford to get on a plane and bring my family back for a game of hurling in Belmullet or wherever it is.

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GRANNY GRAM A British granny from Teeside has been sentenced to death by a court in Bali after being found guilty of smuggling $2.4m worth of cocaine in her suitcase. 56-year-old Lindsay Sandiford told police she was forced to smuggle nearly 5kg of cocaine from Thailand into Bali after her children were threatened. Human rights charity Reprieve said that Sandiford had been “targeted by drug traffickers who exploited her vulnerability and made threats against her children”. Her lawyers are expected to launch an appeal as Sandiford returns to the notorious Kerobokan prison in Bali.

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Complimentary Sydney Think you need a wallet as fat as Richard Branson’s to enjoy Sydney? Think again, as TNT’s professional tight-arse explains WORDS ANDREW WESTBROOK

Forever sparkling flirtatiously in the sunshine, displaying the sleek and sexy lines that have made it famous across the world, Sydney is truly a supermodel of cities. But indeed, like with any self-respecting Naomi or Giselle, good looks tend to come at a price. And at first glance, the New South Wales capital is no different.

When you first step foot in Sydney, the cost of living can be a shock to the system, especially if you’ve just hopped off a plane from Asia, South America, New Zealand, damn, even Europe nowadays. Everything from beds to beers attack your travel funds as hungrily as Kate Moss being let at a packet of Ryvita.

But all is not as it seems in the Harbour City. It only takes a sneaky look behind the catwalk curtain to realise there’s plenty of ways to get the most out of the city’s streets without breaking the bank. That’s right, Sydney is that most wondrous of creations – a supermodel who’s up for a cheap date.

Going out Contrary to popular opinion, a night out in Sydney need not leave you penniless if you plan your night carefully. Girls are especially in luck. They can head to the Establishment on George Street for free Champagne (on Thursdays, from 5-7pm) while you get chatted up by a suit. Other good deals include $5 drinks and pizza at ScuBar (4 Rawson Place) on Thursdays until midnight; $6 beers and dumplings at The World Bar in Kings Cross on Sundays; $3 house spirits and beers at Bar Century (4/640 George St); Zanzi Bar (323 King Street, Newtown) do cocktails for only $8 (6 -11pm on Thursdays), similarly at the Marly (145 King St, Newtown) you can get half-price cocktails every night from 6-8pm. See sydneyhappyhour.com for full up-to-date happy hour listings.

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up for a longer walk, the Bondi to Coogee stroll along the clifftops is hard to beat, stopping at TNT fave Bronte Beach for a swim. A quieter alternative is the Spit Bridge to Manly walk, a 10km hike with fantastic views and secluded beaches.

You can even get an excellent free city walking tour with Peek Tours (peektours.com.au). The Royal Botanic Gardens also offer free tours. Want to swim in a pool with amazing harbour views, for free? Head to McCallum Pool, a short walk from the Cremorne Point ferry wharf. Desperate to get up the Harbour Bridge but can’t afford the climb? Well you can

Sight for sore eyes There’s a reason why Sydney truly comes alive in the summer – it’s a great place to be outdoors. And the best bit is that enjoying the views comes for free. When ticking off the obvious harbour sights, make sure you stroll round to Mrs Macquarie’s Chair for the best panoramic view. If you’re

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still clamber to the top of one of the pylons for $11. Likewise, if you want those harbour views without splashing out for a cruise, jump on the manly ferry for $7.20 one way. Or, you could spend just a few bucks on a train and spend a day in stunning national parks – the Blue Mountains to the west, Ku-ring-gai Chase to the north and Royal National Park to the south. If you plan ahead you can often camp for as little as $5 per person ( environment.nsw.gov.au) Route finder Between its buses, trains and ferries, Sydney has a pretty decent public transport system. Head to 131500.com.au for all the fares and timetable info, or you can download their shiny, and free, new smartphone app. A good ticket option to consider from the get go is the $43 MyMulti1 weekly pass, which should pretty much satisfy all your needs, including the Manly ferry. For heading off around the country, think relocation, relocation, relocation. What’s that? When campervans are dropped off in less popular pick-up points, companies are desperate to get them back – so desperate they’ll charge you just $1 a day to drive them. This can make for a very cheap roadtrip (petrol aside of course) – the only catch is you may only have a few days to reach your destination.

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travel on the Indian Pacific or Ghan trains, in which case the card will pay for itself immediately. Hostels will also often give you a discounted or free stay if you offer to do some work, such as cleaning. If you’re a true tight-arse, you can check out couchsurfing.com or globalfreeloaders.com for a place to crash without spending a cent. This option is also a great way to meet some locals as well.

Sydney festival Although you’ve just missed it, January is the month for Sydney Festival. It’s a veritable feast of concerts, exhibitions and plays – and it’s worth telling your mates back home about. January is the month when Sydney comes to life. The first night is always a huge affair, thanks to a massive free concert in the Domain. Many top restaurants and bars get in on the act by offering super-cheap deals throughout the month. Check out sydneyfestival.org.au for all the info. This year there was a load of free stuff, including the giant rubber duck (opposite) as well as DJ sets in Hyde Park and lots of art dotted around town.

Walk on the wild side While Sydney is blessed with a zoo and aquarium that are both world class, you don’t necessarily have to hand over any silly waterproof notes to get your nature fix. Grab a snorkle and head underwater at the Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve, which is just off Shelly Beach, a short walk from Manly. You’ve got a good chance of spotting stingrays, wobbegong sharks, seahorses and even the very cool leafy sea dragons. While up by Manly, also stroll over to Collins Beach, where you can admire the small colony of little penguins. If you love whales but don’t want to splash out for an expensive boat trip, fear not as they can often be seen close to shore, at points like North Bondi.

You’ll have to wait until May however.

EAT, SLEEP, DRINK You’ll never want to leave the Flying Fajita Sistas Mexican restaurant after you taste the amazing selection of burritos, nachos and enchiladas, while washing it down with the best tequila and Margaritas. (65 Glebe Point Road, Glebe) Once a stop for the Bondi tram, The Corner House is an authentic Italian restaurant offering arguably the best pizza in Bondi. (281 Bondi Road, Bondi) If you’re looking for a place with cheap drinks, look no further than Bar Century. It has two levels of drinking, dancing and $3 house spirits before midnight so it’s the perfect place to start off any night out. (4/640 George Street, Sydney) The roof terrace at Newtown’s Zanzibar offers a beer garden under breathtaking fairylights. Three levels and one bar on each with $3 drinks during happy hour – what more could a backpacker want? (323 King Street, Newtown) With accommodation starting at $34 a night, Wake up! is Sydney’s best budget hostel in the heart of Sydney. It’ll feel like a five-star hotel with a laundry, kitchen, TV lounge, wireless internet and Side Bar just downstairs! (509 Pitt Street, Sydney) Sit atop the roof of the Bondi Beachouse YHA Backpackers Hostel for amazing views of Tamarama Beach, as you stay in accommodation starting from $27. Pick up some free snorkling gear too! (Cnr Fletcher and Dellview Street)

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Cheap flights Sign up for email updates from Qantas ( qantas.com.au), Jetstar ( jetstar.com), Virgin Australia ( virginaustralia.com) and Tiger ( tigerairways.com) so you know when they’re running sales – which is surprisingly often as competition is intense. It’s generally cheaper to fly mid-week rather than on a weekend and cheaper to fly out after major holidays than before.

designer threads and Surry Hills for your vintage stuff. Don’t forget to check out charity shops like the Salvos and Vinnie’s, while Paddy’s Market is always crammed with bargains of the flea market variety. And if you see some furniture lurking on the street, feel free to take it with you as it’s been thrown out for a council pick-up. Word to the wise though, ignore sofas and mattresses. You never know what other creatures are included in the deal.

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Most major cinema chains sell cheaper tickets on “tight-arse Tuesdays” (some bowling alleys and pizza places do the same).

Lots of bars do free movie nights, or head to Govinda’s in Darlinghurst ( govindas.com.au) for cheap films and all-youcan eat vegetarian food. Dinner is $19.80 and a further $10 for the movie/dinner package. Movie only tickets are $14.90.

Whether you’re looking for a deal or simply crave a browse then you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to markets in Sydney. Try Bondi Beach (Sundays), Surry Hills (first Saturday of the month), Paddington (Saturdays), Kirribilli (second Sunday of the month) and Glebe (Saturdays). For something a little offbeat, the markets at Carriageworks in Redfern (Saturdays) have everything from jewelry to fresh produce.

Culture fix Many of Sydney’s museums and galleries have free entry so there’s no reason to turn into a hermit if it’s not the perfect beach day. The Art Gallery of New South Wales, by the Domain, is generally the pick of the bunch, but it’s also worth a gander in Circular Quay’s Museum of Contemporary Art. If Egyptian mummies are your thing, drop by the Nicholson Museum in the University of Sydney.

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Seek out pubs that have a budget menu – many have meals as cheap as $5, even in Sydney (The Forresters $5 steak on Monday in Surry Hillls is the king). Also, drop by bakeries (try Bakers Delight and Donut King) around closing time and, if you ask nicely, they’ll often bung you bread and pastries they were going to chuck out.

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If you’re in Sydney, head to the Apple Stores (George St or Bondi Junction) for free web access. Most libraries offer free internet once you’ve become a member, which usually only requires some ID (and sometimes proof of address). And if you’re lucky enough to have a laptop, there’s complimentary WiFi in all sorts of places, like many McDonald’s and cafes.

Cheap clubbing Get to most clubs early as some places only charge after about 10pm. It can also be cheaper to go out on weeknights.

Of course there is always Happy Hour and if you sniff it out, you’ll find it at most bars and clubs.

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Monkey business Scoring a job as a dolphin feeder in Monkey Mia is just the icing on the cake – the pristine Western Australian town has so much to offer WORDS ANDREA THORNTON

I stared at my new co-worker swimming coolly in the water, Nicky’s long body was svelte and dark. She stared back at me through a sleepy grey lid and her Julia Roberts lips were stretched into a disconcerting half smile…Okay, I’m going to stop here before my effort at personification starts sounding like a porno.

Nicky is a 35-year-old dolphin, a mother of three surviving calves and her fin looks like three jagged peaks on a mountain. I am a scummy backpacker. Our friendship surpassed oceans of differences, although we probably won’t end up Facebooking when I go home.

It was my first day volunteering at Monkey Mia, a worldfamous hang-out for the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, tiger sharks and strange sea-mermaids called dugongs (although they look more like a sea-cow than a mermaid) and I was getting acquainted with the natives.

– all from the comfort of the shell-decorated strand.

But bleary-eyed backpackers beware: The early morning feed, anytime from 7.30am onwards, is always the biggest crowd puller for dolphins as well as humans. Depending on how hungry they are, the dolphin’s three allocated feeds could be over by 9am.

Get Glory But Monkey Mia and its world-famous dolphins are worth the effort; volunteering there ranks as one of my top activities in Australia. Have you ever felt the rough skin of a dolphin skim past your legs? Or seen a five-hour-old calf cuddle next to its mother, its fin still soft and curved from birth? I have!

Morning Glory Thanks to my trusty Australian guidebook and a conveniently located payphone in Coral Bay, I had been able to secure a much-coveted position in Monkey Mia’s Dolphin Research Facility, smack in the middle of World Heritage-listed Shark Bay. Needless to say, I was pretty excited to be working with dolphins in one of Australia’s best kept secrets – 320 days of sunshine a year, free dolphin watching and interaction every day, awesome beaches and hardly anybody to share it all with.

Monkey Mia’s location halfway between Perth and Broome, at the tip of an isolated peninsula, means it can feel like you are travelling to the ends of the Earth to get there, but hey, nobody said that finding paradise was easy.

From the minute I arrived, I was thrown right into the shallow end of Dolphin Beach’s crystal blue shores.

Dolphins have visited Monkey Mia for over four decades, missing only four days in the last five years, so on a typical day it’s possible to watch schools of female dolphins with their calves, squadrons of saggy-jawed pelicans drinking from the sprinklers, and the odd turtle just bobbing about

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Going cold pelican For those who are not dolphin lovers or who have a phobia of water creeping above their ankles, Monkey Mia and Shark Bay offer countless other distractions.

For instance there are hot tubs and an icy swimming pool for the masochistic, camel rides for the horny, cruises and sail-boats for the rich and poor, Aboriginal storytelling tours for the culturally-inclined, shark sightings, dugong searches, 4WD trips, snorkelling, romantic walks across spiky shelled shores and wrestling matches against hungry local emus – the small resort town really is a world of wonder.

Traveller tips Considering Denham is Australia’s most westerly town, food is also super pricey. I’m not sure they’ve even heard of Woollies or Coles. Mia advice: stock up on tins in Perth or Broome and, while in Monkey Mia, embrace the pearls of the West. ❚

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While mums and dads with excited toddlers and nervous tweens ankle-splashed eagerly at the water’s edge, I was in the thick of things – seaweed, pebbles, fish and dolphins galore.

Puck, a 34-year-old grandmother, recognisable by her ‘wave in the wind’ shaped fin, gave birth to Samu on my fifth day of volunteering. It was truly inspiring to witness Puck’s trust in humans as she happily paraded her brand new baby to the tourists.

Her children and grandchildren swam nearby, offering their protection or congratulations, maybe both. Their actions were so human and so relatable that I immediately

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DAY 1:xThe long weekend is something of an Australian institution, a mini holiday for those seemingly adrift in a sea of full time employment. A properly utilised long weekend getaway can be as enjoyable as any longer holiday and one of the best places to do that is in South Australia, the beautiful, somewhat forgotten state. While obviously South Australia is too big to totally cover in 72 hours, we've come up with a great long weekend route from the state's exquisite capital of Adelaide to Port Lincoln, one of the jewels in SA's tourism crown. So brim your car's tank, stock up on your favourite driving music and break out your Gregory's map because we're going on a road trip!

8:00: Once you've sorted out your trusty automobile for this adventure it's time to head into Adelaide and stock up on essentials. Adelaide Central Marketplace (adelaidecentralmarekt.com.au) is the perfect place to load on the produce you're going to need to keep yourself going. With 80 stalls under one roof you'll find just about everything here that perfectly represents South Australia's diverse and amazing local produce. Stock up and hit the road.

9:00: With all your fruit, veg, smoked meats and bread sticks on board it's time to get the trip underway. It's a two hour or so drive north to the Clare Valley region which is famous throughout Australia for its wine, particularly Rieslings.

11:00: Having arrived in Clare, check in at your base camp

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for the first 24 hours or so of your trip, the Clare Valley Motel (clarevalleymotel.com.au) which is set right in the heart of this beautiful wine country. This little motel is hugely comfortable and well equipped, but there's no sense hanging around there too long now. It's time to go exploring the Clare Valley!

12:00: Hire a bicycle and pedal into town to one of the region's most famous and recognised cafe's, Wild Saffron (wildsaffron.com.au). They brew a mean cup of coffee as well as putting together delicious lunch hampers for cyclist's tackling the scenic Riesling Trail which runs through a number of great wineries. Get pedalling.

15:00: The riding is nice and easy, the scenery is beautiful and the wineries along the trail are top notch. Make sure to stop by Annie's Lane (annieslane.com.au) and Kirrihill (kirrihillwines.com.au) Where you can sample any number of their Regional and reserve red and white wines. While the Clare Valley is best known for its Riesling's the Cabernet Sauvingon's here are also not to be missed.

20:00: After a few hours out on the trail head back into town and grab a great feed at the Sevenhill Hotel which serves cold beer, local wines and good pub grub. While it might be tempting to drink and talk the evening away, you're going to be up early tomorrow so try not to stay out all night!

DAY 2: 8:00: Having awoken refreshed and relaxed, grab a quick bite at the motel before jumping back in the car to

Live the simple life on one of Port Lincoln's fishing boats.

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Drinking wine and biking on the Reisling Trail. What could possibly go wrong?

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Kangaroo Island's long and winding road

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begin the second leg of this epic journey. We're heading three hours further north today, into the Outback around the beautiful Flinders Ranges but don't worry about your getting lost. All the driving will be firmly on bitumen and freeway, so you can leave your massive emergency rations of water at home.

12:00: Having made a brief stop over at the wonderful old town of Melrose for a coffee and a late morning sandwich, you should arrive at your next overnight stop, the campsites in Wilpena Pound (wilpenapound.com.au). The Wilpena Pound itself is a breathtaking natural rock formation jutting out of the Flinders forming a kind of natural amphitheater of epic proportions. While rooms are available on the campsite there's nothing quite like sleeping out under the stars in a swag or a tent. It's also obviously much cheaper than a room.

14:00: The area around the Wilpena campsite is absolutely amazing. You can grab a map from reception and head out yourself or join one of the many tours that leave hourly. We recommend the Time Travel and Gorgeous Gorges, the tour is a wonderful experience, exploring the hugely diverse native flora and fauna as well as the history of the ancient aboriginal culture that has flourished in the region for thousands of years.

18:00: Tie your tour in with a Wilpena Pound special, the Sunset Spectacular leaves with the setting of the sun and allows a great chance to mingle with your fellow guests and enjoy some delicious canapes and drinks which are all provided for. The landscape at dusk is even more beautiful then it is during the day. A truly wonderful spectacle! Back into camp for a nightcap at Poddy Dodger Bar with some new friends. This is the only bar on the site and is a hub of activity. You've got another big day of driving ahead of you tomorrow so try not get too carried away.

DAY 2: 7:00 After a quick bite with the kangaroos on site, it's time to jump back in the car and head on to your final destination, Port Lincoln.

11:00: About halfway between the Flinders Ranges and Port Lincoln is the seaside town of Cowell which is a great place to stretch the cramped legs after three and a half hours in the car. Also a good spot for an early lunch or a snack. The Cowell Commercial Hotel (cowellcommercial.com.au) is a top little spot in town.

13:00: You've arrived in beautiful Port Lincoln and you're obviously going to be looking for a place to stay, maybe even squeeze in a quick granny nap after all the driving you've done today. The YHA Port Lincoln (yha.com.au/ portlincoln) is a great place to leave your stuff, meet some cool people and put your head down. But don't sleep too long, there's still so much to do.

15:00: Port Lincoln is one of the state's most wealthy cities and that's almost entirely because of its strong fishing industry. Tuna fish are caught in nets out in the bite and you can get up close and personal with them. Swim with the Tuna (swimwiththetuna.com) offers a unique experience, some say more intense than another Port Lincoln activity Shark Cage Diving (sharkcagediving.com.au) with Calypso Stars.

20:00: After all the driving and the excitement I think it's fair to say you've earned a few drinks and a good meal. Round out the trip right at Sharky's Bar (sharkysbar.com.au).

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Cocktails and cross dressing It’s the craziest party in the world. So, how to make the most of Rio’s Carnival? Get your feathers and fake tan ready, and read on WORDS ANDREW WESTBROOK

“I couldn’t work it out,” explains one beefy So here’s a guide to help you make the most but confused Aussie traveller, “for two days of Carnival.

WHEN TO GO: Rio is a straight I found myself walking home at fantastic year-round destination but The parades sunrise, wearing little more than a miniskirt. it truly comes alive in the months “Even weirder,” he continues, “is that both of December to March, when both Feathers, fur and plenty of flesh are, for times they were different skirts, skirts I’d temperatures and passions soar most people, the images that first spring to never seen before – I’ve no idea why or with for New Year’s Eve and Carnival. mind when you mention Carnival. However, who I’d swapped them for my clothes!”

To avoid the crowds, try June to most of those photos you see in the media Welcome to Rio Carnival, the biggest party August each year aren’t taken out on the street, on the planet. It’s a time when days merge CURRENCY: $1 = 2.15R but in the Sambadrome, Rio’s purpose-built into nights, sunsets into sunrises and men into (Brazillian Real) cathedral to all things samba. Recently women. Cross-dressing might be optional (or ACCOMMODATION: given a fresh lick of paint in preparation not, as Perth man Jonny Brennan discovered), Ipanema Beach House for hosting the 2016 Olympics opening but getting involved in some shape or form is (ipanemahouse.com) has dorm ceremony, the Sambadrome squeezes in only a matter of time.

90,000 spectators to shake their hips as a beds for $27 a night, which rises to For the best part of a week (February 8-12 further 30,000 costumed dancers do the $108 a night, for a minimum sixin 2013), during the hedonistic run-up to Lent, samba along the half-mile runway. This is night stay, during Carnival two million people will take to the streets of where the grandest, most colourful and MORE: For your official guide to the Brazilian city each day and each night. The professional parades take place. Organisers Carnival see rio-carnival.net roads will be alive with the pulsating rhythms of samba, endless throngs of scantily-clad bodies and the zesty smells of lime-filled caipirinhas.

Forget New Year’s Eve parties, destined for disappointment; Rio’s celebration of dance, freedom and life is as good as the good times get.

And after a year of anticipation since the last Carnival hangover kicked in, everything is almost in place. The floats have been constructed, under James Bond levels of secrecy, while the dance moves and costumes have been all but perfected.

The only thing that remains, as one Rio local, or Carioca, explains, is for the people themselves to make their final preparations. “Carnival is a marathon not a sprint,” says a smirking Luiz Farias. “It’s about free dancing, free drinking and free loving, for day after day after day. So right now we’re working on our stamina, our tans and on getting single!”

However, while the Cariocas break some hearts and brown their bodies, you might be wondering just where to start in a Street art, Lapa place where the whole city is gearing up for cocktail o’clock.

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boast it’s the biggest stage on Earth, and it’s hard to disagree.

Getting tickets for the parades, however, can feel like a minefield, so here are the bare essentials. First up, there are four main parade nights. The 12 biggest and best samba schools, known as the Special Group, compete on the last two nights – Sunday and Monday (February 10 and 11).

Meanwhile 19 other not-so-special samba schools, known as the Access Group, do the deed on the Friday and Saturday nights (February 8 and 9).

The budget choice is to opt for the Access nights, when tickets start at around $52, rather than nearer $128 for Special nights. Sign up for the Friday night and you’ll also get the Carnival opening ceremony thrown in for free.

Once you’ve picked when you’re going, you’ve then got to choose where to sit. Ultimately you could buy a small island for what some of the packages cost, sat amongst Latin America’s rich and famous, but most people will find themselves in the Grandstands, which are swathes of unallocated concrete steps. If you want to be near the front, get there early, and if you don’t intend on dancing until dawn, bring a cushion. In case you wonder why the prices look to the skies in the middle of the runway – around sector 10 – it’s because that’s where the drummers from every school must stop and put on a show.

The parades all start at 9pm, with each samba school’s 4,000 dancers given 75 minutes to strut their stuff for the judges. For ticket information, check out rio-carnival.net Street parties Whether you’ve missed out on Sambadrome tickets, would rather skip the ‘official’ entertainment or simply want to ease 56

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back on the flood of spending, fear not, you’ve still got no chance of missing out on the Carnival spirit.

Free street parties, concerts and mini-parades are held everywhere during Carnival, with most days boasting 100 or more shindigs in different parts of the city.

Some of these are well-established and take place daily.

The Praça Floriano, in central Cinelândia, for example, is one of the most famous, hosting nightly concerts for a traditional, but still dance-crazed, crowd.

The central suburb of Lapa, meanwhile, is invariably a good place to end up. Hosting pumping street parties every weekend of the year, Lapa is a place that already knows how to let its hair down and keep the mixer-light caipirinhas coming, but during Carnival week, the area goes into hyperspeed. Expect to find streets tight with sweaty bodies, in amongst the bands, food stalls and cocktail makers, all banked by stacks of bars and clubs, in case you’re in need of taking refuge, without drifting too far from the beer fridge that is.

The real heart and soul of the Carnival, however, is in the more fluid street parties, or blocos, which is where you’ll find most of the inhabitants of Cidade Maravilhosa, or the Marvellous City, getting, well, blotto.

Whether they start at 6am, 2pm or 10pm, and are based around a stage or move through a suburb, expect to find plenty of drinking, dancing and wandering hands. Normally more casual parties arranged by groups of individuals, with the backing of their own signature song and a samba band, the blocos more often than not have a fancy dress theme, such as Carnival costumes, crazy hats or (are you listening Mr Brennan) cross-dressing.

Two of the most famous blocos are the Cordão do Bola Preta (Polka Dot Bloco), at which you’ll find 200,000 people boogying around the historical city centre, and the Suvaco de Cristo (Armpit of Christ), which is based below the Christ the Redeemer statue. Copacabana, Leblon, Ipanema, Jardim Botanico and Lagoa are also very popular areas always on the move.

“What’s not to love,” says English Carnival fan Marina Law. “The whole city just seems to stop working to party for five days straight on an epic scale. There are lorries covered in speakers and people having an amazing time everywhere, while the beach is so busy it’s like a party itself.

All you can do is drink it all in and join the fun.”

Your best bet for finding the blocos is to pick up a timetable once you arrive in the city, while sites such as sebastiana.org.br have advance information on some of the bigger get-togethers.

The costumes Rule number one of Carnival is making sure you’re not just a passive spectator, so whether it’s simply a feather boa or a hat covered in fruit, dressing up to some degree is practically law.

Of course, if you want to go all out and get a full Carnival costume, there’s no shortage of options. Indeed, if you’re hoping to take part in one of the Sambadrome parades, having your own costume will be your ticket to the action. But beware, they’re not cheap. First up you’ll need to choose which samba school you want to join, as each one creates their own costumes to reflect their theme.

Then you need to decide if you want to be on a float or on the ground. Being on the ground amongst the masses is the cheaper option, while going for a float, where the school is more concerned about you being in clear view of the judges, might mean you have to cough up anywhere from $900 to $9,000 for your glad rags. See rio.com to order.

Naturally, you don’t have to go down the official route if you’re not bothered about actually being in the Sambadrome. Whether you dress as a Smurf, a nun or even Borat, simply getting into the Carnival spirit is likely to make you some friends.

Dressing up is essential – and nothing is too weird

The prices Like all global events, the costs involved with Carnival can come as a massive shock, even to those expecting to pay way over the odds. Accommodation prices tend to triple, at least. At a budget hostel, for example, you’ll do well to find a dorm bed for less than $90 a night for a minimum fivenight stay. Plus, a Carnival visit is something many people plan way in advance, so expect beds, flights and buses to be in short supply late in the day. A good option is to try renting a flat through airbnb.com. The trick, as always, is to get in there early or, better yet, befriend a local.

The good news is that once you’re settled in, prices settle down. Meals are relatively cheap, if you stick to “per kilo” restaurants, you can eat really well for under $15. Beers are a bargain, plus the cocktails, when you consider they contain about half a bottle of rum, are the stuff of dreams.

For cairpirinhas, you’re looking at paying about 12R ($5.50) in a restaurant or about 5R ($2.25) on the street, but that is likely to up in Carnival. ❚

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JERVIS BAY Don’t be too hasty to just look north from Sydney, as the New South Wales south coast, starting just below Wollongong (an hour or so from Sydney), features some of the most unspoilt natural beauty you could hope to find. One particularly popular spot with weekenders from the city is the marine park of Jervis Bay (three to four hours drive from Sydney), which locals claim is home to the whitest sand in the world. It’s a great place for diving, spotting dolphins or migratory whales, or simply kicking back at a beachside campsite. Head to local town Huskisson if you’re craving some action

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04 3377 7061 Tinbilly Travellers Cnr George and Herschel Sts. 1800 446 646. tinbilly.com Balmoral House 33 Amelia St, Fortitude Valley vipbackpackers.com Brisbane City YHA 392 Upper Roma St yha.com.au Nomads Prince Consort Backpackers 230 Wickham St princeconsort.com.au Somewhere to Stay Cnr Brighton Rd & Franklin St somewheretostay.com.au The Palace Backpackers Cnr Anne & Edward St backpackbrisbane.com Tin Billy Travellers 462 George St tinbilly.com

BRISBANE DO Australia Zoo Glasshouse Mountains, Tourist Drive, Beerwah.

07 5436 2000, australiazoo.com.au Gallery of Modern Art 07 3840 7303, qag.qld.gov.au Riverlife Adventure Centre Kayaking & rock climbing. Lower River Terrace, Kangaroo Point.

07 3891 5766, riverlife.com.au Story Bridge Adventure Climb 170 Main St, Kangaroo Point.

1300 254 627, storybridgeadventureclimb. com.au XXXX Ale House Brewery tours. Cnr Black & Paten St, Milton.07 3361 7597, xxxxalehouse.com.au

GOLD COAST Aquarius Backpackers 44 Queen St, Surfers Paradise.

1800 22 99 55, aquariusbackpackers.com.au Backpackers in Paradise 40 Peninsula Drive, Surfers Paradise.

1800 268 621, backpackersinparadise.com.au

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1800 817 832, sleepinginn.com.au Surfers Paradise Backpackers Resort 2837 Gold Coast Highway, Surfers.

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Mooloolaba Backpackers 75-77 Brisbane Rd, Mooloolaba.

1800 020 120 mooloolababackpackers.com Nomads Noosa 44 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads.

1800 666 237, nomadshostels.com Halse Lodge YHA 2 Halse Lane, Noosa. 1800 242 567, halselodge.com.au

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Koalas Hervey Bay 408 The Esplanade, Hervey Bay koalaadventures.com

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airliebeach.com 259 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 677 119

Flashpackers Hervey Bay 18 Spectrum Ave, Rainbow Beach frasersonrainbow.com

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Base Melbourne 17 Carlisle St, St. Kilda.

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03 9427 9826, centralaccommodation.net Exford Hotel 199 Russell St. 03 9663 2697, exfordhotel.com.au Flinders Station Hotel 35 Elizabeth St. 03 9620 5100, flindersbackpackers.com.au The Greenhouse Backpacker Level 6, 228 Flinders Lane.

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Hotel Discovery 167 Franklin St hoteldiscovery.com.au

The Ritz for Backpackers 109 Barkly St stkildabeachhouse.com.au

Lords Lodge Backpackers 167 Franklin St

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lordslodge.com Melbourne International Backpackers 204 Punt Rd, Prahran mibp.com.au Melbourne Metro YHA 78 Howard St yha.com.au Melbourne Oasis YHA 76 Chapman St yha.com.au St Arnaud 99 Park St, South Yarra, starnaudguesthouse.com.au

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Elizabeth Hostel 490 Elizabeth St elizabethhostel.com.au

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03 5988 0188, bayplay.com.au Sorrento Foreshore Reserve Nepean Hwy. 1800 850 600, mornpen.vic.gov.au Sorrento YHA 3 Miranda St, Sorrento.

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Adelaide Backpackers Inn 112 Carrington St. 1800 24 77 25, adpi.com.au

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RIVERLAND Berri Backpackers Sturt Highway, Berri.

08 8582 3144, berribackpackers.com.au Harvest Trail Lodge Loxton.

08 8584 5646, harvesttrail.com.au Nomads on Murray Sturt Highway, Kingston on Murray.

1800 665 166, nomadsworld.com Riverland Backpackers Labour Hire Services 08 8583 0211

FLEURIEU PENIN Port Elliot Beach House YHA

Nullarbor Traveller Tours across to Perth.

1800 816 858 the-traveller.com.au Port Lincoln Tourist Park 11 Hindmarsh St. 08 8621 4444, portlincolntouristpark.com.au Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions Great white shark cage diving.

08 8363 1788 rodneyfox.com.au

FLINDERS RANGES Angorichina Tourist Village 08 8648 4842, angorichinavillage.com.au Wilpena Pound Resort Wilpena Rd. 08 8648 0004, wilpenapound.com.au

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Whether it’s cuddling a koala, feeding a kangaroo or diving with sharks, meeting the locals is a big part of travelling around Oz. But perhaps the most overlooked and under-rated animal experience Down Under is swimming with seals. You’re unlikely to find a more friendly, sociable and fun creature in the sea. One of the best places to play around with them is sleepy fishing village Baird Bay, which is home to a large sea lion colony, plus plenty of dolphins. Named after an early settler who got speared by local Aboriginals, remote Baird Bay is also great for escaping the crowds. You’ll find it on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula, west of Adelaide.

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Beatty Lodge 235 Vincent St beattylodge.com.au

Billabong Backpackers Resort 381 Beaufort St. 08 9328 7720, billabongresort.com.au

One World Backpackers 162 Aberdeen St, Northbridge.

1800 188 100, oneworldbackpackers.com.au Perth City YHA 300 Wellington St. 08 9287 3333, yha.com.au The Old Swan Barracks 6 Francis St.

The Shiralee Hostel 107 Brisbane St, Northbridge planetinn.com.au

Coolibah Lodge 194 Brisbane St coolibahlodge.com.au

Underground Backpackers 268 Newcastle St,

Easy Perth Backpackers 4 Francis Street, Northbridge easyperthbackpackers.com.au

Emperor’s Crown 85 Stirling St, Northbridge.

1800 991 553, emperorscrown.com.au

Ocean Beach Backpackers 1 Eric St, Cottlesloe.

08 9384 5111, oceanbeachbackpackers.com.au

Planet Inn Backpackers 496 Newcastle St planetinn.com.au

Cheviot Lodge 30 Bulwer St cheviotlodge.com

Britannia on William 253 William St, Northbridge.

08 9227 6000, perthbrittania.com

Globe Backpackers & City Oasis Resort 561 Wellington St. 08 9321 4080, globebackpackers.com.au

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CHECK IN BRITANNIA ON WILLIAM 23 William St, Northbridge. Beds from $24 Located just 200 metres from the centre of the Perth CBD this comfortable hostel is also one of WA’s most conveniently located.

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Wickham Retreat Backpackers 25-27 Wickham St East Perth (08) 9325 6398

Hay Street Backpackers 266-268 Hay St haystbackpackers.com

Witch’s Hat 148 Palmerston St ymcajewellhouse.com.au

Hotel Bambu Backpackers 75 - 77 Aberdeen St, Northbridge bambu.net.au

YMCA Jewell House 180 Goderich St Witchs-hat.com

Mountway Holiday Apartments 36 Mount St 08 9428 0000, theoldswanbarracks.com Underground Backpackers 268 Newcastle St, Northbridge.

08 9228 3755, undergroundbackpackers.com.au

The Witch’s Hat 148 Palmerston St. 08 9228 4228, witchshat.com Backpack City and Surf 41-43 Money St backpacker.com.au

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Grand Central Hotel Backpackers 379 Wellington St (08) 9421 1123

mountwayapartments.com.au Ocean Beach Backpackers 1 Eric St, Cottesloe woceanbeachbackpackers.com Perth Beach YHA & Indigo Net Cafe 256 West Coast Hwy,

1201 East Backpackers 195 Hay St 1201east.com.au

PERTH DO Aquarium of Western Australia 91 Southside Drive, Hillarys.

08 9447 7500, aqwa.com.au Kings Park & Botanic Garden

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WALISTINGS bgpa.wa.gov.au Perth Mint 310 Hay St. 08 9421 7223, perthmint.com.au Perth Zoo 20 Labouchere Road, South Perth.

08 9474 3551, perthzoo.wa.gov.au

PERTH MUSIC Amplifier amplifiercapitol.com.au Astor liveattheastor.com.au Mojo’s Bar mojosbar.com.au The Bakery nowbaking.com.au The Rosemount Hotel rosemounthotel.com.au

FREO STAY Backpackers Inn Freo 11 Pakenham St. 08 9431 7065, backpackersinnfreo.com.au Old Firestation Backpackers 18 Phillimore St. 08 9430 5454, fremantleprison.com.au

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Sundancer Backpackers Resort 80 High St. 08 9336 6080, sundancerbackpackers.com.au

FREO DO Fremantle Markets Henderson Street Fremantle 08 9335 2515, fremantlemarkets.com.au Fremantle Prison 1 The Terrace. 08 9336 9200, backpackersinnfreo.com.au

ROTTNEST ISL Rottnest Island YHA Kingstown Barracks. 08 9372 9780, yha.com.au Rottnest Express 1 Emma Place North Fremantle 1300 Go Rotto rottnestexpress.com.au

MARGARET RIVER Margaret River Lodge YHA 220 Railway Tce. 08 9757 9532, yha.com.au Surfpoint 12 Riedle Drive Prevally 08 9757 1777surfpoint.com.au

ALBANY Albany Bayview Backpackers YHA

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Just a couple of hours north of Perth, often making them the first stop on a west coast roadtrip, the Pinnacles are a surreal collection o sunset, or better yet, sunrise, when you’re more likely to avoid the tour groups and have the place to yourself.

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ESPERANCE This coastal town in southern Western Australia is known for the Cyclops wave, which is said to be the world’s heaviest wave. If surfing dangerous drops isn’t your style then Esperance has plenty of other activities to keep you entertained. The beaches in the area are some of the whitest in Australia and there is a pile of watersports that go along with that but the best way to see Esperance is to hire a bike. Grab a two-wheeler and cycle the way from Castletown to Salmon Beach.

49 Duke St 08 9842 3388, yha.com.au Cruize-Inn 122 Middleton Rd. 08 9842 9599, cruizeinn.com

MONKEY MIA Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort Monkey Mia Road Monkey Mia 1800 653 611, monkeymia.com.au

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Blue Reef Backpackers 3 Truscott Crescent, Exmouth 1800 621 101, aspenparks.com.au Ningaloo Club Coral Bay 08 9948 5100, ningalooclub.com Excape Backpackers YHA Murat Rd, Exmouth.

08 9949 1200, yha.com.au

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BROOME STAY Cable Beach Backpackers 12 Sanctuary Road.

1800 655 011, cablebeachbackpackers.com Kimberley Club 62 Fredrick St 08 9192 3233, kimberleyklub.com

CORAL BAY Ningaloo Club Robinson St ningalooclub.com

ESPERANCE Blue Waters Lodge YHA 299 Goldfields Rd, yha.com.au

EXMOUTH Pete’s Exmouth Backpackers YHA Cnr Truscott Cres & Murat Rd yha.com.au

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DARWIN STAY Banyan View Lodge Darwin 119 Mitchell St. 08 8981 8644, banyanviewlodge.com.au

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BIG4 Katherine Holiday Park 20 Shadforth Road.

1800 501 984, big4.com.au

Elkes Backpackers 112 Mitchell St. 1800 808 365, elkesbackpackers.com.au

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Gecko Lodge 146 Mitchell St. 1800 811 250, geckolodge.com.au

DARWIN DO Crocosaurus Cove Crocodile park and cage of death. 58 Mitchell St. 08 8981 7522, crocosauruscove.com Deckchair Cinema Jervois Rd, Darwin Waterfront.

08 8981 0700, deckchaircinema.com.au

ALICE DO Alice Springs Desert Park Larapinta Drive.

08 8951 8788, alicespringsdesertpark.com.au

Airborne Solutions Scenic helicopter flights.

08 8972 2345 airbornesolutions.com.au

Frogshollow Backpackers 27 Lindsay St. 1800 068 686, frogs-hollow.com.au

Youth Shack 69 Mitchell St. 1300 793 302, youthshack.com.au

Toddy’s Resort 41 Gap Rd. 1800 027 027, toddys.com.au

Palm Court Kookaburra Backpackers Giles St. 1800 626 722

Darwin YHA 97 Mitchell St. 08 8981 5385, yha.com.au

Melaleuca on Mitchell 52 Mitchell St. 1300 723 437, momdarwin.com

Haven Resort 3 Larapinta Drive.

1800 794 663, alicehaven.com.au

Alice Springs Reptile Centre Meet and hold lizards.

9 Stuart Terrace.

08 8952 8900, reptilecentre.com.au

Nitmiluk Tours Gorge cruises and kayak hire. 1300 146 743 nitmiluktours.com.au

YOUTH SHACK 69 Mitchell Street, Darwin. Dorms from $28 One of the most colourful, interesting and fun hostels’ in Darwin the Youth Shack is also located right in the party hub of Mitchell Street.

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Fannie Bay Gaol Heritage prison. East Point Road, Fannie Bay. 08 8941 2260, nt.gov.au Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 19 Conacher St, Bullocky Point.

08 8999 8264, magnt.nt.gov.au

Oz Jet Boating Stokes Hill Wharf.

1300 135 595, ozjetboating.com.au Spectacular Jumping Crocodile Cruise Adelaide River.

08 8978 9077, jumpingcrocodile.com.au Wave Lagoon Waterfront Precinct. waterfront.nt.gov.au

TENNANT CREEK Tourist Rest Leichardt St. 08 8962 2719, touristrest.com.au

Royal Flying Doctor Service Base Museum and operations room.

Stuart Terrace. 08 8952 1129, flyingdoctor.net

ALICE SPRINGS Alice Lodge 4 Mueller St. 08 8953 1975, alicelodge.com.au Alice Springs YHA Cnr Parsons St & Leichhardt Tce. 08 8952 8855, yha.com.au Annie’s Place 4 Traeger Ave. 1800 359 089, anniesplace.com.au

Outback Ballooning Hot air balloon rides.

1800 809 790, outbackballooning.com.au

School of the Air Long-distance schooling museum.

80 Head St. 08 8951 6834, assoa.nt.edu.au The Rock Tour Uluru tours.

78 Todd St. 1800 246 345, therocktour.com.au

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ULURU Alongside the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, Uluru (or Ayers Rock) is the most iconic landmark in Australia. Known for being the giant rock bang in the middle of Australia, Uluru has attracted many a tourist to this culturally significant landmark.

Sacred to the Aboriginal people, tourists are not encouraged to climb the rock but this is a must-stop destination for any traveller wanting to get the full Australian package.

Make sure you pack your Akubra hat and sunscreen though because it can get pretty hot in the “Red Center” of Australia. You can explore the springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings, as well as the many native flora and fauna. It’s not a trip to Australia without visiting one of the landmarks that makes us famous!

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TASLISTINGS HOBART STAY Central City Backpackers 138 Collins St. 1800 811 507, centralbackpackers.com.au

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Cataract Gorge launcestoncataractgorge.com.au Centre for Beer Lovers Boag’s Brewery, 39 William St. 03 6332 6300, boags.com.au

Hobart Hostel 41 Barrack St. 1300 252 192, hobarthostel.com Montgomery’s YHA 9 Argyle St. 03 6231 2660, yha.com.au

Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery 2 Invermay Rd & 2 Wellington St. 03 6323 3777, qvmag.tas.gov.au

Narrara Backpackers 88 Goulburn St. 03 6234 8801, narrarabackpackers.com

Tasmania Zoo 1166 Ecclestone Rd. 03 6396 6100, tasmaniazoo.com.au

Pickled Frog 281 Liverpool St. 03 6234 7977, thepickledfrog.com

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Transit Backpackers 251 Liverpool St. 03 6231 2400, transitbackpackers.com

TASSIE BACKPACKER 67 Liverpool St, Hobart. Dorms from $25 Clean, comfortable and wonderfully equipped this hostel is also based at the Brunswick Hotel, which is handy on a Friday night.

HOBART DO Cascade Brewery 140 Cascade Rd. 03 6224 1117 cascadebreweryco.com.au Mt Wellington Descent Bike tours. 03 6274 1880 mtwellingtondescent.com.au

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PORT ARTHUR Port Arthur Historic Ghost Tours 1800 659 101, portarthur.org.au

Salamanca Markets Every Saturday, Salamanca Place. salamanca.com.au Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery 5 Argyle St. tmag.com.au

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LAUNCESTON Arthouse Backpacker Hostel 20 Lindsay St. 1800 041 135, arthousehostel.com.au

Launceston Backpackers 103 Canning St. 03 6334 2327, launcestonbackpackers.com.au Lloyds Hotel 23 George St. 03 6331 9906, backpackersaccommodation.com.au

Tasman Backpackers 114 Tasman St. 03 6423 2335, tasmanbackpackers.com.au

BICHENO Bicheno Backpackers 11 Morrison St. 03 6375 1651, bichenobackpackers.com Bicheno Penguin Tours 03 6375 1333, bichenopenguintours.com.au

CRADLE MTN Discovery Holiday Parks Cradle Mountain Rd. 1800 068 574, discoveryholidayparks.com.au

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Mt Roland Budget Backpacker Rooms 1447 Claude Rd, Gowrie Park. 03 6491 1385

CRADLE DO Devils at Cradle Tassie devil sanctuary. 3950 Cradle Mountain Rd. 03 6492 1491. devilsatcradle.com Overland Track Six-day walk parks.tas.gov.au

FREYCINET Iluka Backpackers YHA Reserve Rd. 03 6257 0115, yha.com.au Freycinet National Park Brewery, Wineglass Bay camping. 03 6256 7000, wineglassbay.com

STRAHAN, Strahan YHA 43 Harvey St. 03 6471 7255, yha.com

STRAHAN DO Four Wheelers Henty Sand Dunes quadbike tours. 04 1950 8175, 4wheelers.com.au Water by Nature Extreme multiday whitewater rafting. 1800 111 142, franklinrivertasmania.com

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LAUNCESTON Centrally located Launceston is Tassie’s second-largest city and the country’s third oldest. Surrounded by imposing mountains, it has earned its title of “Garden City” and has an interesting history.

Its main attractions are the nearby Cataract Gorge, colonial gardens, tea shops and old mills. It’s 14km from the airport to the city centre. The city is easily explored on foot, but there’s also a good public transport system.

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NZLISTINGS BUS TOURS Kiwi Experience +64 9366 9830 kiwiexperience.com

Rental Car Village +64 9376 9935, hire-vehicles.co.nz

Magic Travellers Network +64 9358 5600, magicbus.co.nz

Spaceships 1300 139 091, spaceships.tv

Nakedbus.com 0900 62533, nakedbus.com

Standby Cars 1300 789 059, standbycars.com.au

NZ Travelpass 0800 339 966, travelpass.co.nz

Wicked Campers 1800 246 869, wickedcampers.com

RENTAL FIRMS Ace Rental Cars 1800 140 026, acerentalcars.com.nz Backpacker Campervan & Car Rentals +800 200 80 801, backpackercampervans.com Bargain Rental Cars 0800 001 122, bargainrentals.com.nz Darn Cheap Rentals 0800 447 363, exploremore.co.nz Econo Campers +64 9275 9919, econocampers.co.nz

WELLINGTON Arguably New Zealand’s coolest city, the capital Wellington boasts an enviable nightlife and cultural scene.

It’s very easy to lose a day in the country’s best museum, Te Papa, while the interesting mix of government employees and bohemians that make up the local population make it an always lively place for a night out, especially in the area around Cuba Street. Don’t miss getting the cable car up to the botanic gardens for some spectacular views over the city.to reach a secluded beach obscured by the many magnificent granite outcrops.

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Escape Rentals 1800 456 272, escaperentals.co.nz Explore More 1800 800 327, dcrentals.com.nz Jucy Rentals 0800 399 736, jucy.com.nz Rent-A-Dent 0800 736 823,

AUCKLAND Airport Skyway Lodge Backpackers (BBH) 30 Kirkbride Road, Mangere. +64 9275 4443, skywaylodge.co.nz Auckland International Backpackers (BBH) 2 Churton St, Parnell. +64358 4584, Base Auckland 229 Queen St. 0800 227 369, stayatbase.com Bamber House (BBH) 22 View Rd, Mt Eden. +64 9623 4267, hostelbackpacker.com Central City Backpackers 26 Lorne St. +64 9358 5685, backpacker.net.nz City Garden Lodge 25 St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell. +64 9302 0880

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148 Chester St East. +64 3377 1897, chesterst.co.nz

Wanaka. +64 3443 7341, cardrona.com

Foley Towers (BBH) 208 Kilmore St. +64 3366 9720, backpack.co.nz/foley

Flaming Kiwi Backpackers (BBH) 39 Robins Rd. +64 3442 5494, flamingkiwi@xtra.co.nz

Jailhouse Accommodation (BBH) 338 Lincoln Rd. 0800 524 546, stay@kiwibasecamp.com

Hippo Lodge (BBH) 4 Anderson Hts. +64 3442 5785, hippolodge.co.nz

Lodge in the City (VIP) 152 Taranaki St. +64 4385 8560 lodgeinthecity.co.nz

The Old Countryhouse (BBH) 437 Gloucester St. +64 3381 5504, oldcountryhousenz.com

Nomads Queenstown 5-11 Church St. +64 3441 3922, nomadshostels.com

Nomads Capital 118 Wakefield St. 0508 666 237, nomadscapital.com

Tranquil Lodge (BBH) 440 Manchester St. +64 3366 6500, tranquil-lodge.co.nz

WELLINGTON Base Wellington 21-23 Cambridge Tce. +64 4801 5666 stayatbase.com Downtown Wellington Backpackers (BBH) 1 Bunny St. +64 4473 8482 db@downtownbackpackers.co.nz

GRANDMA’S PLACE 148 Grey St, Palmerston North. Dorms from $21.

Old fashioned, comfortable and wonderfully presented Grandma’s House is extremely comfortable and a great base for seeing the region.

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Rosemere Backpackers (BBH) 6 McDonald Cres. +64 4384 3041, backpackerswellington.co.nz

The Fat Camel (Nomads) 38 Fort St. +64 9307 0181, nomadshostels.com

Queen Street Backpackers (VIP) 4 Fort St. +64 9373 3471, enquiries@qsb.co.nz

Rowena’s Backpackers (VIP) 115 Brougham St. 0800 80 1414

Nomads Auckland 16-20 Fort St. +64 9300 9999, nomadshostels.com

Surf ‘n’ Snow Backpackers 102 Albert St. +64 9363 8889, surfandsnow.co.nz

YHA Wellington City 292 Wakefield St. +64 4801 7280

Oaklands Lodge (BBH) St. +64 5A Oaklands Rd, Mt Eden. +64 9638 6545, oaklands.co.nz

YHA Auckland City Cnr City Rd & Liverpool St. +64 9309 2802, yha.co.nz

CHRISTCHURCH Chester Street Backpackers (BBH)

Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel (BBH) 70 Bealey Ave. +64 3377 7931, rucksacker.com

QUEENSTOWN Base Discovery Lodge St. +64 Queenstown 49 Shotover St. +64 3441 1185, stayatbase.com Bungi Backpackers (VIP, BBH) 15 Sydney St. 0800 728 286, bungibackpackers.co.nz Cardrona Alpine Resort Between Queenstown and

Peterpans Adventure Travel 27 Shotover St Queenstown. peterpans.com.au Pinewood Lodge (VIP) 48 Hamilton Rd. 0800 7463 9663, rgrieg@xtra.co.nz Southern Laughter (BBH, VIP) 4 Isle St. 0800 728 448, southernlaughter.co.nz YHA Queenstown Central 48A Shotover Street. +64 3442 7400, yha.co.nz YHA Queenstown Lakefront 8890 Lake Esplanade. +64 3442 8413, yha.co.nz

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Working in Sydney Sydney offers higher wages, more jobs, weekends at the beach without having to leave town and the benefits of big city life

While European cities are stifled by the economic crisis, with expensive living costs and high unemployment rates, Sydneysiders claim they are living the dream.

The NSW capital and Australia’s biggest city with more than four million residents, was voted eighth best in the world in the 2012 Quality of Life Index, but does working there live up to expectations?

Aussies and Brits are choosing the city for its career opportunities in industries such as hospitality, IT, finance, recruitment, education and health care, plus for the high standard of life and the perks that are on offer when they’re not working.

Brit Joanna Nicholls, 31, has lived and worked in marketing in Sydney for six years.

“The quality of life is second to none,” Nicholls says, adding that even after all that time she’s “still falling in love with the place”.

With her home overlooking Freshwater on the northern beaches, Nicholls goes for a run along the coastal path every day before or after work, and often goes for a surf in the evening.

“I work in the city too, so I feel I get the best of both worlds,” she explains. “The city has a huge focus

on the arts and nightlife and is full of variety. There are new bars, nightclubs and restaurants opening all the time. I’ve certainly never been bored or stuck for entertainment.”

Simon Meyer, managing director of recruitment company PageGroup Australia, says the average annual salary for their qualified candidates is between AU$90100K. PageGroup recruits for industries such as banking, finance, legal, sales, technology and hospitality.

The nation’s minimum wage is about $16 per hour, available to workers in retail and hospitality industries.

“This is an area where there are plenty of opportunities for people without qualifications, particularly on a seasonal basis and moving into the Christmas season,” Meyer says.

He doesn’t mince his words: he believes Sydney is the “best city in the world”. From a global perspective, Australia is a bright place to be.

Jane McNeill, the director of international recruiter Hays’ New South Wales branch, agrees. She raves about the city’s work/life balance.

“It’s Australia’s most multicultural city and has a

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society that is open and friendly,” she says. “There are excellent transport and telecommunications facilities, plus a great outdoor lifestyle with plenty of options for leisure activities, ”close to the water and Blue Mountains.”

Work-wise, McNeill reckons the city offers serious opportunities for career development compared to the UK. She says: “Candidates who work in the UK’s construction, financial services and legal sectors in particular have become more interested in Australian vacancies given the economic conditions in Europe and associated budgetary cuts, which have hindered career growth potential.”

It all sounds fantastic so far, but what’s the catch?

Brits looking to relocate and Aussies looking to return home should bear in mind that while their salaries may increase in Sydney, so will their living costs.

“The cost of living can be relatively higher,” McNeill says. “We advise candidates considering making the move back to Australia to do their research in terms of their earning potential and what things will cost.”

She adds that the recruitment process has become more complex than it was a few years ago. “There is no longer any room for a one-size-fits-all CV; you need to tailor it to show how your skills best match those that the employer is looking for,” she says.

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“Some organisations are using keyword filters to ensure they only review CVs that include the key skills mentioned in the job description.”

Once you’ve got a permanent job, you can easily spend the week in the city centre, sipping away on coffee in bohemian Surry Hills or inner west villages, then devote weekends to beaches like Bondi, Coogee or Bronte.

“I miss family and friends in the UK,” Nicholls says.

“But I’m pretty certain I want to live in Sydney for good – I’m a more relaxed version of myself here.”

TIPS ON SYDNEY ❶ Work out what you need and pick an area to suit.

If you want to walk to the beach, the inner west is no good. ❷ If you need to get into the city in under 15 minutes, scratch the northern beaches and Bondi off the list. Surry Hills and Bondi Junction are good starting points. ❸ Be safe. Yes, there is a beachy vibe, but you still need your city wits about you, especially in Kings Cross and the CBD at night

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MIKE RAMSDEN (The Avengers)

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WHAT WE DID THIS WEEK SWELTERED DURING SYDNEY’S HOTTEST DAY EVER AT THE BIG DAY OUT. WORTH IT TO SEE VAMPIRE WEEKEND AND LOADS OF SKIN LAUGHED AT OUR UK COUSINS WHO WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SNOW DISRUPTING THE PICADILLY LINE POPPED DOWN TO THE OPEN AIR CINEMA AT THE OPERA HOUSE FOR A NIGHT OF CULTURE

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a) Les Miserables b) One Day c) The Dark Knight Rises d) Rio

Washington in Safe House? a) Shia LaBeouf b) Ryan Gosling c) Jeremy Renner d) Ryan Reynolds

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6. Which NZ city became ‘Hobbiton’ to celebrate The Hobbit release? a) Wellington b) Auckland c) Palmerston North d) Christchurch

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