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Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef's Top 15
Riverfire Festival
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If you've never been to Australia's river city (or, like many Aussies, you haven't been
in a while) you're in for a surprise. Billing itself as Australia's new 'World City', Brisbane
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has shed its redneck undertones in favour of simmering coffee culture,
boutique bookshops, fabulous museums and festivals, and a hip small-bar scene that, per
capita, compares with Melbourne and Sydney. Inner-city neighbourhoods each have a dis-
tinct flavour: follow the bends of the Brisbane River and spend some time exploring each
one.
