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Clothing Sydney

21 Reviews The taxi dropped us off early, so we wandered around the shopping mall while we waited for the restaurant to open. We saw all kinds of miniskirts which my granddaughter and I agreed Barb (her...

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Scarborough Fair Markets Perth

1 Review Scarborough Fair Markets are really popular – they combine a visit to the beach with a relaxed way of shopping. The markets are adjacent to the Rendezvous Observation City. The markets have various...

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Myer Center, Queen Street Mall Brisbane

12 Reviews Located in the heart of the city, the Queen Street Mall and its nearby surrounds is Queensland’s premier shopping district. Queen Street Mall highlights … Brisbane Arcade: A high end three-level...

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Pacific Fair / Harbour Town. Gold Coast

10 Reviews The Pacific Fair Shopping Centre is a HUGE mall. that I'm sure it'll cater to all your needs. There are more than 300 shops that you can visit! I bought everything from sweets, grocery, and even my...

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Central Markets Adelaide

9 Reviews A myriad of shopping spots Lots of food outlets as well as craft and general stores. Try the samples of cheese available. Think about purchasing a few, a pack of water crackers or some bread and some...

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Markets Canberra

6 Reviews I wasn’t sure whether to write about this under “Things to do” or “Shopping” or indeed “Restaurants” as there is a bit of each. Some might say not a lot of anything but I will explain. I’ve decided...

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Markets Sydney

40 Reviews Paddy's Market is best described as a huge flea market in the Chinatown vicinity. Vendors sell their wares from stalls throughout the building. There is an abundance of souvenier type items from...

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Queen Street Brisbane

4 Reviews The Tea Centre is 100% Australian owned business that sells 180 different blends of Tea from around the World. I think you will find what your wanting here, check on the internet before you go. Of...

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Rundle Mall Adelaide

15 Reviews Every major city in Australia has 1 street devoted to shopping therapy. Here in Adelaide, it's Rundle Mall, created in 1976 and named after John Rundle. A concentration of tourist information...

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Civic Centre Canberra

2 Reviews Civic centre is a great place to do shopping in Canberra. The centre holds two major department stores, a discount department store, major supermarket and over 200 unique specialty outlets, restaurant...

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Queen Victoria Building Sydney

23 Reviews Well, the reason I like Queen Victoria Building is not the expensive luxury shops, but the old classical building is restored as a luxury upscale shopping mall. Please check out its website to know...

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General Brisbane

9 Reviews Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is the largest shopping centre in the western suburbs of Brisbane. I remember visiting the place once when I was a student in the 90s. Why once you might ask. The...

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Outer Suburbs Canberra

6 Reviews there are rows of shops in the gold creek village that sell amazing things for the house.there is also a shop selling wedding things. Cute things for the house,clocks,furniture,lights,lamp...

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Malls. Sydney

10 Reviews Rich in history and architecturally splendid, the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) occupies an entire block on Sydney's George Street, and has over 180 of Sydney's finest fashion boutiques, jewellery...

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Westfield Indooroopilly Brisbane

2 Reviews Hello, I am a frequent shopper at Indro but since Xmas the complex has been hot and quite stuffy which makes me want to leave as quickly as possible. I have spoken to other shoppers and shop...

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The Rocks Sydney

17 Reviews If you're looking for a place that's a bit different from your typical souvenir shops, look no further then the Harbour Rocks Store. Located in The Rocks area of Sydney, this little store sells native...

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Department Stores Sydney

8 Reviews This is not about one particular shop but a complex. It's one of Sydney's busiest shopping precincts and you can easily reach it by public transport. It's about 10 kms north of the Sydney Harbour...

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Australian Arts and Products Sydney

12 Reviews My granddaughter had a list of things she wanted to get or that people had asked her to bring them and usually a museum shop is a pretty good place to buy things that are reasonable in price and not...

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Birkenhead Point Sydney

6 Reviews Birkenhead has some excellent bargains as does DFO at Homebush but you are advised to get there early on a weekend when most local people go. A weekday is a better option. A cab from the city would be...

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Food and Drink Sydney

16 Reviews Darrell Lea is a chain of chocolate stores. Darrel Lea is owned and operated by the Lea family since 1927. This Australian confectionery producer has several delicious treats such as hard center...

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Oxford Street Sydney

4 Reviews The best shop I walked into was Opus! It full of great home wares and quirky little things that you just don't find everywhere. It has a lot of modern stuff that is really colourful and practical and...

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Jewellery Sydney

9 Reviews Hathi is one of Liz's favorite shops in the Rocks. This shop has a nice selection of handmade jewelry in different shapes, sizes and material. Liz fist discovered this shop during our October 2007...

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Shoes Sydney

5 Reviews I'm a confessed shoe addict. Once I find a brand or shop that I love; they have a customer for life. My husband and I first discovered this shop during my second trip to Sydney. The shop carries are...

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Bookshops Sydney

6 Reviews My wife and I came to this bookstore with our friend Jackie to find a children's book for our nephew. We are big believers in giving him books and educational items to get him started off right. Even...

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Darling Harbour Sydney

5 Reviews If you fancy doing a spot of shopping in Sydney then you can't go wrong with Harbourside. Located in the picturesque Darling Harbour its easy to spend a couple of hours here before or after visiting...

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AROUND AUSTRALIA: BOOMERANGS

by balhannah

Boomerangs make a lovely gift to take home. They can be bought as Fridge Magnets [not to be thrown - only stuck to the Fridge!] to the real thing. Surprisingly, prices for a small authentic ones I saw in Brisbane, started around $10.What you want to buy is an authentic Boomerang. As you can see in my photo, on the back it has a certificate of authenticy. You now can buy RETURNING BOOMERANGS, very handy as my children lost plenty!!!!There are fairly plain ones and many with really nice artwork.In the Northern Territory, where most of the Aboriginals live, there is mainly authentic ones for sale, but you can find them all around Australia.Remember to make sure you are not in the way of the Boomerang as it returns to you, as they come back quite fast and may make a dent or put a lump on your head.

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Fleays Wildlife Park, Gold Coast: Shopping for koala souvenirs

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The souvenir shop at Fleays Wildlife Park deals in large quantities of koala souvenirs - great as gifts to friends and relatives at home! Large varieties of Koala souvenirs and of high quality too. As Fleays Wildlife Park is a major tourist attraction at Gold Coast, the souvenirs sold at the souvenir shop are slightly more expensive than those of the other outlets in the city of Gold coast.

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Tourist Refund Scheme: Do Not Forget to Claim Your Refund

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Claims can be made after you have passed through Customs and Immigration outward processing at :the TRS facilities at international airports at Sydney, Brisbane, Melboure, Perth, Cairns, Adelaide, Darwin and Gold Coast; cruise liner terminals at Circular Quay and Darling Harbour in Sydney, Cairns, Darwin, Fremantle, Darwin and Hobart. The Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) enables you to claim a refund of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Wine Equalisation Tax (WET) that you pay on goods you buy in Australia. The refund only applies to goods you take with you as hand luggage or wear onto the plane when you leave the country. It does not apply to services or goods consumed or partly consumed in Australia. Unlike other tourist shopping schemes, such as duty free shopping, you can use the goods before leaving Australia. The refund will be paid on goods totalling $300 (GST inclusive) or more,...

Harbourside, Sydney: Great shopping centre

by hopang

Harbourside is one of the largest and finest shopping malls in the heart of the city of Sydney. It is located at Darling Harbour very close to Sydney's central business district. It offers lots of stores and shops complete with more than twenty eateries. You may find stores located in the mall dealing in items ranging from fashion accessories to souvenir and gift shops. There is also en entertainment center in the building. Stores' opening hours are between 10.00 a.m. and 9.00 p.m. daily. Cafes, bars and restaurants have different opening hours. Don't miss one of the city's finest shopping malls when you visit Sydney on your vacation! Gifts and souvenirs were our favourite items to purchase from Harbourside. Prices of items sold here are a little bit more expensive than other outlets in the city, it has to be said.

inbound/outbound Duty Free shops: Duty Free Shopping

by pedroswift

We have worked out that the duty free shops at major Australian airports have pretty competitive prices compared to most places o/s. OK - you are going to find some marginally cheaper items in lots of places but the convenience of not having to carry stuff into the country outweighs any small savings. The current regulations on the carriage of liquids in carry-on luggage has added another reason to buy alcohol and cosmetics after arriving in Australia. More often than not these stores also have "specials". Typically if you spend a certain amount in the store items such as rum/whiskey etc are available at half price. Buying gifts or requested items for Australian ResidentsLadies cosmetics for friends and family at duty free price. To save the hassle of shopping for someone else get them to do the ordering and buying by dealing directly with the duty free store by phone, paying by credit...

Val Parks: Val parks business shirts

by Mile_guz

Valparks is the store that sells business clothing (for men and women). When I was in Australia, my friend took me there and bought me a nice shirt as a gift (I was lucky to find how Australians are generous by myself :-). What I like the most about this store is that they use Egyptian Cotton. I simply fell in love with that material when I was in States. I don't regretting paying few extra bucks for a shirt made out of that material. If I knew that they have a web site, I'd spare an hour or two to look what to buy :-) In my case it was a business shirt. The shirt I was gifted was $89.99.I don't regret paying that money (especially if it is not me who's paying.

Surf shops

by SirRichard

In the main cities (and specially in those coastal towns famous for surfers) you can find many shops (sometimes big 2-3 storey) with surf stull, such as Quiksilver, Billabong, Element... They are not cheaper than in Europe, but they have certainly more stuff and variety, so it's a good chance if you are fond of this gear.

Myer Perth City: A great store

by hopang

Myer Department Store is a great place to do all your shopping in one roof in the city of Perth. Myer is a chain of approximately 60 super stores in almost all the states in Australia. It is also the largest chain of stores in the country. Myer Perth city has five floors of shopping spaces for your shopping pleasure. Wide range of items are available in the store ranging from men's and women's fashions to interior decorations. A café cum restaurant and a beauty saloon are also located in the building.

Supermarkets / Grocery Shops: Cheap food in Australia

by amandajayne81

This was an answer to someone asking about bringing tinned food into Australia (in particular to Melbourne)I am not sure where you are travelling from (you don't have this info on your homepage) but in general in Australia most supermarkets (Woolworths, Coles, IGA, etc etc) sell relatively cheap food. Every suburb in Melbourne probably has all of the above supermarkets plus lots more. Lots of tinned variety and fresh. I definitely would not even try to bring any food through our customs. Just buy it here.To expand on this I would say nearly all towns of any size (my town has 10 000 people) has at least one major shopping centre (Stanthorpe has 2 - IGA and Woolworths) so you can find relatively cheap food of all varieties very easily. Opening hours are generally 9am to 7pm or even 9pm for grocery shops Mon to Fri and day time on the weekends.

Queen Victoria Market: Fun Local Market

by DueSer

This large collection of vendors is housed in a pretty building in Melbourne. You can find just about anything here from apples to parkas to ducklings. There are a wide variety of prices available at this market - one of the things that makes it so nice.

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