Must-see shopping in Australia
Newtown & the Inner West
This huge warehouse (on the 1st floor, not in the basement) is packed to overflowing with high-quality kitchen and tableware at bargain-basement prices …
Sydney
This sizeable mall near the station has a wide range of midrange stores, as well as eating options.
Melbourne
Taking up a whole city block, this development, on the site of the old Queen Victoria Women’s Hospital, is both a parody of and a homage to the city…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Run by an Italian family since 1958, this supermarket is a locals' favourite and is the perfect place to load up on ciabatta, cheese, olives and wine…
City Centre & Haymarket
This large shopping centre above Paddy's Markets includes a big food court, heaps of discount fashion outlet shops (cheap Converse, anyone?), a…
Mid-North Coast
Attached to a big fruit-and-vegetable store on the eastern approach to town, this deli-cafe sells baked goods and salads, as well as handy homemade frozen…
Melbourne
Southgate was the first shopping and dining complex built along the south bank of the Yarra, replacing billowing chimney stacks and saw-toothed factory…
Sydney
On Cronulla's main shopping strip, this bookshop lives up to its name, with passionate, knowledgable staff and an excellent selection of new and…
Victorian High Country
A Bear’s Old Wares is crammed with Buddhist and Hindu idols, prayer flags, Tibetan jewellery and wall hangings. Groovy man.
Chevron Renaissance Shopping Centre
Surfers Paradise
Central shopping centre with a convenient supermarket and medical clinic.
Tasmanian Copper & Metal Art Gallery
Tasmania
This quirky art gallery is an Aladdin’s Cave of imaginative handmade metalwork airbrushed in lurid colours.
Cradle Country & The West
This gallery and shop in the Risby Cove compound showcases woodwork (especially furniture) and other crafts.
Cairns & Far North Queensland
You can fuel up at the Laura Store & Post Office. Petrol, ice and basic groceries are sold here.
Alice Springs
A small but air-conditioned shopping centre with a handful of shops and a smallish food court.
Victorian High Country
A quirky shop stocking eclectic items, including gold pans (from $10) for wannabe prospectors.
Snowy Mountains
Sells and hires all the gear you'll need for summer and winter pursuits.
