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Bronte, people enjoying the warm weather.

More summer weather is coming this autumn, but not everyone’s looking forward to it

Experts say a warmer-than-average April means there are more beach days to come. But will the sun linger long enough to bless our long weekend with good weather?

  • Kayla Olaya

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Luke Alexandrou and James Leys are the fourth generation in their family to contribute to the Western District display at the Royal Easter Show.

Meet the 22-year-old farmers entering this 125-year-old competition

Cousins Luke Leys and James Alexandrou are the fourth generation in their family to work on the Sydney Royal Easter Show regional displays.

  • Frances Howe
Chocolate prices are up by 33 per cent as the Easter season kicks off.

‘As high as you could charge’: Why Easter egg prices have surged 33 per cent this year

Retail prices have soared as international cocoa producers are rocked by bad weather.

  • Nick Newling and Jessica Yun
Filled with kataifi pastry and pistachios, the Dubai chocolate bar has became a worldwide hit.

Heard about the Dubai chocolate bar? Here’s how to make it at home

Make the internet-busting Dubai chocolate bar and NYC-style loaded cookies better by adding in leftover Easter eggs.

  • Katrina Meynink
To Be Frank’s hot cross bun is so fluffy, you might forget to chew.

‘A bun so fluffy you’ll forget to chew’: Good Food’s pick of Melbourne’s best hot cross buns

Whether you’re anti-peel, pro-cardamom or a fan of a wildcard hot cross bun, this highly personal list is guaranteed to set off a bun fight in your household.

  • Good Food team
On with the parade: Carolyn Holmes, 8, front, pictured among three generations of the Lougoon family in Bendigo.

How a 125-metre dragon brings the Lougoon family together each year

Bendigo’s Easter parade doubles as a reunion for the Lougoon family, who are descended from a 19th century Chinese immigrant.

  • Carolyn Webb
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The earliest Easter since 2016 resulted in people pulling forward their long weekend spending into March.

Chocolate brands hatch new eggs in hunt for your Easter dollar

As chocolatiers go all-out to reinvent Easter treats in the face of surging cacao costs, one south-east Queensland company has vowed to keep its prices steady.

  • Nick Dent
Humble’s hot cross bun comes with salted butter ice-cream.

The Good Food Guide to Sydney’s softest and hottest cross buns (but not as you know them)

The Easter market is increasingly competitive among Sydney bakeries. Expect more coconut, gelato and yuzu in your bun this year.

  • Erina Starkey
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Enough with the hot cross puns

It might be time to shelve them.

Brain scans for future AFL players are on the league’s agenda.

Why boxing has a better record on concussions than the footy codes

The football codes, on the other hand, continue to deny scientific findings and to promote full contact versions of their sports for young children.

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