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    The Site of the Future $645 Million Powerhouse Museum Copped Lots of Flooding Over the Weekend

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    Five Valentine's Day Ideas Under $50 That Aren't a Set Menu Dinner

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    Five Valentine's Day Ideas Under $50 That Aren't a Set Menu Dinner

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    Alice Springs' Dazzling Parrtjima Festival Has Revealed Its Luminous 2020 Program

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    Edward Snowden, Roxane Gay and Jon Ronson Headline 2020's Festival of Dangerous Ideas

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    Five Easy Ways to Cram in More Arts and Culture in Your Life This Summer

    Swap a day at the beach for a stroll through a gallery or cheap seats at a theatre show.

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    Japan's Multi-Level Super Nintendo Theme Park Is Set to Open This Year with a 'Mario Kart' Ride

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    The Sydney Opera House Illuminated Its Sails with Images of Firefighters to Support Bushfire Relief

    The iconic venue will also host a huge comedy gig on its forecourt to raise funds for those in need.

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    Metro Arts Is Moving from the CBD to West End's West Village This Autumn

    Its new 680-square-metre home will feature an underground theatre, two galleries, two rehearsal rooms and an outdoor event area.

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    The Best New Year's Events Happening Around Brisbane to Help You Ring in 2020

    Ring in the new year with old-school tunes, a huge music festival or a boozy poolside party.

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    Five Impressive Festivals and Events to Check Out in Parramatta This Year

    Concerts under the stars, world-premiere theatre shows and colourful food festivals — Parramatta's cultural calendar is more and more exciting every year.

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    The Best New Year Events Happening Around Sydney to Help You Ring in 2020

    Ring in the new year with harbourside tunes, at an out-of-town festival or partying by the beach.

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    Five Melbourne Events Happening in Early 2020 that Every Culture Vulture Should Add to Their Calendar

    Fulfil your New Year's resolution to get more culture into your life with these buzzing events.

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    Seven Sydney Events Happening in Early 2020 that Every Culture Vulture Should Add to Their Calendar

    Fulfil your New Year's resolution to get more culture into your life with these buzzing events.

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    Drug Amnesty Bins Will Be Introduced to NSW Music Festivals This Summer

    As the NSW Government continues to refuse pill testing, it hopes this will reduce the number of drug-related deaths and injuries.

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    Level up your party chat game by attending one of these left-of-centre summer happenings.

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    A City-Wide Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt Is Taking Over Melbourne This December

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  • Guide

    Sydney's Best Out-of-Town Events That You Can Plan a Whole Weekend Around This Summer

    Pick one, lock in some mates and accommodation, and you'll have a ready-made pearler on the horizon.

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    Sydney's All About Women Festival Returns for 2020 with a Day of Post-#MeToo Era Talks

    The Sydney Opera House will mark International Women's Day with talks about body positivity, gendered abuse and astrophysics.

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    Sydney's Lockout Laws Will Be Wound Back in January 2020

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    Things to Do in Melbourne That'll Help You Live in the Moment This Summer

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    Things to Do in Sydney That'll Help You Live in the Moment This Summer

    Slow down and appreciate right now with these six spectacular or awe-inspiring events.

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    Five Eclectic and Eccentric Shows to See at Brisbane Powerhouse's 2019 Wonderland Festival

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    Midsumma Festival Has Dropped Its Mega 22-Day Program for 2020

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    A Dance Party Rally in Support of Pill Testing Is Taking to the Streets of Sydney This Weekend

    The multi-stage protest is also calling for the NSW Government to significantly curb its use of strip-searches and sniffer dogs.

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    'The Handmaid's Tale' Author Margaret Atwood Is Heading on a Tour of Australia and NZ

    She'll head Down Under to discuss her long-awaited, Booker Prize-winning sequel 'The Testaments'.

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    An Extremely Photogenic Pop-Up 'Museum' for Pets Is Coming to Australia

    Coming to the Gold Coast before stints in Sydney and Melbourne in 2020, the new 20-room pop-up will feature a 'Game of Bones' throne, a canine ball pit and a chewed shoe room.

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    Eight Unexpected Places to Stay Around the Bendigo Region's Best Cultural Experiences

    Fill your weekend away with all the exciting sights — from galleries and goldfields to glamping tents to sleep in.

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    Five Spring Things to Do for the Week of November 4

    Sip champagne, catch a movie by the harbour and have a boogie at a community festival.

  • Guide

    Nine Sydney Festival Experiences You Can Have For Less Than $40

    Lay down and listen to a historic organ in Sydney Town Hall, see an energetic display of youth in western Sydney and explore a light-filled inflated labyrinth in Darling Harbour.

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