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    Sydney's Cinemas Will Start Reopening from July 1

    Expect a lineup of new releases, old classics and movies that were screening when cinemas closed.

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    Five Pocket Art Exhibitions You Can Explore Without Leaving Your Lounge

    Need a little pick-me-up without having to pick yourself up from the sofa? We have just the tonic.

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    Legendary Melbourne Live Music Venue Cherry Bar Will Reopen Before the End of June

    Allowed to reopen for just 28 punters in its band room, the bar is crowdfunding to help keep it afloat until COVID-19 restrictions end.

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    A New Initiative to Kick Start NSW's Live Music Scene Will See 1000 Gigs Performed This November

    Great Southern Nights has already locked in 20 Aussie acts, including Paul Kelly, Thelma Plum, Jimmy Barnes and The Presets.

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    These Five Documentaries About Race and Injustice Are Streaming on YouTube for Free

    Australian distributor Madman has made the five powerful films available for the month of June.

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    The Parking Lot Social Is Australia's New Drive-In Party Combining Movies, Bands and Karaoke

    It's run by the same folks that brought Big Bounce Australia, the world's largest inflatable theme park, to our shores.

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    The Full Trailer for HBO's Golden State Killer Docuseries 'I'll Be Gone in the Dark' Is Here

    The true-crime series is based on Michelle McNamara's book of the same name.

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    Here's What You Can Do from July 1 Under NSW's New Eased Restrictions

    You can now watch the footy IRL, catch a flick on the big screen and start planning a trip to sunny Queensland.

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    Mass (Socially Distant) Indoor and Outdoor Gatherings Will Be Allowed in Australia from July

    Big venues will be allowed gatherings of more than 100 and some stadiums will be allowed to fill to 25 percent capacity, as part of step three in the national road map.

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    Surry Hills Is Now Home to a Three-Storey Mural of AFL Star Adam Goodes

    The mural is, fittingly, located near the home ground of his former team: Sydney Swans.

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    Coachella Has Completely Cancelled Its 2020 Festival

    The huge Californian music festival will now return in April 2021.

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    Ten Standout Films to Watch During the 2020 Sydney Film Festival: Virtual Edition

    The festival's first national (and digital) lineup features creepy sea thrillers, tense family dramas and documentaries about age-positive pornography and a forgotten Indigenous Australian.

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    Brisbane's Cinemas Are Slowly Starting to Reopen

    And more will relaunch when July rolls around, too.

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    Melbourne's Cinemas Will Start Reopening from June 22

    And more will relaunch when July rolls around, too.

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    Splendour in the Grass Has Postponed Its 20th-Anniversary Festival Until Winter 2021

    It was first postponed from July until October, but now it won't go ahead in 2020 at all.

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    Five Lunchtime Art Breaks You Can Take at Home to Lift Your Mood

    Spend some quality time with these creative, thought-provoking videos.

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    Studio Ghibli Is Making Its First Completely CG-Animated Film, 'Aya and the Witch'

    It'll screen on Japanese TV this year — fingers crossed it makes its way Down Under then, too.

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    South Bank's Art Galleries and Museums Will Start to Reopen from Late June

    Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland Museum and the Sciencentre will be open once again — with visitors limited to one per four square metres.

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    Jordan Peele's New HBO Series 'Lovecraft Country' Explores Both Supernatural and Real-Life Terrors

    The new drama is based on the 2016 novel of the same name — and it's set in 50s-era America.

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    The Best Things to Do In Melbourne If You're Staying Local This Long Weekend

    From starting your day with a flaky fresh-from-the-oven pastry to ending it watching a flick on the big screen at a drive-in cinema, there's plenty to do.

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    The Best Things to Do in Sydney If You're Staying Local This Long Weekend

    From starting your day with a flaky fresh-from-the-oven pastry to ending it watching a flick on the big screen at a drive-in cinema, there's plenty to do.

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    Sydney's Best Art Exhibitions and Events You Can Visit IRL This June

    You can now head to Cockatoo Island for immersive art installations, catch White Rabbit Gallery's blockbuster exhibition and ogle the world's best wildlife photography.

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    Victorian Art Galleries, Museums and Cultural Institutions Are Reopening from June 27

    The NGV, Melbourne Museum and Scienceworks will be open once again — with visitors limited to one per four square metres.

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    This Is What You Can and Can't Do in NSW from June 1

    The state's COVID-related rules are easing again — here's what you need to know.

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    Charlize Theron Leads a Team of Immortal Warriors in the First Trailer for Netflix's 'The Old Guard'

    The 'Atomic Blonde' and 'Mad Max: Fury Road' star is back in action mode in the new streaming film.

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    You Can Now Take an Online Tour of Japan's Adorable Studio Ghibli Museum

    No one can physically step inside at the moment, but you can roam through the gorgeous site virtually.

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    Drive-In Cinemas in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Are Reopening

    Sit in your car under the stars, maintain social-distancing requirements, and watch recent releases and retro favourites.

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    The 22nd Biennale of Sydney Will Reopen Its Citywide Arts Festival in June

    The festival was forced to close because of COVID-19 just ten days after opening, but now it's back.

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    Sydney Film Festival Has Unveiled Its First-Ever Virtual (and National) Lineup

    It includes a ticketed program of Aussie docos, European features and local shorts, plus free access to 42 movies that screened at previous SFFs.

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    Movie Night Is the New Streaming Platform Run by Sydney's Golden Age Cinema

    It's screening independent, arthouse and offbeat movies that've graced the venue's screens over the years, as well as others chosen by the cinema's programmers.

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    This Is What You Can and Can't Do in Victoria from Midnight on May 31

    The message has changed from "stay home" to "stay safe" and a number of everyday activities are back on the cards — here's what you need to know.

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    Drive-In Concerts Are Coming to Melbourne and Sydney This Winter

    Watching concerts from our cars could be the new (temporary) norm, with plans for eight new drive-in venues.

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    You and Nine Friends Can Hire Out Golden Age Cinema and Bar for a Movie and Drinks

    Gather the gang, pick a movie and settle in for a night at the cinema.

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    Binge Is the Affordable New Foxtel Streaming Service Filled with HBO Shows

    It launches next week — and it'll cost just $10 a month.

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    Dark Comedy 'The Great' Is the Satirical Take on Russian History You Didn't Know You Needed

    The acerbically funny period-set series stars Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult — and it lives up to its name.

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    The New Trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' Is Here with Time-Twisting Thrills Aplenty

    And it just might be the first blockbuster to hit the big screen when cinemas reopen.

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    A Healing Garden Is Opening at Melbourne's Heide Museum of Modern Art This Year

    With climbing roses, hidden nooks, many edible plants and water features, it'll be like Melbourne's own secret garden.

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    Rising Is Melbourne's Huge New Annual Winter Arts Festival

    Replacing Melbourne International Arts Festival and White Night, the inaugural festival will start on a full moon in May 2021.

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    NSW Art Galleries, Museums and Libraries Will Be Allowed to Reopen from June 1

    Visitors will be limited to one per four square metres and returned books will need to be quarantined for 24 hours.

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