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    BIGSOUND Will Host a Scaled-Down Two-Day Festival in 2020

    Expect live tunes, workshops, secret shows and parties — all across two days and nights in Fortitude Valley.

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    'Dead to Me' Will End Its Secrets, Twists and Murder Cover-Ups After the Show's Third Season

    Starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, the grief-fuelled Netflix dark comedy will return one last time.

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    Michael Myers Is Back in the Ominous First Teaser Trailer for 'Halloween Kills'

    But the franchise's latest sequel has been delayed a whole year — until October 2021.

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    Netflix Has Extended 'The Crown' and Its Royal Dramas for a Sixth Season

    It was originally planned to run for six seasons, then reduced back to five — and now it has been extended to six again.

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    Sydney Multi-Arts Precinct Carriageworks Is Set to Be Saved

    The home of art exhibitions, wine festivals and the popular Saturday farmers market has received a multimillion-dollar lifeline from a group of philanthropists.

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    'Friends! The Musical Parody' Will Be There for You When Australia's Theatres Start to Reopen

    The comedic stage production turns the beloved 90s sitcom into a song-filled satire — and it's touring the country.

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    The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From July 9

    Head to the flicks to see a heartbreaking drama, enjoy Elisabeth Moss' latest fantastic performance and watch a phenomenal Icelandic thriller.

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    The State Library of Victoria Has 19,000 Ebooks You Can Download and Read for Free

    It also has 170,000 historical images of Victoria — including of Ned Kelly and adorable doggos — that you can spend hours virtually exploring.

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    'In My Blood It Runs' Is a Powerful Documentary Chronicling Indigenous Childhood in Australia

    The must-see film was shot over nearly four years — and its subject, Dujuan Hoosan, spoke to the United Nations last year about youth incarceration in Australia.

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    Bon Iver, Patti Smith and Jimmy Barnes Headline the First 50 Acts for Bluesfest 2021

    It's the festival's biggest-ever first lineup announcement.

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    The Trailer for Eerie and Unnerving New Australian Horror Film 'Relic' Is Here to Creep You Out

    The instantly disturbing but still slow-burning film follows three generations of women in a remote Victorian house.

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    The NSW Government Is No Longer Completely Moving the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta

    Instead, it'll retain the existing Ultimo site — and still add the new venue planned in Sydney's west.

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    The Filmed Version of 'Hamilton' Has Hit Streaming and It's As Phenomenal As You've Heard

    Recorded in 2016 with the original Broadway cast — including Lin-Manuel Miranda — the historical hip hop musical has just hit Disney+.

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    The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From July 2

    Head to the flicks to see Dev Patel take on Charles Dickens, get creeped out by a box office-topping horror movie and watch a devastatingly astute #MeToo thriller.

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    Melbourne's Best Art Exhibitions You Can Visit IRL This Winter

    You can now wander through a towering dark structure, catch a blockbuster exhibition about Japanese art and ogle a sculpture cast from real dung.

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    Ten New Films You Can Look Forward to Seeing on the Big Screen in 2020

    Get ready for Christopher Nolan's latest mind-bender, the creepy new 'Candyman' movie and Timothée Chalamet going sci-fi in 'Dune'.

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    The Art Gallery of NSW Has Just Announced Its Blockbuster Exhibitions for Summer 2020

    The Archibald is (finally) going ahead — as is a just-revealed retrospective of one of Australia's most celebrated impressionist painters.

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    Twelve Stellar Movies From 2020 That You Need to Catch Up On

    Cinemas have been closed for months, but this year has still thrown up plenty of big-screen gems — here's what you need to see.

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    Brisbane Festival Is Set to Take Over the City for Three Weeks This September

    And it has just announced the first event on its program, too.

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    A Crowdfunding Campaign to Fly the Aboriginal Flag on the Harbour Bridge Has Raised $30,000

    It’s the latest step in an ongoing fight to see the Aboriginal flag flying 365 days a year.

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    Twelve Exceptional New TV Shows From 2020 That You Need to Catch Up On

    This year has served up plenty of new must-see TV so far — here's what you need to stream.

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    Here's What You Can Do from June 22 Under Victoria's New Restrictions

    You can now grab a pint without a meal, catch a flick on the big screen and head to the gym.

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    Alice Springs' Dazzling Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up the Red Centre in September

    The Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling festival has been rescheduled from April.

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    Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in June 2020

    Cancel your plans to get stuck into Spike Lee's stellar new film, an eerie sci-fi thriller, plenty of vampire-fuelled laughs and a whole heap of 'Fast and Furious' movies.

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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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