Eight New Books to Read While You're Spending More Time Indoors

Explore the underbelly of 1980s Queensland, enter a fictional dystopian world or learn how to get your money sorted.

You Can Now Explore the Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum and Scienceworks Online

Wander through exhibitions of dinosaur fossils, watch dance performances and learn about what things you shouldn't put in the microwave.

The Australian Government Has Announced a Mass Closure of Indoor Venues from Today

Clubs, pubs, gyms, cinemas and casinos will close from midday, while cafes and restaurants will be allowed to continue as takeaway and delivery only.

Here's How COVID-19 Is Affecting Brisbane's Hospitality and Arts Scenes

Here's where you can stay up to date on how coronavirus is impacting your city.

The Best Virtual Events to Hit Up If Cabin Fever Is Starting to Set In

Get 'out of the house' with live opera, gallery tours and couch choirs.

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre Is Closing Its Theatres Until At Least April 30

All performances scheduled during the shutdown period have been cancelled.

Concrete Playground's Statement on COVID-19: Let's Continue to Support Local Businesses

Going out might not be at the top of your to-do list right now, but you can help small businesses without leaving your apartment.

Here's What Has Been Cancelled, Postponed and Suspended Across Australia Due to COVID-19

From the Royal Easter Show to Vivid and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, here's where the industry has been hit.

New York's Metropolitan Opera Is Live-Streaming Performances for Free During Its Coronavirus Shutdown

You'll be able to stream a different opera from the famous NY institution every night.

Vivid Sydney Has Been Cancelled for 2020 Due to Coronavirus

The radiant annual festival joins a growing list of events scrapped for 2020 due to COVID-19.

Arcadium Adventures Is Spring Hill's New Escape Room and Underground Bar

Solve puzzles and mysteries — and drink cocktails — inside a heritage-listed building.

SXSW 2020 Has Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

It's the first time in 34 years that the huge annual music and film festival won't take place.

Free Books Written by Women Will Be Scattered Across Public Transport This Week

Pick up books by some of Australia's most famous authors around Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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

Celebrate love (or just have fun) without breaking the bank.

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

Now in its fifth year, the festival celebrates Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.

The Best Things to Eat, See and Do During Lunar New Year in Brisbane

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

Opening before this year's Tokyo Olympics, the park will also feature a Yoshi ride, a Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser’s Castle.

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.

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.

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.

Concrete Playground's Most-Read Brisbane Stories of 2019

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

This year's must-sees include a recreation of 'Die Hard', an angsty cabaret show about being an adult and a birthday party for a half-person half-octopus.

'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'.

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.

Huge International LGBTQI+ Celebration World Pride Is Coming to Sydney in 2023

It's the first time the event has been held in the Southern Hemisphere.

Mona Foma's 2020 Program Is Here with Inflatable Mazes, Giant Puppets and Masked Cowboys

Wander through the latest immersive installation by Architects of Air, see a huge puppet show in a gorge and catch crooner Orville Peck.

Australia's Biggest Harry Potter Store Has Opened in Melbourne

The magical 500-square-metre store even has its own Platform 9 3/4.

MONA Wants to Fly You and Your Mates to Tasmania on Your Own Plane for Mona Foma 2020

The catch? You have to fill all of the 150 seats.

You Can Now Play 'Mario Kart' on Your Phone So Say Goodbye to Productivity

You can race around the streets of Tokyo, hurl shells under the Arc de Triomphe and slide on banana peels on Broadway.

Brisbane's 'Fire Gardens' Installation Has Been Cancelled

After delaying the event for a week due to the Queensland bushfires, Brisbane Festival has now cancelled the installation completely.

Brisbane's 'Fire Gardens' Installation Will Not Be Going Ahead This Week

Organisers have delayed the event by a week due to the bushfires that continue to burn in Queensland.

This New Exhibition Lets You Have a Peek at the Remnants of Melbourne's Broken Relationships

Here are some of our favourite stories from Melbourne's pop-up iteration of the Museum of Broken Relationships.

Melbourne Will Soon Be Home to Australia's Largest Video Gaming and Esports Venue

Opening in 2020, Fortress Melbourne will sprawl over 2700 square metres, complete with two bars, an arena and spaces dedicated to PC gaming, consoles and board games.

Four Outdoor Events Happening This Spring to Help You Emerge from Your Winter Hibernation

As the weather starts to thaw, make the most of the sunshine with live music, blossoming flowers and art around Brisbane.

Ten Shows, Parties and Installations to Lose Yourself In at Brisbane Festival 2019

Walk through fire, see a theatre show in a cavernous warehouse and dance to house music backed by a gospel choir.

Five Degrees to Consider if You Spend More Time Online Than You Would Like to Admit

If you spend a lot of time on the internet, you should make sure you're getting paid for it.

Arcadium Adventures Is Spring Hill's Soon-to-Open Escape Room and Underground Bar

It's opening inside a heritage-listed building this spring.

'Blood Territory' Is the New True-Crime Podcast Exploring a Grisly and Controversial Aussie Case

It explores the grim murder of Jim O’Connell in the NT and his parents' fight to prove his convicted killer's innocence.

The ABC's Beloved Music Quiz Show 'Spicks and Specks' Is Coming Back This Year

It's coming back — with the OG crew — for four new specials.

The Best New True-Crime Podcasts to Binge-Listen ASAP

Your commute to work will fly by thanks to these terrifying tales about the Zodiac Killer, unsolved murders and real life ghost hunters.

Eight Careers to Consider Based on Your Favourite TV Shows

It's more than fine to use Jake Peralta as a career role model – we promise.

Seven Degrees to Consider Based on Your Favourite Podcasts

Turn your podcast passion into a profession.