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NewsThe Seven Best Films To See at the Queensland Film Festival 2016
New Studio Ghibli, a witch looking for love, secret government plots and Naked Lunch.
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NewsThousands of Nude People Paint Themselves Blue for Spencer Tunick's Latest Installation
Over 3000 punters "blue" themselves in the name of art.
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NewsThe Finalists for the 2016 Archibald Prize Have Been Announced
Time for your yearly dose of prestigious portraits of prominent Aussies.
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GuideFive Fascinating Brisbane Art Exhibitions to See in July
Bundle into Brissie's warm galleries this winter.
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News13 Best Book Releases to Read This October
This month's fiction haul includes Soviet nepo babies and a starving spectacle inspired by a real 20th-century sideshow act. Plus, the return of a 2010s-famous author.
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GuideUnconventional Outings to Round Up the Crew for Something Different
Hands-on outings across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for the group chat that's already bored of brunch, bar-hopping and the same old dinner booking.
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GuideTheatre and Live Performances to Build a Whole Night Out Around
Theatres, cabaret rooms and live-music stages across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, from new Australian drama to West End-scale musicals — plus where to eat before curtain.
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GuideLate-Night Cocktail Bars Made for Just One More Round Before Ubers
Twelve bars built for the hour when "one more round" turns into three, spanning a Godfather-themed basement, a moon-lit Shanghai den and a bar that distills its own fernet.
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GuideKid-Friendly Spots Where the Whole Family Will Love Spending Time Together
Nine family-friendly venues where a pig named Kevin Bacon, a cubby house inside a brewery, and gluten-free doughnuts do the heavy lifting of keeping everyone happy.
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GuideJazz Bars to Settle Into and Lose Track of the Whole Night In
The jazz bars across Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney drawing crowds with world-class acts, great drinks and a distinct lack of signage out the front.
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GuideIndependent Cinemas with Interesting and Unexpected Screenings
Characterful independent cinemas across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne where the room, the bar and the backstory matter just as much as the film.
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GuideGalleries to Spend a Rainy Afternoon Wandering Around
Twelve galleries across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne that earn a proper look, not just a walk-by — made for filling a slow, rainy afternoon.
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NewsThe Best New Australian Books to Curl Up With This August
A time-travelling news agency, fables about digital dystopias, the grief of losing a best friend and more.
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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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NewsSydney's Festival of Dangerous Ideas Announces Provocative 2016 Program
From #BlackLivesMatter to teenage communists and our own Federal Government (TBC).
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2016 Scandinavian Film Festival
Catch an Icelandic rom-com, see a Finnish post-war drama and get into Nordic Noir.
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NewsFour Indigenous Aussie Hip Hop Artists You Should Know
Damn good local music to get in your ears before Klub Koori.
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NewsThese Giant Portraits of Federal Politicians Have Popped Up in Sydney and Melbourne
This election campaign can't finish quickly enough.
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NewsBrisbane Festival Is Bringing Pharrell Williams' Latest Arts Project to Australia
Before New York even gets a glimpse of it.
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NewsBrisbane Festival 2016 Is Building a Giant Pop-Up Dancefloor in the City
Just the tip of the iceberg for this year's huge program, out now.
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NewsFalls Festival Is Heading to Western Australia This Summer
The summer festival will takeover downtown Fremantle in 2017.
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NewsThis New App Lets You Hear the Stars Sing
A Galaxy of Suns translates constellations into beautiful musical scores.
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NewsBitTorrent Is Launching a New (and Legal) Music Streaming Service
Not just the platform that helps you sneakily pirate TV shows.
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NewsThis Incredible Public Installation Lets You Walk on Water Across an Italian Lake
After 50 years of planning, Christo's The Floating Piers are open to the public.
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NewsThis New Service Texts Your Friends Game of Thrones Spoilers After Each Episode Airs
The ultimate jerk move.
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NewsListen Out Drops Slam Dunk of a 2016 Lineup
Topped with California's inimitable Anderson .Paak.
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NewsQueensland Film Festival's 2016 Program Is Bigger and Better Than Ever
With 40 films due to light up Brisbane screens.
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NewsA Massive Modernist MoMA Exhibition Is Coming to NGV
Dalí, Duchamp, Koons, Matisse, Mondrian, Picasso, Pollock. Gang's all here.
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NewsThe Lost Lands Is Melbourne's New Three-Day Festival from the Founders of Falls
And it's not just music — this festival promises All The Activities.
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GuideFive Must-See Shows at the Queensland Cabaret Festival 2016
For ten days, life really is a cabaret.
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GALLERY: See All the Bright Lights at Vivid Sydney 2016
From cathedrals of light to interactive installations that change colour when you scream 'I love you'.
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NewsFive Films From Cannes We Really Want to Come to Australia
From the Palm d'Or winner that made Cannes cry to a violent LA fashion world thriller from Drive's director.
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NewsAirbnb's Latest Listing? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Secret Lair
If this was a true TMNT experience, it'd be located in a sewer.
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NewsThe Rewriters: How Barry Patenaude Became One of Australia's Most Kickass Illustrators
Meet the Brisbane artist whose illustrations have everyone from the Biennale of Sydney to Concrete Playground lining up.
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NewsHunt For The Wilderpeople's Taika Waititi Talks Buddy Comedies and Taking On Thor
"The one thing that everyone relates to the most? Family dynamics. I don't relate to bank robbers."
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NewsThe BFG Is Leaving Giant Dream Jars at Landmarks Around London
See the dreams of famous artists brought to life in front of your schnozzles.
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NewsWhat the Government Doesn't Want You to See: Director Eva Orner Talks Chasing Asylum
Meet the Oscar-winning filmmaker responsible for one of the most confronting documentaries you'll see all year.
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NewsAlice Springs Is Getting an Incredible Indigenous Festival of Light
Parrtyeme will light up the outback.
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NewsHow Long Does It Take to Become an Overnight Success in Australia?
Take notes from some of Sydney's most innovative new entrepreneurs: Wine Island, PS40 and Bodypass.
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NewsGrim News for the Arts as Australia Council Announces Brutal Funding Cuts
Big players have missed out.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Hunt for the Wilderpeople
See the delightful newbie from the brains behind Boy and What We Do in the Shadows.
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NewsFive Films to See at Australia's New American Indie Film Festival
There's no blockbusters or sequels to be seen at Essential Independents: American Cinema, Now.
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NewsAn Interactive 'Fake Food Park' Is Coming to Melbourne
Martí Guixé, the brains behind edible stamps and 3D printed food, is coming to NGV International.
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NewsBrisbane Could Be Getting a New Public Space Above Roma Street Station
Move over Madison Square Garden.
