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NewsByebye Barsoma and Hola to Chilliwow
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NewsGrow It Local Is Out to Map Sydney’s Urban Gardens
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NewsThe Beauty of Decaying Theatres
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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
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NewsA List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked
No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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NewsIt's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)
This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
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NewsHow the Internet, Marina Abramovic and Dachshunds Made Performance Art Cool
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NewsDaft Punk Are Winning the Internet
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NewsThe Five Best Record Stores In Brisbane
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NewsTop Five Tracks to Hear This Weekend
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NewsSydney Writers’ Festival 2013 Boasts More Storytelling Events and Molly Ringwald
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NewsMartha Wainwright Tours Come Home to Mama
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NewsBoost Your Fitness with These Ten Weird Workout Trends
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EventSouthwave: Summer Electronic Series
Fri, 2 Jan - Sat, 21 Feb 2026
Rainforest Green, Brisbane
Brisbane is getting a huge new summer experience with Southwave, a free two-month electronic music series bringing Maribou State, Folamour, Rose Gray and more to South Bank.
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EventArmand Van Helden at The Tivoli
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The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley
Groove to house music all night long, as one of the genre's pioneering stars makes a long-awaited return to Brisbane.
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EventNick Cave and The Bad Seeds: The 'Wild God' Tour
Tue, 27 Jan, 2026
Victoria Park / Barrambin, Herston
This iconic Australian band is bringing its latest tour Down Under to kick off 2026, playing two-and-a-half-hour shows.
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EventGood Things
Sun, 7 Dec, 2025
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
Tool headlining their first Australian festival in over a decade, Weezer, Garbage: they're all on the Good Things 2025 lineup.
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EventOprah in Conversation
Mon, 8 Dec, 2025
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Oprah Winfrey is getting chatting in Brisbane on her first Down Under tour in a decade.
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EventKesha: The Tits Out Tour
Thu, 19 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
Kesha is playing Brisbane in 2026 as part of the biggest headline tour of her career so far.
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EventG Flip: 'Dream Ride' Tour
Fri, 27 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
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EventLorde: 'Ultrasound' World Tour
Mon, 16 Feb, 2026
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Green light: Lorde is bringing her latest world tour to Brisbane, with the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter playing at the Entertainment Centre.
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NewsThe Five Best Dessert Spots in Brisbane
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NewsBourke St Bakery Launches Social Enterprise Training Refugees in Baking
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NewsYou Too Can Look Out the Rear Window Window, at the Sydney Film Festival
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NewsTen Inspiring and Insightful TED Talks by Musicians
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NewsVivid Sydney Announces 2013 Lineup
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NewsTry a Truly Sustainable Diet at Pestival
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NewsFour Interesting Ideas in the New Australian Cultural Policy
The Gillard Government announced their long-awaited cultural policy which look set to have some unexpectedly awesome consequences
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NewsFinding the Perfect Japanese in Brisbane
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NewsIndie Theatre in the Spotlight for MTC’s NEON Season
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