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    Relive the decade that made Guy Sebastian, Lady Gaga, Kanye West and the Black Eyed Peas stars.

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    You Can Now Tour One of Yayoi Kusama's Glittering Infinity Rooms From Your Couch

    Take a 14-and-a-half-minute peek inside one of the Japanese artist's famous creations, complete with an immersive soundtrack.

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    The Wild True-Crime Tale Behind Netflix's 'Tiger King' Is Being Turned Into a Kate McKinnon-Starring Drama Series

    You've binged your way through the streaming platform's docuseries — now add a dramatised take on the tale to your must-watch list.

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    A Heap of Recent Cinema Releases Are Being Fast-Tracked to Streaming in Australia

    Cinemas across Australia are currently closed, but you can now watch 'Birds of Prey', 'The Gentlemen' and 'Just Mercy' at home.

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    Ten Films and TV Comedies You Can Stream to Brighten Up Your Week

    From hilarious 80s satires to heartwarming rom-coms, these flicks and shows will provide you with some much-needed comic relief.

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    Five Captivating Podcasts to Help Make Your Time at Home a Bit More Interesting

    Get lost in a gripping true-crime mystery, learn a new language or binge a nine-episode show about a hacker mum.

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    The Government Is Advising Australians to Stay at Home Unless It's "Absolutely Necessary" to Go Out

    It has also ordered all beauty therapy, nail salons and tattoo parlours to close by midnight.

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    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.

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    Sofa King Fest Is the New Website Curating the Best Music Live-Streams from Across the World

    Watch Willie Nelson, Cypress Hill, A-Trak and Diplo perform live and help raise money for artists who've had gigs cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Netflix Party Is the Browser Plug-In That Lets You Stream with Friends While Social Distancing

    Available for Google Chrome, it lets you keep your viewing parties going — even when everyone is staying in their respective homes.

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    'Devs' Is the Mind-Bending New Sci-Fi Series You'll Want to Add to Your Streaming Queue ASAP

    Starring Nick Offerman, it's set within a huge tech company that's working on a secret quantum computing project.

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    The Art Gallery of NSW Has Postponed This Year's Archibald Prize

    New dates for the country's most prestigious portrait award haven't yet been revealed.

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    HBO Has Dropped the Full Trailer for 'Run', the New Romantic-Comedy Thriller From the 'Fleabag' Team

    It stars Merritt Wever ('Unbelievable') and Domhnall Gleeson ('Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker') — and features Phoebe Waller-Bridge, too.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Dine BNE City 2026

    Mon, 1 Jun - Tue, 30 Jun 2026

    Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

    Now including the most important meal of the day, this month-long event features wallet-friendly food and drink deals at over 80 CBD venues.

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    Archie Moore: kith and kin

    Sat, 27 Sep 2025 - Sun, 18 Oct 2026

    GOMA, South Brisbane

    This artwork won the 2024 Venice Biennale's Golden Lion — and Australians can see it at home in Brisbane.

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    Ten Films About Pandemics, Contagions and Outbreaks You Can Stream Right Now

    Watching films like 'Contagion' and 'Outbreak' right now can be weirdly comforting, but do remember it is still fiction.

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    The at-home art fix includes tours of the 'Kaws' exhibition, a digital Hokusai piece to browse and many eBooks.

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    This Year's Eurovision Song Contest Has Been Cancelled

    It's the first time the song contest won't go ahead in the event's six-decade history.

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    Palace Is Closing All of Its Australian Cinemas for an Indefinite Period

    And this year's Sydney Film Festival has been cancelled, too.

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    Stand-Up Specials From Ten MICF Stars Will Hit Amazon Prime Next Month

    The physical festival has been cancelled, but you can still laugh along to Judith Lucy, Zoë Coombs Marr and Tom Gleeson from the comfort of your bed.

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    'Cats' Is the Worst Film of 2019 According to the Razzie Awards

    The singing moggy-filled musical picked up six awards at this year's Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture of the past 12 months, Worst Director and Worst Screenplay

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

    All performances scheduled during the shutdown period have been cancelled.

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    SBS's New Three-Hour Tour of a Cadbury Chocolate Factory Is the Content We Need Right Now

    It's basically 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', just without the Oompa-Loompas or everlasting gobstoppers.

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    Ten Highlights of the 22nd Biennale of Sydney 2020

    Visit a heart wrenching memorial, walk through an immersive exhibition inside a tunnel and see a sarcophagus at this citywide exhibition.

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    Bluesfest Is the Latest Major Event to Be Cancelled Due to COVID-19

    It's the first time in 30 years the festival will not go ahead.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Ch-Check Out the First Trailer for Apple TV+'s New Beastie Boys Live Documentary

    Like many of the hip hop group's music videos, it's directed by Spike Jonze.

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    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.

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    A New Streaming Service Dedicated to British TV Is Launching in Australia This Year

    Britbox will stream retro and recent series such as 'Absolutely Fabulous', 'The Office', 'Blackadder', 'Harlots' and 'A Confession'.

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    Howard Smith Wharves' Huge New Openair Cinema Has Been Postponed Due to Coronavirus

    Just announced this week, it'll now take place "when current health concerns have passed".

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    Netflix's Wild New Docuseries 'Tiger King' Is About to Become Your Next True-Crime Binge

    In its just-dropped trailer, you'll meet Joe Exotic — and dive into his world of lions, tigers, eccentricity, polygamy and murder-for-hire.

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    A Huge New Openair Cinema with a Three-Storey-High Screen Is Coming to Howard Smith Wharves

    A long-time favourite in Sydney, Westpac OpenAir is making its Brisbane debut.

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

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

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    Coachella 2020 Has Been Postponed Due to Coronavirus

    Set to be headlined by Travis Scott, Frank Ocean and Rage Against the Machine, the huge Californian music festival will now take place in October.

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    Tasmanian Winter Arts Festival Dark Mofo Has Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

    "We’re killing Dark Mofo for the year. I know that will murder an already massacred tourism environment, but I feel like I have no choice."

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    Patricia Piccinini's Otherworldy 'Skywhale' Took Flight Today — Without Her New Floating Companion

    'Skywhale' will make her final solo flight in Canberra tonight, before being joined by a new Skywhale friend at the National Gallery of Australia this May.

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