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    Every Mardi Gras Event to Hit at This Surry Hills Courtyard

    With boozy brunches, movie nights and laneway parties, there's so much more to Mardi Gras 2019 than the parade.

  • Guide

    Nine Ways to Celebrate Mardi Gras That Aren't Just Watching the Parade

    Dance with drag queens to the early morning, don a kaftan for a poolside soirée or get down with 12,000 other Sydneysiders at an epic party.

  • News

    A New Multimillion-Dollar Nature Zone Is Opening at Te Papa

    At the heart of the new space will be a 700-year-old moa egg.

  • News

    Alice Springs' Luminous Parrtjima Festival Has Unveiled Its 2019 Program

    The festival — now in its fourth year — celebrates Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.

  • Guide

    Ten Shows, Installations and Parties to Get Amongst at Auckland Fringe Festival 2019

    Auckland's favourite independent open-access arts festival is back for another year.

  • News

    A Heap of New TAFE Courses Could Soon Be Free for Sydneysiders

    If Labor is elected this March, you could complete a childcare or plumbing course without spending a cent on fees.

  • News

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

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

  • News

    Free Books Will Be Scattered Across the Public Transport System for Valentine's Day

    Penguin Random House will add to the 'public libraries' of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

  • News

    Ten Ways to Celebrate Chinese New Year in Wellington

    From dragon parades and terracotta sculptures to lantern festivals and yum cha, here's how to celebrate the Year of the Pig in the capital.

  • Guide

    The Best Things to Do, See and Eat During Sydney Chinese New Year 2019

    Celebrate the Year of the Pig with bustling night markets, free art exhibitions and a Szechuan-style buffet.

  • Guide

    The Best Things to Do, See and Eat During Melbourne Chinese New Year 2019

    Celebrate the Year of the Pig with bustling night markets, five-course feasts and free tai chi classes.

  • News

    Parrtjima Festival Is Returning to Light Up Alice Springs in 2019 with Six Epic Light Installations

    The festival — now in its fourth year — celebrates Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.

  • News

    Silo Park Has Announced the Second Half of Its Summer Entertainment Lineup

    Season eight will finish with a jam-packed schedule of films, markets and events under the stars.

  • News

    Music Festivals Must Now Follow a Strict New Licensing Regime to Operate in NSW

    It's the NSW Government's latest plan to make them safer.

  • Gallery: Twenty Powerful Moments from Sydney's Huge 2019 #WomensWave March

    Thousands of Sydneysiders marched to protest violence against women.

  • News

    You Can Now Tour This Enormous David Bowie Exhibition Via Your Phone

    The collection of more than 400 Bowie items has gone virtual.

  • News

    Auckland Pride Festival Returns for 2019 with a Colourful Lineup

    The two-week festival is loaded with over 80 events, showcasing music, theatre, visual arts, drag, comedy, literature, open days and parties. 

  • News

    Dr Jane Goodall Is Coming to New Zealand to Chat About Her Pioneering Work with Chimpanzees

    Nearly 60 years after she first lived with chimps in Tanzania, she'll also chat about animal welfare and her ongoing conservation efforts.

  • News

    Ten Intriguing and Informative Podcasts to Listen to This Summer

    From real-life tales of murdering doctors to the stories of history's trailblazing women.

  • News

    This Cycling Route Will Take You Past Six of Sydney Festival's Biggest, Free Moon-Themed Installations

    It's part of the festival's city-wide homage to Apollo 11 and the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.

  • Guide

    Five Things You Can Do for Free at Sydney Festival 2019

    You don't need cash to see a symphony, dance to disco or jump on giant 'moon drops'.

  • News

    A Huge Exhibition Dedicated to NASA's Space Travel Efforts Is Coming to Australia

    'NASA – A Human Adventure' will display at Brisbane's Queensland Museum from March.

  • Guide

    The Best New Year's Eve Events Happening Around Brisbane in 2018

    Ring in the new year with tunes, an Mediterranean dinner or a boozy pool party.

  • News

    Sydney Festival Is Taking Over the AGNSW Like Never Before

    Immerse your senses in an after-dark audiovisual adventure combining art, space, dance and sound.

  • Guide

    The Best Free Things to Do in Brisbane This Summer

    Swallow your disdain for crowds and curb your complaints about people who only go to exhibition openings for the complimentary drinks and get amongst these events, which you can attend gloriously cash-free.

  • Guide

    The Best Free Things to Do in Melbourne This Summer

    Swallow your disdain for crowds and curb your complaints about people who only go to exhibition openings for the complimentary drinks and get amongst these events, which you can attend gloriously cash-free.

  • Guide

    The Best Free Things to Do in Sydney This Summer

    Swallow your disdain for crowds and curb your complaints about people who only go to exhibition openings for the complimentary drinks and get amongst these events, which you can attend gloriously cash-free.

  • News

    Summer Reading List 2018–19

    Including a controversial memoir, this year's Man Booker winner and the latest effort from the author behind 'Call Me By Your Name'.

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    Five Ways to Spend New Year's Eve in Wellington

    An inventive list of the happenings in Wellington for New Years Eve.

  • News

    New Zealand Festival Has Announced a Major Revamp for 2020

    Including changes to the festival programming, a residency program and a new annual immersive event.

  • News

    Cali Club Is Sydney's New Live Music Venue and Nightclub in the Former World Bar Site

    The Kings Cross venue's new incarnation will host regular gigs and and club nights — but without the teapot cocktails.

  • News

    Four Works Have Been Announced for Silo Theatre's 2019 Season

    Spotlighting grown-up feelings, teenage hormones, wild karaoke and Bollywood dance numbers — the plays have been called 'blasts of electric intimacy'.

  • News

    Seven Must-Read Books for Summer

    Including a controversial memoir, this year's Man Booker winner and the latest effort from the author behind 'Call Me By Your Name'.

  • News

    The All About Women Festival Returns for 2019 with Talks About Hip Hop, Toxic Masculinity and #MeToo

    Feminist author Clementine Ford, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Emily Steel and Arab-Australian human right advocates Sara Saleh are some of the women taking the stage.

  • News

    Alcohol Is Now Permanently Banned on the St Kilda Foreshore During Summer

    The 24-hour ban will be in place from November 1 to March 31, every year.

  • News

    Carriageworks Unveils Its Ambitious 2019 Program

    Expect a packed program of risk-taking art, performance and ideas.

  • News

    Dr Jane Goodall Is Coming to Australia to Chat About Her Pioneering Work with Chimpanzees

    Nearly 60 years after she first lived with chimps in Tanzania, she'll also chat about animal welfare and her ongoing conservation efforts.

  • News

    Massimo Bottura, the Chef Behind the World's Best Restaurant, Is Coming to Australia

    He'll take the stage for four exclusive Aussie appearances next August

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