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    Eight Top Performances to Catch at SXSW Sydney's 2024 Music Festival

    Here are our must-see picks from this year's mammoth lineup of homegrown and international acts.

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    Get Ready to Play: Netflix Has Dropped Its Next Sneak Peek at 'Squid Game' Season Two

    Lee Jung-jae is back in the green tracksuit as Seong Gi-hun — and there's new games and a new cash prize.

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    Dua Lipa Has Added Extra Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland Shows to Her 2025 Tour Down Under

    The Grammy-winner's 'Radical Optimism' tour just got bigger — but she's still only playing three cities on her trip to Australia and New Zealand.

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    Start Spinning Around: Kylie Minogue Is Kicking Off Her New 'Tension' World Tour in Australia in 2025

    It's about to be 'Padam Padam' summer all over again when the Australian star heads around the country on her biggest world tour in 14 years.

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    Voicing Machines, Being Inspired by Miyazaki and Exploring Big Emotions: Lupita Nyong'o and Chris Sanders Talk 'The Wild Robot'

    Oscar-winning actor Nyong'o lends her vocals to this gorgeous movie adaption of the beloved book, with 'Lilo & Stitch' and 'How to Train Your Dragon' filmmaker Sanders directing.

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    Palme d'Or-Winner 'Anora' and the World Premiere of New Aussie Horror 'The Red' Have Joined BIFF's 2024 Lineup

    This year's Brisbane International Film Festival will also screen Amy Adams' latest 'Nightbitch', plus the Jesse Eisenberg- and Riley Keough-starring 'Sasquatch Sunset'.

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    Robert Pattinson Hates Dying Again and Again in the Full Trailer for Bong Joon-ho's 'Mickey 17'

    The Oscar-winning director's first film since 'Parasite' is a sci-fi comedy co-starring Steven Yeun and Mark Ruffalo about a man who dies for a living.

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    The Trailer for Prime Video's Australian Version of 'The Office' Introduces a New Chaotic Workplace — and Boss

    The 13th adaptation in the franchise moves Down Under, into a packaging company in Sydney, and hits streaming in October.

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    Coming Soon: Spencer Tunick's First-Ever Australian Exhibition Is Debuting in Brisbane This Spring

    This is also the first time ever that the New York-based artist has displayed the photographs and video from his live nude installations to the public.

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    Nine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately

    Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.

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    From 'Shogun' and 'Baby Reindeer' to 'The Bear' and 'Hacks': Here's What Just Picked Up Awards at the 2024 Emmys

    No series has ever won as many Emmys for a single season as exceptional Japanese historical drama 'Shōgun' did this year.

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    The Six Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Melbourne 

    Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in Melbourne by hitting up cultural performances, noshing on mooncakes, and gathering together a big group mates for a yum cha feed.

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    Dance the Night: Dua Lipa Is Bringing Her 'Radical Optimism' Tour Down Under in 2025

    Announcing 40-plus new dates worldwide, the Grammy-winner has locked in two Australian shows, plus one in New Zealand.

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    Brisbane International Film Festival 2024 Will Open with Backstage 'SNL' Tribute 'Saturday Night'

    At the other end of the festival, after 11 days of films, this year's BIFF will close with a documentary about Jelena Dokic.

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    Social Discomfort, Toxic Masculinity and Holidays Turned Horrible: James McAvoy and Mackenzie Davis Chat 'Speak No Evil'

    Remaking the Danish film of the same name, this horror flick has plenty to say amid its unease — and two powerful performances at its centre.

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    Coming Soon: 'Star Wars'-Worshipping Exhibition 'The Fans Strike Back' Is Making Its Australian Debut

    The force will be strong when one of the planet's largest private collections of replica 'Star Wars' memorabilia heads Down Under.

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    Green Day Are Touring Australia in 2025 — and They'll Be Playing Their 'Dookie' and 'American Idiot' Albums in Full

    Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool are bringing plenty of 90s and 00s nostalgia to stadiums in Sydney, Melbourne and on the Gold Coast.

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    Now Open: The West End Electric, Brisbane's New 400-Plus-Seat Theatre and Bar, Is Here to Get Sparks Flying

    You can now enjoy drinks and a show on Boundary Street at production house Strut & Fret's permanent new Brisbane venue.

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    Bluesfest Has Added Hilltop Hoods, Budjerah and a Heap More Australian Acts to Its 2025 Lineup

    Plenty of well-known local names are set to hit the stage in Byron Bay to help the iconic festival say farewell.

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    Whether You Love John Waters or Kristen Stewart, 2024's Sydney Underground Film Festival Has a Movie for You

    Settling into Dendy Newtown for four days, this year's fest kicks off with a 50th-anniversary screening of 'Female Trouble' with scratch 'n' sniff cards.

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    Doin' Just Fine: The Killers Have Announced a Late 2024 Australian Tour to Celebrate 20 Years of 'Hot Fuss'

    On the Las Vegas-born band's Sydney and Melbourne stops, they're playing the iconic album in its entirety.

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    Feeling Seen Through 'Buffy', Then Making a New Obsession: Jane Schoenbrun and Brigette Lundy-Paine Talk 'I Saw the TV Glow'

    After 'We're All Going to the World's Fair', Jane Schoenbrun hops from online fixations to TV fandom to explore the ways we mediate our identities through screens — with Brigette Lundy-Paine for help.

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    Broadway Sensation 'Hadestown' Is Bringing Its Tony-Winning Musical Take on Greek Myth to Melbourne in 2025

    See the story of Orpheus and Eurydice get a new spin featuring jazz and American folk tunes in this Grammy-winning production.

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    There's Going to Be Another Death in the Arconia: 'Only Murders in the Building' Has Been Renewed for Season Five

    It looks like Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short will have another case to solve — and chat about on a podcast.

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    Troye Sivan, Glass Animals and G Flip Lead the Lineup for Spilt Milk's New Spring House Party Series

    The main festival might be on hold until 2025, but the beloved event is still throwing shindigs in Newcastle, Perth and on the Gold Coast.

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    Here's Who'll Be Hitting the Decks When Boiler Room Finally Makes Its Brisbane Debut in November 2024

    STÜM, Spray, Y U QT, Dr Dubplate and Juicy Romance are all on the lineup for the event's long-awaited first Brisbane outing.

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    SXSW Sydney Screen Festival's Latest 2024 Lineup Drop Includes Cults, Animated Cats and Christmas Carnage

    More than 20 features have joined the program, complete with Guy Pearce's latest Australian role, a rap mockumentary and Ilana Glazer-starring mom-com 'Babes'.

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    Splash-Hit Céline Dion-Fuelled Musical-Comedy 'Titanique' Is Making Its Australian Debut in Sydney This Month

    The laughs will go on at this off-Broadway award-winner, which is told through Dion's songs — and is finally making its maiden voyage Down Under.

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    Live 'Dungeons & Dragons' Show 'The Twenty-Sided Tavern' Is Rolling Into Australia for Its Down Under Premiere

    You won't just watch this stage version of the tabletop roleplaying game — you play along, choosing the characters and helping shape the story.

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    Tim Burton's 'Batman' Is Celebrating Its 35th Anniversary on Australia's Big Screens with a Live Orchestral Score

    As well as marking three-and-a-half decades since the classic Michael Keaton-starring superhero movie debuted, these concert screenings commemorate 85 years of the caped crusader.

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    How Belfast Rappers Kneecap Made a Blast of a Music Biopic by Playing Themselves — and Championing the Irish Language

    Co-starring Michael Fassbender and taking cues from 'Trainspotting', this lively Sundance award-winner features the hip-hop trio in the roles they were born to play.

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    Save the Date: Boiler Room Is Finally Making Its Long-Awaited Brisbane Debut in 2024

    Electronic music fans, take note — it's Brisbane's turn to get the Boiler Room experience, hitting Brisbane Showgrounds in November 2024.

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    Coming Soon: This Huge Ancient Egypt Exhibition Is Bringing 200-Plus Objects to Queensland Museum

    Explore 3000 years of history, including five sarcophaguses and papyrus sheets from the Egyptian 'Book of the Dead'.

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    The Kid LAROI Has Joined SXSW Sydney's 2024 Lineup as the Festival's Music Keynote Speaker

    Before he heads around the country on his latest tour, the Australian singer-songwriter will chat about his career at SXSW Sydney.

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    The 2024 Japanese Film Festival Program Is Here with Animation From a Studio Ghibli Alum and Chaotic Karaoke Antics

    This is the 28th year that the event has brought Japanese cinema's latest and greatest to Australia, with its 2024 lineup featuring ten new films and a free retrospective.

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    SXSW Sydney's Latest Round of 2024 Speakers Includes Lucy Lawless, Grace Tame and Tim Minchin

    Sports stars Nick Kyrgios and Noémie Fox, playwright Suzie Miller and former Bangarra Dance Theatre Artistic Director Stephen Page have also joined the festival's lineup.

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    Fisher, Ice Spice and Chase & Status Are Playing Wildlands to Farewell 2024 and Welcome 2025

    Also on their way to Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide this summer: Marlon Hoffstadt, Tinashe and Royel Otis.

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    Canadian Dramedy 'Universal Language' Has Won Melbourne International Film Festival's 2024 Bright Horizons Award

    What if Winnipeg resembled Iran in the 80s? That's just part of the absurdist film that's taken out MIFF's major award in the prize's third year.

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    Nine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

    Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.

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    Cherishing a Different Type of Icelandic Filmmaking in Cinemas: Baltasar Kormákur Chats Romantic Drama 'Touch'

    There isn't a trace of Nordic Noir to be found in this tender love story, which hops between Iceland, the UK and Japan.

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    The Italian Film Festival's 2024 Program Is Filled with Award-Winners, Iconic Directors and Famous Faces

    Highlights include SFF prizewinner 'There's Still Tomorrow', the latest from 'The Great Beauty' filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, and Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci as Cardinals electing a new Pope.

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    Nude Photoshoots, Massive Parties and 120-Plus Events in Over 70 Venues: Melt 2024's Full Program Has Them All

    Get snapped by Spencer Tunick in your birthday suit on the Story Bridge, hit up a 'Wicked'-themed Halloween shindig and watch queer cinema classics under the stars.

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