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NewsHuge International LGBTQI+ Celebration World Pride Is Coming to Sydney in 2023
It's the first time the event has been held in the Southern Hemisphere.
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NewsMona Foma's 2020 Program Is Here with Inflatable Mazes, Giant Puppets and Masked Cowboys
Wander through the latest immersive installation by Architects of Air, see a huge puppet show in a gorge and catch crooner Orville Peck.
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FeatureThe Localist: Inner North
Along the guiding line of the Yarra and Merri Creek, Melbourne’s inner north is filled with character.
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NewsAustralia's Biggest Harry Potter Store Has Opened in Melbourne
The magical 500-square-metre store even has its own Platform 9 3/4.
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NewsFive Ways to Treat Yourself When Your Pay Finally Hits Your Bank Account
You worked hard for that money — and, every so often, you deserve to spend it on something fun.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a Huge Christmas Pop-Up to Fill You Full of Festive Cheer
Christmasland is the latest immersive space from the folks behind Sugar Republic.
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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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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
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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NewsNine 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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NewsMONA Wants to Fly You and Your Mates to Tasmania on Your Own Plane for Mona Foma 2020
The catch? You have to fill all of the 150 seats.
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GuideSeven Visually Stunning Shows You Need to See at Melbourne International Arts Festival 2019
Walk through a new installation from Tokyo's digital art museum, see the most depressing exhibition of the year and party at the Spiegeltent after-hours.
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NewsYou Can Now Play 'Mario Kart' on Your Phone So Say Goodbye to Productivity
You can race around the streets of Tokyo, hurl shells under the Arc de Triomphe and slide on banana peels on Broadway.
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NewsMelbourne's Dedicated 'Harry Potter' Store Is Now Hosting a Series of Escape Room-Style Challenges
Head The Store of Requirement in Collingwood for escape room-style challenges, riddles and other puzzles.
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FeatureThe Localist: Eastern Suburbs
The east enjoys a prime location in that sweet spot between the buzz of the inner city and the wide leafy streets of the suburbs.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Two Passes to Australia's Largest Classic Car Exhibition
Celebrate beautiful, vintage and incredibly rare automobiles in VIP style — on us.
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ShopCounterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
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NewsThis New Exhibition Lets You Have a Peek at the Remnants of Melbourne's Broken Relationships
Here are some of our favourite stories from Melbourne's pop-up iteration of the Museum of Broken Relationships.
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NewsMelbourne Will Soon Be Home to Australia's Largest Video Gaming and Esports Venue
Opening in 2020, Fortress Melbourne will sprawl over 2700 square metres, complete with two bars, an arena and spaces dedicated to PC gaming, consoles and board games.
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NewsMelbourne and Sydney Have Both Been Named in the World's Top Three Most Liveable Cities
But both missed out at the top spot, which went to the Austrian capital for the second year in a row.
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GuideFive Out-of-Town Happenings That Are Worthy of a Road Trip This Spring
As the weather starts to thaw, make the most of the sunshine with live music, blossoming flowers and art on the road.
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NewsFive Degrees to Consider if You Spend More Time Online Than You Would Like to Admit
If you spend a lot of time on the internet, you should make sure you're getting paid for it.
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NewsMelbourne's School of Life Is Moving Into an 160-Year-Old Building with Serious X-Mansion Vibes
Channel Charles Xavier and Jean Grey while learning about love, confidence, leadership and Plato.
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EventNational Spanish Paella Day at Anada
Sat, 28 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Añada Bar & Restaurant, Fitzroy
Expect generous pans, complimentary wine and a lively vibe that evokes the best of sun-soaked Spanish lunches.
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EventSea of Light at Abbotsford Convent
Thu, 9 Apr - Sun, 12 Apr 2026
Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford
This April, swap screen time for something brighter as kids step into a glowing world of creativity and discovery.
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EventMFWF: Feast for Freedom — A Longer Table
Wed, 25 Mar, 2026
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Footscray
This one-night dining experience blends flavour and storytelling, bringing people together through refugee-led dishes that celebrate cultural richness.
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EventVera Blue x Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Veil
Sat, 11 Jul, 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
The groundbreaking Australian artist is once again reimagining her music with Victoria's top orchestra this July.
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Event'Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness'
Sat, 28 Mar - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
The District Docklands, Docklands
If you’ve ever wondered what’s really going on beneath the surface, this confronting exhibition uses real preserved human bodies to explore anatomy and emotion.
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EventMFWF: Grana After Dark
Thu, 26 Mar - Sat, 28 Mar 2026
Grana, Brunswick East
Bringing a late-night edge to this neighbourhood deli and wine bar, this three-night affair features dimmed lights, cranked volume and a bespoke menu.
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EventMelbourne Design Week 2026
Thu, 14 May - Sun, 24 May 2026
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
With over 400 events to explore, the latest instalment of this design-lovers dream spans big ideas and hands-on experiences across architecture, food, fitness, tech and more.
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EventMFWF: Pizza Pronto — James Lowe at Figlia
Thu, 26 Mar, 2026
Figlia, Brunswick East
Bringing London-born pizza innovations to Lygon Street, this one-night takeover combines Michelin-led cred with crowd-pleasing slices.
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Event'The Vinyl Factory: Reverb' at Rising 2026
Fri, 22 May - Mon, 31 Aug 2026
ACMI, Melbourne
Indulge your wax obsession with this immersive vinyl-led exhibition, spanning multiple genres, continents and musical energies.
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EventAfrica Film Festival Australia
Fri, 27 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Cinema Nova, Carlton
Carlton's Cinema Nova will host three days of award-winning African films.
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News'Blood Territory' Is the New True-Crime Podcast Exploring a Grisly and Controversial Aussie Case
It explores the grim murder of Jim O’Connell in the NT and his parents' fight to prove his convicted killer's innocence.
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NewsThe ABC's Beloved Music Quiz Show 'Spicks and Specks' Is Coming Back This Year
It's coming back — with the OG crew — for four new specials.
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NewsThe Best New True-Crime Podcasts to Binge-Listen ASAP
Your commute to work will fly by thanks to these terrifying tales about the Zodiac Killer, unsolved murders and real life ghost hunters.
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NewsEight Careers to Consider Based on Your Favourite TV Shows
It's more than fine to use Jake Peralta as a career role model – we promise.
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NewsSeven Degrees to Consider Based on Your Favourite Podcasts
Turn your podcast passion into a profession.
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NewsThis Haunting New True-Crime Podcast Follows a Sydney Security Guard Who Also Hunts Ghosts
Aussie documentary 'Ghosthunter' has been turned into a five-part true-crime podcast, hosted by filmmaker Ben Lawrence.
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NewsThis New Regional Australian Museum Celebrates All Things 'Mary Poppins'
Ride the east wind to Maryborough's new museum, which commemorates the city's status as the birthplace of 'Mary Poppins' author PL Travers.
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NewsThe Program for Melbourne Writers Festival Has Just Dropped — and It's All About Love
Featuring heartbreaking conversations, a faux wedding reception and a pop-up 'Museum of Broken Relationships'.
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NewsThis Sprawling Tapestry Recreates the Entirety of 'Games of Thrones' Through Intricate Stitching
You can also explore the massive artwork via an online recreation.
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NewsWhite Night Has Just Dropped the Program for Its New-Look Three-Night Winter Celebration
The revamped event has expanded across three key precincts, but ditched its all-nighter.
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NewsJuke's Is Melbourne's New 70s-Themed Karaoke Bar From the Holey Moley Crew
Grab a microphone and step back in time at Melbourne's new haven of flares, punch bowls, ABBA and cheese fondue.
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NewsHilarious Anti-Erotica Podcast 'My Dad Wrote a Porno' Is Bringing Its New Live Show Down Under
The hysterical podcast about "the best/worst erotica ever written" is coming back to our shores in January.
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News
The Holey Moley Crew Is Opening a 70s-Themed Karaoke Bar in Melbourne Next Month
Juke's Karaoke will be a haven of flares, punch bowls, ABBA and cheese fondue.
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NewsHere's What ACMI Will Look Like After Its Multimillion-Dollar Makeover
The museum is set to reopen in mid-2020 with new exhibitions, revamped cinemas and a bar.
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NewsA Huge Mural of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Is Now Gracing a Melbourne Silo
The 25-metre-tall painting is a tribute to the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.
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GuideMelbourne's Best Wintry Events That Will Get You Out of the House Even When It's Freezing
Ditch your doona to do a spot of ice skating, peruse stalls at a European-style night market and lock yourself into a cosy fondue-filled 'igloo'.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Passes for You and Your Mates to This Mini Festival in a Wildlife Sanctuary
Spend your long weekend sipping merlot and meeting marsupials — on us.
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NewsWe're Giving Away an Epic Trip to Sydney for Two During Vivid
Enjoy Sydney's festival of lights with luxe meals, a harbour cruise and a shopping spree — on us.
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NewsAlice Springs' Luminous Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up the Red Centre Again in 2020
The festival will mark its fifth year, once again celebrating Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.
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NewsSeven Ways to Impress Your Mum This Mother's Day
Treat mum to a day of gallery hopping or a night of live jazz and cocktails.
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NewsOver 200 Festivalgoers Had Their Pills Tested at Groovin the Moo This Weekend
NSW and Queensland government representatives and Victorian politicians also inspected the pill testing trial — which identified seven potentially deadly substances.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Race Your Way Around Multiple Nintendo Theme Parks
And yes, a real-life 'Mario Kart' experience is on the cards.
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GuideAustralia's Best Winter Festivals That Will Make You Actually Want to Go Outside
From nude swims in Hobart to all-nighters in Melbourne, these arts festivals are made for winter weekenders.
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News
Parrtjima Festival Is Currently Lighting Up Alice Springs with Seven Epic Light Installations
The festival — now in its fourth year — celebrates Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.
