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    Midsumma Festival Is Blazing Into 2023 with a Stacked Program of More Than 200 LGBTQIA+ Events

    Victoria's major LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural celebration is back for its 34th year, delivering a jam-packed lineup of performances, theatre, exhibitions, parties and more.

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    The Top Books to Gift This Year No Matter Who You're Buying For (According to an Expert)

    Whether your giftee is celeb-obsessed, a history buff, forever lost in a novel or constantly travelling, Kinokuniya's head book buyer has the rec for you.

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    Nicole Scherzinger Is Headlining Sydney WorldPride's Huge 12,000-Person Bondi Beach Party

    Australian DJs dameeeela, Jarred Baker, Jacqui Cunningham, DJ Charlie Villas and DJ Dan Murphy will also take to the sand.

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    MPavilion Is Back for Another Summer and Autumn Filled with 250-Plus Free Arts and Design Events

    Workshops, talks, performances, pilates, food trucks and more are taking over this spectacular pop-up space until April.

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    Girls to the Front: Bikini Kill in Conversation Will Headline All About Women's 2023 Program

    Sydney Opera House's 2023 festival will also expand to three days for the first time ever, and be guided by four co-curators.

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    Peaches, Future Islands and 'Pan's Labyrinth' with a Live Score Lead Brisbane's New "Festival of Other Music"

    Across February and March, ΩHM will take over Brisbane Powerhouse with a boundary-pushing lineup of sound, music and performances.

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    Mona Foma's Massive 2023 Lineup Is Here with a Tunnel of Light, Complaints Choir and Punk Bunker

    MONA's summer music and arts festival has unveiled its full 2023 lineup, featuring 370 artists across two weekends.

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    Outspoken Donald Trump Critic (and Niece) Mary Trump Is Coming to Australia to Chat About Her Chaotic Family

    Think you've heard plenty of news about the ex-US President over the past few years? His niece has you beat, and she's coming Down Under to talk about it.

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    Barack Obama Is Coming to Australia in 2023 for a Speaking Tour About Leadership

    The former US President is heading to Sydney and Melbourne in March — and his Sydney talk will be livestreamed, too.

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    Spotify Has Just Launched Its Audiobooks Library with 300,000-Plus Titles in Australia and New Zealand

    Your summer can now include listening to Aussie literary hits like 'The Dry' and 'Boy Swallows Universe' via Spotify.

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    Sydney WorldPride's Full Program Is Here with Charli XCX, Kelly Rowland, Jessica Mauboy and 300-Plus Events

    Get ready for "mega Mardi Gras" with 17 days of events during the largest-ever LGBTQIA+ festival ever held in the region.

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    Dazzling Autumn Plans, Sorted: Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up Alice Springs Again in April 2023

    The Red Centre's luminous ten-night Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling festival has locked in its 2023 return, with artworks around the theme 'Listening with Heart'.

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    A Giant Rainbow Sand Sculpture Is Popping Up on Bondi Beach for One Day Only

    Sydney WorldPride 2023 launches its huge lineup on Wednesday, November 9, 100 days out from the event — with help from this colourful symbol of pride.

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    Melbourne Will Soon Be Home to a Statue Celebrating Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter

    Honouring two immense Indigenous talents, the new public artwork will be installed in Fitzroy in 2023.

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    Pavement, Bon Iver, Bikini Kill, Angel Olsen and Peaches Are All Heading to Mona Foma 2023

    Girls to the front: Bikini Kill is playing their first Australian show in more than 25 years in Hobart.

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    Sydney Festival's Sprawling 2023 Program Will Feature 748 Performances Across 54 Venues

    Sydney Town Hall will be filled with 26 tonnes of sand for a Lithuanian opera, a Shinjuku-inspired magic bar will pop up at Darling Harbour, and live music will take over the 70s-era underground bar beneath Martin Place's Harry Seidler mushroom building.

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    Greater Sydney Will Be Filled with Rainbow Artworks and Installations During WorldPride 2023

    Two huge highlights: a 50-metre-long floral rainbow wall made up of 18,000 bright plants, and adding the Progress Flag colours to Coogee's rainbow walkway.

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    Dark Mofo Has Locked in Its 2023 Dates If You're Planning Ahead for Next Winter

    The 2023 festival will also mark Creative Director Leigh Carmichael's last at the helm, making way for a new Artistic Director from 2024 onwards.

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    Spring Fling Is the Wheeler Centre's New Festival of Thoughts and Ideas Hitting Melbourne This November

    Catch a 10-day program of talks, workshops and performances, featuring the likes of Peter Garrett, Natasha Brown and 'Heartbreak High''s Chloé Hayden.

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    Sydney Opera House Is Marking Its 50th Anniversary with 230-Plus Performances, Events and Experiences

    The year-long program includes free shows on the Opera House steps, Tim Minchin and Ngaiire gigs on the forecourt, and new artworks adorning the venue's sails.

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    Hannah Gadsby's Latest Stand-Up Show 'Body of Work' Is Being Turned Into a Netflix Special

    The Aussie comedian has signed a multi-title deal with the streaming platform, which'll also include a special featuring gender-diverse performers.

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    'Serial' Is Set to Drop a New Episode Tomorrow After Adnan Syed's Conviction Was Overturned

    Eight years after the first season of 'Serial' investigated the death of Hae Min Lee, the podcast is returning to Adnan Syed's story following breaking legal developments.

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    We're Giving Away a Premium Double Pass to The Australian Ballet's Instruments of Dance

    You and a fellow dance lover can enjoy two of the best seats in the house to this contemporary triple bill, as well as dinner before or after the show — on us.

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    Making Moves: Sydney Dance Company's Mia Thompson on What it Takes to Become a Full-Time Dancer

    The Brisbane-born artist sheds light on how she got her start, her international moves and the power of being on stage.

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    Melbourne Writers Festival's 2022 Lineup Boasts 'Heartstopper' Author Alice Oseman and Tony Armstrong

    MWF is back in-person for 2022, hosting 270 authors, actors, journalists and poets across 150-plus events over four huge days.

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    Eight Ways to Get Your Arts and Culture Fix on the Sapphire Coast

    From multi-day music festivals to month-long arts events, the Sapphire Coast is brimming with exciting arts and culture events.

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    Sydney Opera House Has Unveiled Its Stunning, Two-Years-in-the-Making Concert Hall Revamp

    It's one of the world's largest and longest performing arts halls — and it has just undergone a major transformation.

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    Julia Gillard Is Bringing Her Landmark Misogyny Speech to the Stage Ten Years On

    Ten years after declaring "not now, not ever" in parliament, the former Australian Prime Minister is taking to the stage to reflect upon the historic moment.

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    The Aboriginal Flag Is Now Flying Permanently on Top of the West Gate Bridge

    After sailing atop the bridge during NAIDOC Week, the Indigenous flag has now taken up residence on the structure permanently — and the Torres Strait Islander flag might be added in the future.

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    The Aboriginal Flag Will Fly Permanently on the Sydney Harbour Bridge From Today

    Already in place for NAIDOC Week celebrations, the Aboriginal flag will remain on one of the bridge's two flagpoles moving forward, replacing the NSW State flag.

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    Just In: South by South West Is Coming to Sydney Next Year for Its First Festival Outside the US

    The renowned tech, music, film and cultural festival is heading Down Under for an eight-day activation.

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    Melbourne Writers Festival Has Unveiled Its First Big International Guests for 2022

    'Parks and Recreation' star Jenny Slate, 'Succession' standout Brian Cox and 'Exit West' author Mohsin Hamid are all coming to MWF this spring.

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    'Succession' Star Brian Cox, Jenny Slate and Jarvis Cocker Lead the Jam-Packed 2022 Antidote Lineup

    Sydney Opera House's festival of ideas, art and change is back with a program of 17 talks, conversations and panels — and it includes some big names.

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    Nearly 1000 Sydneysiders Just Created a Human Progress Pride Flag on the Opera House Steps

    Today, Friday, June 24, marks the 44th anniversary of the first-ever Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

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    The Aboriginal Flag Will Fly Permanently on the Sydney Harbour Bridge by the End of 2022

    The New South Wales Government will commit $25 million in the 2022–23 NSW budget to installing a third flagpole atop the bridge before the year is out.

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    Seven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar

    With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.

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    Ten Breathtaking Light Installations You Need to Catch at Vivid Sydney 2022

    Bright lights, big city canvas — prepare to be dazzled by illuminations and immersive exhibitions at the return of Vivid Sydney.

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    Dark Mofo Has Just Added a Heap of New Events to Its Already-Packed 2022 Lineup

    Tasmania's moody and brooding winter music and arts festival just got bigger.

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    'Queer Eye' Star Jonathan Van Ness Is Bringing Their New Live Show Down Under This Spring

    The Emmy Award-nominated television personality, hit podcaster and hairstylist to the stars will play Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland in September and October.

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    Art After Dark Is Melbourne's New Late-Night Cultural Fest — and It Just Dropped Its Dazzling Lineup

    Inspired by Europe’s Night of Museums, Melbourne's newest fest will feature gigs by BRIGGS and Human Nature, late-night 'Doctor Strange' screenings, immersive dome projections and drop-in showings of Soda Jerk's 'Terror Nullius'.

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    Win an Arty Night Out for Two at The Other Art Fair Melbourne

    Score tickets to a night of creative delight, plus a voucher to put towards a piece of art to take home.

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    Parrtjima Is Currently Lighting Up the Red Centre If You're Keen on a Last-Minute Easter Getaway

    Alice Springs' luminous First Nations art and culture festival is back for 2022 — with dazzling arches, 1200 glowing suspended orbs and light projections across the 300-million-year-old MacDonnell Ranges.

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