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NewsHow to Take the Ultimate Photo of Australian Life
You don’t need to be a pro photographer to win $10,000.
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NewsAustralia's New Cine Latino Film Festival Has Revealed Its First Ever Program
Australia's first national festival dedicated to showcasing the best in Latin American cinema.
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NewsThousands of Nude People Paint Themselves Blue for Spencer Tunick's Latest Installation
Over 3000 punters "blue" themselves in the name of art.
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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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NewsThe Finalists for the 2016 Archibald Prize Have Been Announced
Time for your yearly dose of prestigious portraits of prominent Aussies.
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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival Reveals Their Complete 2016 Program
The list just keeps on getting bigger.
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NewsSydney's Festival of Dangerous Ideas Announces Provocative 2016 Program
From #BlackLivesMatter to teenage communists and our own Federal Government (TBC).
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2016 Scandinavian Film Festival
Catch an Icelandic rom-com, see a Finnish post-war drama and get into Nordic Noir.
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NewsFour Indigenous Aussie Hip Hop Artists You Should Know
Damn good local music to get in your ears before Klub Koori.
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NewsThese Giant Portraits of Federal Politicians Have Popped Up in Sydney and Melbourne
This election campaign can't finish quickly enough.
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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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NewsBrisbane Festival Is Bringing Pharrell Williams' Latest Arts Project to Australia
Before New York even gets a glimpse of it.
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NewsFalls Festival Is Heading to Western Australia This Summer
The summer festival will takeover downtown Fremantle in 2017.
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GuideFive Brilliant New Melbourne Art Exhibitions to See During July
Dive into Degas, Del Kathryn Barton and detailed paintings of delicate animals.
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NewsThis New App Lets You Hear the Stars Sing
A Galaxy of Suns translates constellations into beautiful musical scores.
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EventBook Doof — A Reading Rave at Revolver
Sat, 30 May, 2026
Revolver Upstairs, Prahran
Transforming the dance floor into a cosy book-lovers' den, this community-driven reading event is raising funds for Indigenous literacy.
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EventButterboy Melbourne Central Pop-Up
Mon, 13 Apr - Sun, 19 Apr 2026
Melbourne Central, Melbourne
Sydney's cookie king is returning to Melbourne for round two — and this time it's giving locals an exclusive first bite of a soon-to-launch treat.
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EventFed Square Free Outdoor Cinema
Fri, 3 Apr - Thu, 9 Apr 2026
Federation Square, Melbourne
Catch family friendly classics and Studio Ghibli masterpieces for free over this six-day program.
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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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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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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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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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EventThe Royal Family Dance Crew Presents 'Defend the Throne'
Wed, 27 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
Global street-dance icons The Royal Family Dance Crew will headline RISING 2026 with 'Defend the Throne,' a high-energy showcase blending 14 years of their most iconic choreography with brand-new work ...
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EventCreator Summit: Powered by Fujifilm
Sat, 9 May, 2026
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Following a sold-out Sydney edition, this hands-on photography festival is headed to Melbourne, jam-packed with lens-based creative encounters.
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NewsWin a Private Screening of Maggie's Plan For You and 20 Mates
Get out of the cold and into a warm cinema with a Greta Gerwig-led modern rom-com.
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NewsWhite Night Is Coming to Ballarat for the First Time Ever
Joining Melbourne, Paris, Toronto and São Paulo as the newest global location for the one-night festival of light.
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NewsBitTorrent Is Launching a New (and Legal) Music Streaming Service
Not just the platform that helps you sneakily pirate TV shows.
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NewsThis Incredible Public Installation Lets You Walk on Water Across an Italian Lake
After 50 years of planning, Christo's The Floating Piers are open to the public.
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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival to Screen 30 Titles Direct from Cannes
The French Riviera is coming to us.
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NewsThis New Service Texts Your Friends Game of Thrones Spoilers After Each Episode Airs
The ultimate jerk move.
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NewsListen Out Drops Slam Dunk of a 2016 Lineup
Topped with California's inimitable Anderson .Paak.
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NewsFive Must-See Films to Catch at Palace Cinemas' New Documentary Festival
Hot Docs is here with boxing epics, cave diving nail-biters and an exploration on Chuck Norris.
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GuideFive Must-See Shows at the Melbourne Cabaret Festival 2016
For two weeks, life really is a cabaret.
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NewsNGV International Has Just Unveiled Its Stunning New Mirrored Installation
Warping your perception of reality.
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NewsA Massive Modernist MoMA Exhibition Is Coming to NGV
Dalí, Duchamp, Koons, Matisse, Mondrian, Picasso, Pollock. Gang's all here.
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NewsThe Lost Lands Is Melbourne's New Three-Day Festival from the Founders of Falls
And it's not just music — this festival promises All The Activities.
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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival Reveals First Lineup for 2016
Start making your shortlist.
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GALLERY: See All the Bright Lights at Vivid Sydney 2016
From cathedrals of light to interactive installations that change colour when you scream 'I love you'.
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Five Films From Cannes We Really Want to Come to Australia
From the Palm d'Or winner that made Cannes cry to a violent LA fashion world thriller from Drive's director.
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NewsAirbnb's Latest Listing? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Secret Lair
If this was a true TMNT experience, it'd be located in a sewer.
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NewsThe Rewriters: How Barry Patenaude Became One of Australia's Most Kickass Illustrators
Meet the Brisbane artist whose illustrations have everyone from the Biennale of Sydney to Concrete Playground lining up.
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NewsHunt For The Wilderpeople's Taika Waititi Talks Buddy Comedies and Taking On Thor
"The one thing that everyone relates to the most? Family dynamics. I don't relate to bank robbers."
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NewsWin Tickets to an Exclusive Harts Gig in Melbourne
Spend an evening with the Melburnian personally invited by Prince to Paisley Park.
