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NewsTatsuo Miyajima's Futuristic Installation Art Is Coming to Australia for the First Time
Start preparing for it now.
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NewsWhistler's Mother Has Arrived in Australia
The NGV exhibition will mark the first time she's visited our shores.
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NewsLCD Soundsystem Are Definitely Back Together and Releasing a New Album This Year
All your friends are back together.
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NewsWin a Fancy Art Weekend Trip for Two to Sydney
Have a fancy weekend of fine dining, Grayson Perry and Monet in Sydney.
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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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NewsAi Weiwei Sets Up Studio in Lesbos to Draw Attention to Refugee Crisis
Plans include a memorial for refugees who lost their lives at sea.
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NewsHave a Listen to Radiohead's Unused James Bond Theme Song
We'll take this over Sam Smith any day of the week.
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NewsConcrete Playground's 2015 Boxing Day Movie Smackdown
Get maximum bang for your Kris Kringle gift voucher buck.
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NewsBehind the One-Man Comedy Industry That Is Dylan Moran
And no, he's not at all like his drunken, curmudgeonly Bernard Black.
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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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NewsConcrete Playground's 2015-16 Summer Reading List
Ten books to get stuck into by the pool, the beach or on the couch with an Icy Pole in hand.
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NewsFive Late-Night Art Adventures Happening in Sydney This Summer
Take advantage of Sydney's balmy summer evenings at these special after-hours events.
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NewsNick Offerman and Megan Mullally Are Coming to Australia
The dream on- and off-screen couple are touring their show, 'Summer of 69: No Apostrophe'.
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NewsJohn Cleese and Eric Idle Are Bringing Their Live Show to Australia
Two parts of the Python crew are together again at last... for the very first time.
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NewsAn Epic Degas Exhibition Is Coming to Australia
The French Impressionist who took us into bars, saloons and backstage.
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EventChristmas Sculpture and Qris Qringle at QV Melbourne
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 - Tue, 6 Jan 2026
QV Melbourne, Melbourne
Christmas at QV Melbourne is back, featuring a towering festive sculpture and the mystery Qris Qringle giveaway loaded with daily prizes.
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EventCoburg Night Market 2025
Thu, 11 Dec 2025, Fri, 12 Dec 2025 and Sat, 13 Dec 2025
Bridges Reserve Coburg, Coburg
This much-loved night market returns to Melbourne's north, bringing three nights of live music, food trucks, artisan stalls and family-friendly activities.
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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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EventSummer Music Series at Mr Mills
Multiple single dates
Mr Mills, Melbourne
Step into this chic late-night basement bar, where high-energy DJs will groove through the early hours all summer long.
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EventMidsumma Festival 2026
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 - Tue, 30 Dec 2025
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
Victoria's major LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural celebration is back, delivering over 250 events that champion queer creativity and community.
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EventLu-Niverse: Countess Luann at Melbourne Recital Centre
Mon, 23 Feb, 2026
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank
Be cool, as this reality TV star brings her infectious energy to Melbourne for a tea-spilling deep dive into a slew of wild moments.
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EventSalomon x BTV Run Club
Sat, 6 Dec and Sat, 13 Dec 2025
Albert Park, Albert Park
Everyone is invited on two runs in Albert Park, plus a daily run club bringing wholesome mornings to the four-day festival at Barunah Plains.
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EventCarlsberg Beach Club
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - Thu, 29 Jan 2026
Frankston Waterfront, Frankston
Get ready for European holiday vibes, sunset sessions, and free live music just 45 minutes from Melbourne.
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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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EventVinnies Fitzroy Good Gift Pop-Up Market
Mon, 10 Nov - Wed, 24 Dec 2025
Vinnies Fitzroy, Fitzroy
Save cash, reduce your environmental impact and give back to the community, as this curated pop-up market offers stellar pre-loved Christmas shopping.
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NewsNew Artworks by Banksy Focus on the Plight of Syrian Refugees
Artwork depicting Steve Jobs, son of a Syrian migrant, to be preserved by city of Calais.
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NewsAi Weiwei Gifts His Lego Installation to the National Gallery of Victoria
The work pays tribute to Australia's most outspoken human rights activists.
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NewsShadow Electric Announces 2016 Outdoor Film Program
Yet another outdoor cinema returns just in time for summer.
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NewsRatatat Unpack Their New Album Ahead of Meredith
Five years since their last album, the Brooklyn duo are back in Australia this week.
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NewsThe Ten Best Movies Hardly Anyone Saw in 2015
Do yourself a favour and add these to your must-see movie list.
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NewsFive Must-See Works At The NGV's Epic Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei Exhibition
Two of the most significant artists of the last two centuries, one extraordinary exhibition.
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NewsTropfest Back from the Dead After Last Minute Sponsorship Deal
The festival will take place on Valentine's Day 2016.
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NewsMidsumma Announces Their 2016 Program
Melbourne's largest queer arts and culture festival is back.
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NewsHotham Street Ladies Have Created an Entire Christmas Dinner Out of Icing
Hotham Street Ladies like their ham made out of sugar.
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NewsAnnie Leibovitz's Powerful 2016 Pirelli Calendar Is One Big 'Yassss Queen'
Featuring a whole year of kickass women, from Amy Schumer to Patti Smith.
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NewsAustralia's Got a New American Indie Film Festival
The closest you can get to a Park City/Austin vibe without actually heading overseas.
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NewsLondon's Abandoned Tunnels Will Play Host to an Immersive Goosebumps Theatre Experience
Reader beware, you're in for an actual, real life scare.
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NewsCate Blanchett Stars in Julian Rosefeldt's Upcoming Australian-Commissioned Artwork
See the many faces of the Academy Award winner at ACMI and AGNSW.
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NewsTurnbull Government to Restructure Troubled Arts Funding Scheme
But dont start planning your celebratory interpretive dance show just yet.
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Ai Weiwei Has Started Instagramming the Portraits Lego Didn't Want to Fund
Flys in the face of fiddly little brick manufacturer.
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NewsMoonlight Cinema Reveals Huge Summer Program for 2015/16
Start designating who'll bring the hummus and who's on wine.
