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NewsThe 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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News'Succession', 'The White Lotus' and 'Ted Lasso' Lead the 2022 Emmy Nominations
Also scoring big: 'Hacks', 'Only Murders in the Building', 'Euphoria', 'Severance', 'Squid Game' and 'Barry'.
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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival Has Unveiled Its Month-Long In-Cinema and Online 2022 Program
A massive 371 features, shorts and extended-reality titles are on this year's MIFF lineup, which marks the event's first in-person fest since 2019.
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NewsMurder-Mystery Fans, Rejoice: 'Only Murders in the Building' Has Been Renewed for a Third Season
The hit Disney+ series has only just started its second season, but it's already locked in for a third.
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News'Amadeus' Starring Michael Sheen Leads Sydney Opera House's 50th Anniversary Lineup
The 'Masters of Sex', 'Tron: Legacy', 'The Queen' and 'Twilight' star will play Antonio Salieri in this Australian-exclusive season in the Opera House's revamped Concert Hall.
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NewsBuzzers at the Ready: The New Ten-Episode Season of 'Spicks and Specks' Will Hit the ABC in August
This seasons's guests include Hamish Blake, Denise Scott, Rhys Nicholson, Zoe Coombs Marr, Montaigne and Dylan Alcott.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with the Sydney-shot action antics of 'The Fall Guy', a heartbreaking Oscar-nominated animated gem and the love-triangle games of 'Challengers'.
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GuideTwelve of the Best RISING 2024 Events That Will Help You Get Out of the House This Winter
RISING 2024's most-exciting events include an absurdist dinner party, a massive festival within the festival and a heap of different one-off parties.
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NewsTwelve Movies to Put on Your Must-See List at the 2024 Sydney Film Festival
Whether you're keen on a dose of weirdness with your SFF sessions, to embrace a Sydney icon or to see award-winning flicks, there's something for you among these titles.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson, an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller and the new season of an Aussie rom-com sitcom.
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NewsThirteen New Movies You Can Watch in May That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Kirsten Dunst as a war photographer in a divided America, Dev Patel directing himself in an action-packed revenge thriller and Kristen Stewart turning heartthrob.
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GuideSpectacular Autumn Events For Culture Vultures Seeking Their Next Fix
Make sure you add these must-do events to your Sydney culture calendar.
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NewsEurovision Alert: Here's When and Where 2024's Song Contest Is Unleashing Its Europop Marvels
Electric Fields are representing Australia with 'One Milkali (One Blood)', which features the language Yankunytjatjara from the Anangu peoples.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsThe 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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NewsThe New Hit West End Version of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' Is Coming Down Under
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical will premiere in Melbourne in November 2022, before heading to Sydney in February 2023.
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NewsThe 15 Best New TV Shows of 2022 So Far
It's catch-up time — these are the standout new small-screen arrivals this year that are thoroughly worth your attention.
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NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2022 So Far
Big screens Down Under have been bustling with excellent flicks across the first six months of 2022 — here's the best of the best.
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News'The Resort' Is the Latest Streaming Series That's Turning a Scenic Tropical Getaway Into Chaos
Nick Offerman, 'Palm Springs' star Cristin Milioti and 'The Good Place' standout William Jackson Harper feature in this eight-part comedy-thriller.
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News'Clerks III' Is Really Happening 28 Years After the Initial Film — and There's a Trailer to Prove It
Kevin Smith already made a sequel back in 2006 — but this meta follow-up sees Randall and Dante make a movie about their lives behind the counter.
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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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News'Better Call Saul' Starts Its Goodbyes in the Trailer for the 'Breaking Bad' Spinoff's Last Episodes
Saul Goodman's TV journey is about to come to an end, with the phenomenal drama wrapping up its run with six final episodes.
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NewsThe New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From July 7
Head to the flicks to see Taika Waititi's latest 'Thor' instalment, a strangers-on-a-train romance and Tim Roth taking a wild Acapulco holiday.
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NewsBondi's 'Sculpture by the Sea' Will Finally Return This Spring for the First Time Since 2019
For three weeks in October and November, more than 100 large-scale artworks by Australian and international sculptors will take over Sydney's two-kilometre Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk.
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NewsConfirmed: A 'Strangers Things' Netflix Spinoff and Stage Play Are Officially in the Works
'Stranger Things' creators Matt and Ross have announced their next projects, including more of the 80s-set series on streaming and on-stage.
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NewsMiddle-Earth's Skies Are Strange in the New Trailer for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'
Prime Video has dropped a new sneak peek at its upcoming 'Lord of the Rings' series — but you can only watch it by heading to the platform.
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NewsStudio Ghibli's 'Princess Mononoke' Is Returning to Cinemas Down Under for Its 25th Anniversary
Revisit one of Hayao Miyazaki's best films on the big screen a quarter-century after it first wowed audiences.
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EventInner-West Sessions
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Misfits Bar, Footscray
This monthly event series champions DJs, artists and food vendors from Melbourne's vibrant western suburbs.
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EventBEAST Meat Masters
Monday, July 1 - Saturday, November 30, 2024
Beast City, Melbourne
Everything served at BEAST's Meat Masters takeover series is heavy, meaty and heartburn-inducing. Bring on the food coma.
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EventA Quiet Place: Day One
Thursday, June 27 - Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne
The always-excellent Lupita Nyong'o and 'Pig' writer/director Michael Sarnoski take this hit horror franchise back to the alien invasion's beginning in a thoughtful Big Apple-set spinoff.
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EventSweet Home Dog-abama Fourth of July Party at Moon Dog Wild West
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Moon Dog Wild West, Footscray
Moon Dog Wild West's first-ever Fourth of July party comes with live music, food and drink deals, and an all-American hot dog-eating competition.
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EventThe Finders Keepers Autumn/Winter Market
Friday, July 12 - Sunday, July 14, 2024
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
Support the next wave of independent artisans at this three-day art and design market that features over 270 makers, foodies and designers.
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EventHorizon — Bangarra Dance Theatre
Wednesday, August 28 - Saturday, September 7, 2024
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne
The iconic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company's first mainstage cross-cultural collaboration tells tales from across Oceania.
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EventScandinavian Film Festival
Friday, July 19 - Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Whether you're after the latest 'Department Q' mystery or a documentary about the Norwegian wilderness, this film festival has something for you.
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EventDisaronno at Palace Cinemas in Melbourne
Monday, May 27 - Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
Where to taste an authentic amaretto sour across Melbourne.
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EventBastille Day
Saturday, July 13 - Sunday, July 14, 2024
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
Queen Victoria Market will be filled with buttery pastries, cooking masterclasses, live music and more to celebrate France's national day.
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EventQueen Victoria Market's Australian Sake Festival
Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21, 2024
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
Take your pick from more than 200 different sakes at the Australian Sake Festival, coming to Queen Vic Market this winter.
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NewsFisher Is Throwing a Heap of Huge Outdoor Dance Parties This Spring on His Rescheduled Aussie Tour
The DJ's 'Australia, It's Fk'n On' tour will hit up Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth, with Booka Shade, Pnau, Loco Dice and HoneyLuv in support.
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NewsSam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan Try to Solve a Murder in the Trailer for Whodunnit 'See How They Run'
This star-studded murder-mystery comedy follows the investigation into the death of a Hollywood filmmaker in 1950s London.
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NewsSpotify Is Curating Personalised 'Stranger Things'-Inspired Playlists to Save You From Vecna
Spent the last month listening to Kate Bush on repeat? Swap 'Running Up That Hill' for Spotify's new personalised Upside Down playlists.
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NewsTy Dolla $ign, YG, Zhu and Pnau Headline The Grass Is Greener's Four-City 2022 Tour
For its first events outside of Queensland, the music, food and arts fest has compiled one helluva lineup.
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NewsBy the Way, Red Hot Chili Peppers Are Bringing Their Global Stadium Tour Down Under in 2023
The LA-based rockers will hit up Auckland, Dunedin, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in January and February, supported by Post Malone.
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NewsPrequel Series 'Mystery Road: Origin' Is an Ace Addition to Australia's Best Film and TV Franchise
Indigenous detective Jay Swan returns in this third television spinoff based on Ivan Sen’s ‘Mystery Road’ and ‘Goldstone’ — this time played by Mark Coles Smith.
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NewsThe New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From June 30
Head to the flicks to see a phenomenal British social-realist romance.
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NewsJust 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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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in June
Make a couch date with a queer take on Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', Adam Sandler's latest ace performance and a returning murder-mystery delight.
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NewsIt's Vampire Party Time: The Full 'What We Do in the Shadows' Season Four Trailer Is Here
A vampire nightclub, undead dance-offs, a vamp freestyle rap — they're all in this US spinoff from the beloved NZ film.
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GuideAll the Big Music Tours and Festivals to Put in Your Diary for the Rest of 2022
Fancy filling the rest of your year with music fests and huge gigs? Here's a long list to head to.
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NewsBaz Luhrmann Is Reworking His 2008 Film 'Australia' Into a Six-Part Streaming Miniseries
The Nicole Kidman- and Hugh Jackman-starring romance will live again as a streaming series called 'Faraway Downs'.
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NewsACMI Is Bringing 'Untitled Goose Game' to the Big Screen with a Live Orchestral Soundtrack
Everyone's favourite pesky goose is heading to ACMI's cinema for four live shows.
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NewsLock Up Your Children: The Sanderson Sisters Are Back in the First Trailer for 'Hocus Pocus 2'
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy all return in this Disney+ sequel, which'll hit your streaming queue on September 30.
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NewsCalling All Armchair Sleuths: 'Only Murders in the Building' Season Two Is Another Must-See Delight
The most entertaining and amusing murder-mystery series of 2021 is back — and it's just as wonderful the second time around.
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NewsMelbourne 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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News'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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NewsInside 'The Soul Trembles': Eight Stunning Art Must-Sees at GOMA's Huge Chiharu Shiota Exhibition
Featuring more than 100 pieces and installations, this gorgeous and sprawling showcase is well worth a trip to Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art.
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News'Born to Lead' Is the Adorable New Docuseries That Goes Behind the Scenes at Guide Dogs Australia
Dropping new ten-minute episodes weekly, the eight-part series follows super-cute guide dogs from birth through to retirement.
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NewsNearly 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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NewsAgatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap' Is Bringing Its Onstage Murder-Mystery to Australia
It's the world’s longest-running play, running for 70 years in London's West End — and it's heading to Sydney in October.
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NewsMaya Rudolph-Starring Billionaire Satire 'Loot' Is Your Next Savvy Must-See Workplace Comedy
Created by ex-‘Parks and Recreation’ writers Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, Apple TV+’s new sitcom boasts the same mix of humour and warmth.
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NewsAerobics Comedy 'Physical' Is One of Streaming's Best 80s-Set Shows — and Rose Byrne Is Phenomenal
Returning to Apple TV+ for a second season, this gem of a series follows an unhappy San Diego housewife who starts her own exercise empire.
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NewsCalling All Nordic Cinema Fans: Australia's Scandinavian Film Festival Has Dropped Its 2022 Lineup
This year's festival will feature 19 new and classic films, primarily hailing from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
