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NewsJulia 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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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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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 Six Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Melbourne
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in Melbourne by hitting up cultural performances, noshing on mooncakes, and gathering together a big group mates for a yum cha feed.
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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
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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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NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far
These are the beloved small-screen favourites to say "yes chef!" to, sleuth along with and giggle with — and get catchy songs stuck in your head from, too.
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NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2024 So Far
The best movies from 2024's first half include a meditative trip to Tokyo, a scorching neo-noir thriller, multiple Oscar-winners and a stunning robot story.
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NewsThe 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024 So Far
From gloriously surreal comedies and unforgettable true tales to stunning remakes and savvy sci-fi mysteries, 2024 has been filled with new small-screen highlights.
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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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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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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'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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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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EventTogether for Lebanon Fundraiser
Sun, 8 Dec, 2024
Abla's, Carlton
Abla’s, A1 Bakery, Alimentari, Larderfresh and Linden Cook are joining forces to raise money for people in Lebanon.
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EventRhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Tue, 8 Apr - Sun, 13 Apr 2025
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne
The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Melbourne.
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EventThe Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale
Sat, 26 Apr - Fri, 30 May 2025
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
The musical version of JRR Tolkien's classic is taking the hobbits to Melbourne's Comedy Theatre.
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EventLego 'Star Wars': The Exhibition
Sun, 4 May 2025 - Mon, 26 Jan 2026
Melbourne Museum, Carlton
Australia's world-first Lego 'Star Wars' exhibition is soaring into Melbourne in 2025 — from May the fourth, of course.
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EventThis Never Happened Presents
Fri, 17 Jan, 2025
170 Russell, Melbourne
Dance Music record label This Never Happened is back for another Melbourne party that won't allow phones.
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EventThe Rose Street Market
Sat, 23 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Rose Street Artist's Market, Fitzroy
Fitzroy's weekly artisan design and art market is a must-hit if you're up for some weekend shopping and wandering.
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EventThe Fitzroy Mills Market
Mon, 25 Nov, 2024
The Fitzroy Mills, Fitzroy
This much-loved Fitzroy market showcases a top selection of local food producers an makers each Saturday.
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EventEtta's Summer Seafood Towers
Fri, 22 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Etta, Brunswick East
This incredible wine bar and restaurant is serving decadent seafood towers for just $75 per person every Friday and Saturday afternoon.
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EventPortsea Hotel's Summer Music Series
Multiple single dates
Portsea Hotel, Portsea
The Presets, Jake Webb, Darley and DJ Levi will be playing waterfront gigs this summer at Portsea Hotel.
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EventLong Live Longnecks at BANG
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
BANG at The StandardX, Fitzroy
You can get two-for-one Melbourne Bitter Longnecks and $1 homemade dumplings during this happy hour deal.
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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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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.
