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NewsTwelve New Films You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked from Cinemas to Streaming
Cinemas across Australia are currently closed, but you can now watch 'Birds of Prey', Disney's 'Onward' and 'Just Mercy' at home.
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NewsHannah Gadsby's New Stand-Up Show 'Douglas' Is Coming to Netflix This Autumn
The witty Aussie comedian is back with a new show named after her favourite four-legged friend.
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NewsThe Australian Lockdown Comedy Festival Is the New Streaming-Only Laughfest Heading to Stan
See Wil Anderson, Cal Wilson, Nazeem Hussain, Dave Hughes and Zoe Coombs Marr share material from their cancelled 2020 gigs, as recorded at home.
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NewsA New 'Tiger King' Special Is Hitting Netflix Today
Hosted by Joel McHale, 'The Tiger King and I' will feature new interviews with many of the docuseries' main players.
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NewsApple TV+ Is Streaming a Number of Its TV Shows and Movies for Free for a Limited Time
Including a creepy new thriller executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan and a feel-good anthology based on the real-life experiences of US immigrants.
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News'Unorthodox' Is the Gripping and Binge-Worthy Netflix Miniseries Based on a Best-Selling Memoir
Following a woman who flees her Hasidic Jewish community and heads the Berlin, the four-part series is available to stream now.
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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 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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NewsQuibi Is the New Mobile-Only Platform Streaming TV Series and Movies in Ten-Minute Portions
It's packed with short shows from big names, including Sophie Turner, Chrissy Teigen and Steven Spielberg.
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NewsThis Is What People Have Been Fined for in Australia Under the New State-Specific COVID-19 Rules
An L-plater taking a driving lesson and a man eating a kebab on a bench are two people who've been fined for flouting the social distancing restrictions.
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NewsFanForce TV Is the New Streaming Platform Bringing Premieres and Q&As to Your Living Room
The new pay-per-view service has Oscar-winner 'Parasite', true-crime thriller 'Ghosthunter' and eco-conscious doco '2040'.
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News'Harry Potter at Home' Is the Magical New Online Hub Helping You Get Your Virtual Wizarding Fix
If you've already watched and rewatched all the 'Harry Potter' films, now you can revisit the books, sleuth your way through puzzles and get crafting.
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NewsThe First Teaser for 'Train to Busan' Sequel 'Peninsula' Steps Into a Zombie-Filled Wasteland
Four years after the original Korean hit, this long-awaited action-packed follow-up returns to a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a zombie infection.
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NewsThe New 'Rick and Morty' Trailer Is Here Because That's the Way the News Goes
Five more episodes are due to drop next month — and you can watch a new mini-episode online now, too.
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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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NewsTen Films About Isolation, Confinement and Loneliness You Can Stream Right Now
While you're cooped up at home, you can watch films about being isolated on the moon, trying to escape a coffin and plunging into delirium in a haunted hotel.
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NewsSally Rooney's Best-Selling Novel 'Normal People' Has Been Adapted Into a TV Series
And the first teaser trailer has just dropped.
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NewsCoachella Is Releasing a Free Doco with Highlights from the Music Festival's 20-Year History
Watch Björk, Beyoncé, Amy Winehouse and 2Pac's hologram perform from your couch.
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NewsThe Sydney Opera House Has Unveiled a Massive Free Digital Program of Concerts, Talks and Podcasts
Watch highlights — and never-before-seen footage — from the Sydney icon's 47 year history from your couch.
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NewsPixar's Latest Film 'Onward' Is Being Fast-Tracked to Video on Demand and Disney+
Cinemas are currently closed, but you'll soon be able to watch this Chris Pratt and Tom Holland-starring elf story on your couch.
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NewsState Governments Will Issue On-the-Spot Fines for Disobeying the New Two-Person Gathering Rule
And for leaving your home for a non-essential reason.
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EventThe Jungle Giants (DJ Set) at Canadian Club's Australian Open Party
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Canadian Club Racquet Club, Melbourne
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EventMelbourne Marriott Docklands Rooftop Infinity Pool Pass
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, Docklands
Spend your summer days sipping spritzes and paddling around this rooftop infinity pool.
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EventBaby's Summer of Spritz
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Baby Pizza, Richmond
Baby's summertime happy hour deal includes a bunch of $9.50 spritzes, $6.5 Peroni Rossas and a $7.50 house wine.
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EventUnderground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Elsternwick
This is the first time the archive has been exhibited outside of Europe.
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EventNGV Friday Nights: Yayoi Kusama
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 - Fri, 18 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
The NGV's big Yayoi Kusama exhibition is hosting after-hours parties so you can spend Friday evenings surrounded by dots and pumpkins.
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EventRenegades Cricket Derby
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Marvel Stadium, Docklands
Let the sparks fly as the Renegades Derby sees the Big Bash League reach fever pitch.
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EventDouble Shot Maggie: Irish Live Music
Sat, 7 Dec 2024 - Sat, 4 Jan 2025
The Quiet Man Irish Pub, Kensington
A night full of singing, dancing, and laughing is in store at The Quiet Man Irish Pub
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EventStars Melbourne Derby
Sat, 4 Jan, 2025
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond
Experience the Stars Derby as the city’s most zealous cricket fans cheer their team to victory.
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EventThe Other Art Fair
Thu, 30 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Showcasing works from emerging contemporary artists, alongside live tattooing, immersive installations and cocktails, this art fair does things a little differently.
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EventNew Year's Eve in Melbourne's Southside
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
It’s officially time to start sorting out your New Year’s Eve plans.
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NewsThe Australian Government Has Announced a Two-Person Limit on Public Gatherings
Prime Minister Scott Morrison also said that people should only be leaving their homes to buy essentials, for medical needs, to exercise or for work and education.
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NewsThe ABC's Music Quiz Show 'Spicks and Specks' Is Devoting Its Next Special to Early 2000s Tunes
Relive the decade that made Guy Sebastian, Lady Gaga, Kanye West and the Black Eyed Peas stars.
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NewsYou Can Now Tour One of Yayoi Kusama's Glittering Infinity Rooms From Your Couch
Take a 14-and-a-half-minute peek inside one of the Japanese artist's famous creations, complete with an immersive soundtrack.
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The Wild True-Crime Tale Behind Netflix's 'Tiger King' Is Being Turned Into a Kate McKinnon-Starring Drama Series
You've binged your way through the streaming platform's docuseries — now add a dramatised take on the tale to your must-watch list.
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NewsA Heap of Recent Cinema Releases Are Being Fast-Tracked to Streaming in Australia
Cinemas across Australia are currently closed, but you can now watch 'Birds of Prey', 'The Gentlemen' and 'Just Mercy' at home.
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NewsTen Films and TV Comedies You Can Stream to Brighten Up Your Week
From hilarious 80s satires to heartwarming rom-coms, these flicks and shows will provide you with some much-needed comic relief.
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NewsCream Town Is the New Online Art Space Helping Artists Financially Affected by COVID-19
And all the artworks for sale are $100.
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NewsFive Captivating Podcasts to Help Make Your Time at Home a Bit More Interesting
Get lost in a gripping true-crime mystery, learn a new language or binge a nine-episode show about a hacker mum.
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NewsThe Government Is Advising Australians to Stay at Home Unless It's "Absolutely Necessary" to Go Out
It has also ordered all beauty therapy, nail salons and tattoo parlours to close by midnight.
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NewsEight New Books to Read While You're Spending More Time Indoors
Explore the underbelly of 1980s Queensland, enter a fictional dystopian world or learn how to get your money sorted.
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NewsSofa King Fest Is the New Website Curating the Best Music Live-Streams from Across the World
Watch Willie Nelson, Cypress Hill, A-Trak and Diplo perform live and help raise money for artists who've had gigs cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsYou Can Now Explore the Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum and Scienceworks Online
Wander through exhibitions of dinosaur fossils, watch dance performances and learn about what things you shouldn't put in the microwave.
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NewsThe Australian Government Has Announced a Mass Closure of Indoor Venues from Today
Clubs, pubs, gyms, cinemas and casinos will close from midday, while cafes and restaurants will be allowed to continue as takeaway and delivery only.
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NewsNetflix Party Is the Browser Plug-In That Lets You Stream with Friends While Social Distancing
Available for Google Chrome, it lets you keep your viewing parties going — even when everyone is staying in their respective homes.
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News'Devs' Is the Mind-Bending New Sci-Fi Series You'll Want to Add to Your Streaming Queue ASAP
Starring Nick Offerman, it's set within a huge tech company that's working on a secret quantum computing project.
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NewsThe Art Gallery of NSW Has Postponed This Year's Archibald Prize
New dates for the country's most prestigious portrait award haven't yet been revealed.
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NewsHBO Has Dropped the Full Trailer for 'Run', the New Romantic-Comedy Thriller From the 'Fleabag' Team
It stars Merritt Wever ('Unbelievable') and Domhnall Gleeson ('Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker') — and features Phoebe Waller-Bridge, too.
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GuideHere's How COVID-19 Is Affecting Melbourne's Hospitality and Arts Scenes
Here's where you can stay up to date on how coronavirus is impacting your city.
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GuideThe Best Virtual Events to Hit Up If Cabin Fever Is Starting to Set In
Get 'out of the house' with live opera, gallery tours and couch choirs.
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NewsTen Films About Pandemics, Contagions and Outbreaks You Can Stream Right Now
Watching films like 'Contagion' and 'Outbreak' right now can be weirdly comforting, but do remember it is still fiction.
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NewsThe NGV Is Launching Virtual Tours of All Its Current Blockbuster Exhibitions
The at-home art fix includes tours of the 'Kaws' exhibition, a digital Hokusai piece to browse and many eBooks.
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NewsThis Year's Eurovision Song Contest Has Been Cancelled
It's the first time the song contest won't go ahead in the event's six-decade history.
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NewsPalace Is Closing All of Its Australian Cinemas for an Indefinite Period
And this year's Sydney Film Festival has been cancelled, too.
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NewsStand-Up Specials From Ten MICF Stars Will Hit Amazon Prime Next Month
The physical festival has been cancelled, but you can still laugh along to Judith Lucy, Zoë Coombs Marr and Tom Gleeson from the comfort of your bed.
