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NewsThe Hummingbird Is Melbourne's Newest Live Music Venue
Located downstairs at The Newmarket Hotel, it'll host a huge array of local and international acts.
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NewsGurrumul Yunupingu's Final Album Becomes the First Indigenous-Language Release to Top the Australian Charts
Already Australia's highest-selling Indigenous artist, the music icon has once again made history.
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NewsLow Light Is Queenscliff's New Month-Long Arts, Culture, Music and Food Festival
The four-weekend celebration will bring the seaside town to life this winter.
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NewsFive Films to See at the 2018 Spanish Film Festival
Clear a few nights to see beloved Spanish classics, side-splitting comedies and gothic fables.
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NewsThe Co-Creator of Black Books and The IT Crowd Is Premiering His Comedy Writing Workshop in Australia
Learn how to craft gags from a British sitcom master.
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NewsThornbury Picture House Is Melbourne's New Retro-Style Independent Cinema
Now open, the High Street cinema features a 57-seat cinema and an onsite bar.
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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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NewsAustralia's Indie-Focused American Essentials Film Festival Has Unveiled Its 2018 Program
Featuring Nicolas Cage's latest horror-comedy, a focus on classic LA-set flicks and a mob drama straight from Cannes.
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NewsMelbourne Has Been Named the Live Music Capital of the World
Results from the Melbourne Live Music Census 2017 show the city's music scene is one to be jealous of.
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NewsA New Exhibition of Influential Japanese Art Is Coming to Melbourne's NGV
The gallery will draw on its collection to display 19th century art from Japan, as well as the European works it influenced.
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NewsMelbourne's ACMI Is Set to Undergo a $40 Million Revamp
It'll see the Fed Square centre gain two new labs, an extension to its learning centre and an upgrade to its permanent exhibition.
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NewsSplendour in the Grass Announces 2018 Lineup Led by Kendrick and Lorde
Dust off your gumboots — it's a big one.
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NewsFive Enchantingly Essential Studio Ghibli Gems From Co-Founder and Director Isao Takahata
Before the director passed away this week aged 82, he was responsible for some of Ghibli's best flicks.
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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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NewsEmpire Records Is Being Adapted Into a Stage Musical
Shock me, shock me, shock me with some '90s comedy fun.
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NewsA Look Down the Rabbit Hole at ACMI's Wondrous World-First Wonderland Exhibition
Yes, there's a Mad Hatter's Tea Party – and there's also much, much more than that.
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NewsDark Mofo Has Unveiled Its Massive 2018 Lineup
Returning to MONA in June, it’s chock full of old favourites, powerhouse female artists and the festival's take on Twin Peaks' Bang Bang Bar.
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NewsA Closer Look at 'The Lady and the Unicorn'
We get more familiar with one of the art world's greatest enigmas, currently showing at the Art Gallery of NSW.
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NewsSpanish Film Festival Announces Packed 2018 Program
Featuring Guillermo del Toro's previous Oscar winner and Javier Bardem as Pablo Escobar amongst its 25-film program.
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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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EventChristmas Eve Community Day at Studley Park Boathouse
Tue, 24 Dec, 2024
Studley Park Boathouse, Kew
Bring the family to the river for a day of music, crafting and Christmas fun.
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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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GuideThe Best Things to do in Melbourne This Easter Long Weekend
Navigate a maze, dance at a free five-day party and take your pup to a movie.
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NewsHow These Artists Are Working to Remove Stigma Around Daily Mental Health Issues
Address your own daily mental health needs at their pop-up vending machine until April 8.
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GuideNine Weird and Wondrously Funny Shows to See at 2018's Melbourne International Comedy Festival
As always, the MICF program is a monster — so we've whittled it down to the shows you have to see.
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NewsMelbourne Is Now Home to a Harry Potter-Inspired Escape Room
Try to magic your way out of this, muggles
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NewsPalace Is Opening a 12-Screen Cinema in Surfers Paradise
Located a block away from the beach, it'll feature multiple lounge and bar areas, plus views over the city.
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NewsVictoria's Live Music Venues to Pilot Anti-Sexual Harassment Program
Nine venues across the state will take part in the pilot, which will run for 12 weeks.
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NewsMONA's New Exhibition Is an Immersive Ode to the Radical Artists of Post-War Germany
'Zero' will bring together — and reconstruct — works from the art collective of the same name and exhibit it for the very first time.
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NewsBarack Obama Is in Sydney Right Now
The former president of the United States is in town for a talk at the Art Gallery of NSW tonight.
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NewsFive Reasons to Head to Melbourne's New Artbank Opening This Weekend
Lovers of contemporary Australian art take notice — the gallery's newest venture is one that's bound to get you up and about.
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NewsSydney Just Scored a Lovely New Public Artwork by Tracey Emin
The tiny bird sculptures dotted around the city will remind you to slow down and think about loved ones, near and far.
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NewsWe're Giving Away A VIP Experience at Wine Machine in the Yarra Valley
Drinks and dancing in an unbeatable setting.
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NewsVivid Sydney Announces Huge Tenth Anniversary 2018 Program
Ice Cube, James Cameron, Cat Power and Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.
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NewsCherryPicks Is the Rotten Tomatoes Alternative Focusing on Female Film Critics
Expected to launch later this year, it'll provide "perspectives on film, tv, music, and more... though a female lens."
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NewsNext Wave Festival Announces Jam-Packed 2018 Lineup
Featuring art parties, a performance that fits 100 historical disasters into 60 minutes and an investigation into the world of freestyle dog dancing.
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NewsThe Best of Berlinale 2018: Ten New Films We Can't Wait to Hit Australian Cinemas
We hopped over to the Berlin International Film Festival to get the jump on what's coming soon to cinemas.
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2018 Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Steve Coogan, stop-motion animation and Australian lesbian mumblecore.
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NewsThe Charlie And the Chocolate Factory Musical Is Coming to Sydney
The hit Broadway show makes its Australian premiere next January.
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NewsA Stunningly Sinister Ballet Adaptation of 'Snow White' Is Coming to Australia
The dark show by France’s Ballet Preljocaj will feature haute couture costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier.
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NewsJames Cameron Is Premiering His Huge Immersive Deep Sea Exhibition in Sydney
Challenging the Deep will dive deep into the Titanic and Avatar director's rather expensive hobby: deep-sea exploration.
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NewsAbility Fest Is Australia's Inclusive and Accessible New Music Festival
Paralympian Dylan Alcott will launch his charity with its a live music event that will be wheelchair accessible and translated into AUSLAN.
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NewsFive Gigs to See This Autumn in Your City
The gigs to catch in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane as we move into the cooler seasons.
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NewsThe MCA to Host an Australian-First Retrospective of Photographer David Goldblatt's Works
The South African photographer is the focus of two major exhibitions coming to this year's Sydney International Art Series.
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NewsTen Must-See Films at the 2018 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival
Watch an AIDS activism drama, see Juliette Binoche star in a rom-com and follow Jean-Luc Godard's famed affair in a biopic.
