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NewsMelbourne Writers Festival Has Unveiled the Packed 2023 Lineup for Its New May Time Slot
MWF will also welcome Sam Neill chatting about his career, music great Paul Kelly and several Booker Prize-winners.
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NewsHere's Everyone You Need to See (and Read) During 2023's 226-Event Sydney Writers' Festival Program
Close to 300 writers and thinkers will hit the Harbour City, including four Booker Prize-winners and two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient Colson Whitehead.
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NewsRISING Just Revealed the Stacked 185-Event Arts Program It's Bringing to Melbourne This June
More than 400 artists will help bring this year's citywide fest to life, serving up 12 days of visual art, culture, music, performance and food.
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NewsA 'Beauty and the Beast' Escape Room-Meets-Scavenger Hunt Game Is Taking Over Australia's Streets
CluedUpp has already busted out 'CSI', Jack the Ripper and witchcraft-themed games around the country — now it's time for a tale as old as time.
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NewsParrtjima — A Festival in Light Has Revealed the Full Lineup That'll Dazzle Alice Springs This Autumn
Check out stunning light installations, listen to KAIIT and The Andrew Gurruwiwi Band, and catch talks by Steven Oliver and Nova Peris.
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NewsAlice Springs' Stunning Parrtjima Light Festival Has Just Unveiled Its 2023 Music Lineup
The ten-night Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling fest has also dropped a sneak peek at this year's dazzling light installations.
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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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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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News'The Coldest Case in Laramie' Is the New Must-Listen 'Serial' True-Crime Podcast Dropping This Week
The first Serial Productions show hosted by a 'New York Times' reporter, it focuses on the unsolved murder of a college student in Wyoming in 1985.
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NewsTen Sydney WorldPride Events Worth a Trip to the Harbour City That You Can Still Nab Tickets To
From multi-day party programs to appearances by Kylie Minogue and Kelly Rowland, these events will have you booking last-minute flights to Sydney.
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NewsVivid's Huge 2023 Lineup Will Include the Sydney Music, Light and Ideas Festival's First-Ever Food Fest
Vivid Food will showcase culinary experiences across the Sydney CBD, spanning pop-ups, haute cuisine and everything in-between.
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NewsThe Best Advice Ever: Osher Günsberg on TV Stardom, Satirising the News (and Himself) and Giving 100 Percent
Fresh from 'The Bachelors', Osher Günsberg is taking to the stage with a live news parody — and we chatted to him about his career, new gig and comedy dreams.
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NewsSXSW Has Just Dropped Its Inaugural Sydney Lineup Details — and Amy Webb Is the First Keynote Speaker
For a week in October, SXSW Sydney will debut with more than 1000 sessions, including dedicated music, gaming and screen festivals.
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NewsPunk-Rock Legend Henry Rollins Is Bringing His New Spoken-Word Tour to Australia This Winter
On his first trip to our shores since 2016, the former Black Flag frontman — and actor, author and radio host — will look back over the past seven years.
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NewsThe Very Fictional Ant-Man Has Penned a Very Real Book If You'd Like Paul Rudd's Face on Your Shelf
"In this new book I'm almost certain was not written by me, we pull back the curtain and uncover the man behind Ant-Man: Scott Lang," advises Paul Rudd.
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NewsAustralia Just Scored a New $286-Million National Cultural Policy to Boost the Local Arts Industry
The Federal Government's new plan includes a National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs, an Aboriginal Cultural Centre in Perth and four new arts bodies.
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NewsQueer Icons The Veronicas Spearhead a Feel-Good WorldPride Initiative 'With You &Proud'
Nominate someone who deserves to be celebrated for their support of the LGBTQIA+ community and you could win an incredible Sydney WorldPride package.
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NewsWild Dance Theatre Performance 'A Divine Comedy' Is Dark Mofo's First Must-See Show for 2023
“This is the most incredibly wild theatre performance that we have presented in the history of Dark Mofo... We can safely say the audience will be anything but bored.”
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NewsAll About Women Has Unveiled Its Full Three-Day 2023 Program of Talks, Panels and Workshops
Child actor-turned-'I’m Glad My Mom Died' author Jennette McCurdy and human rights barrister Jennifer Robinson help lead the Sydney Opera House festival's jam-packed lineup.
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NewsSydney Town Hall Has Temporarily Turned Into an Indoor Beach Complete with 26 Tonnes of Sand
Playing Sydney Festival and contemplating climate change, award-winning Lithuanian opera 'Sun & Sea' follows holidaymakers sunbathing on the sand.
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NewsNicole Scherzinger Is Headlining Sydney WorldPride's Huge 12,000-Person Bondi Beach Party
Australian DJs dameeeela, Jarred Baker, Jacqui Cunningham, DJ Charlie Villas and DJ Dan Murphy will also take to the sand.
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NewsGirls to the Front: Bikini Kill in Conversation Will Headline All About Women's 2023 Program
Sydney Opera House's 2023 festival will also expand to three days for the first time ever, and be guided by four co-curators.
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NewsPeaches, Future Islands and 'Pan's Labyrinth' with a Live Score Lead Brisbane's New "Festival of Other Music"
Across February and March, ΩHM will take over Brisbane Powerhouse with a boundary-pushing lineup of sound, music and performances.
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NewsMona Foma's Massive 2023 Lineup Is Here with a Tunnel of Light, Complaints Choir and Punk Bunker
MONA's summer music and arts festival has unveiled its full 2023 lineup, featuring 370 artists across two weekends.
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NewsOutspoken Donald Trump Critic (and Niece) Mary Trump Is Coming to Australia to Chat About Her Chaotic Family
Think you've heard plenty of news about the ex-US President over the past few years? His niece has you beat, and she's coming Down Under to talk about it.
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NewsBarack Obama Is Coming to Australia in 2023 for a Speaking Tour About Leadership
The former US President is heading to Sydney and Melbourne in March — and his Sydney talk will be livestreamed, too.
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NewsSpotify Has Just Launched Its Audiobooks Library with 300,000-Plus Titles in Australia and New Zealand
Your summer can now include listening to Aussie literary hits like 'The Dry' and 'Boy Swallows Universe' via Spotify.
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NewsSydney WorldPride's Full Program Is Here with Charli XCX, Kelly Rowland, Jessica Mauboy and 300-Plus Events
Get ready for "mega Mardi Gras" with 17 days of events during the largest-ever LGBTQIA+ festival ever held in the region.
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NewsDazzling Autumn Plans, Sorted: Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up Alice Springs Again in April 2023
The Red Centre's luminous ten-night Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling festival has locked in its 2023 return, with artworks around the theme 'Listening with Heart'.
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NewsA Giant Rainbow Sand Sculpture Is Popping Up on Bondi Beach for One Day Only
Sydney WorldPride 2023 launches its huge lineup on Wednesday, November 9, 100 days out from the event — with help from this colourful symbol of pride.
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NewsMelbourne Will Soon Be Home to a Statue Celebrating Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter
Honouring two immense Indigenous talents, the new public artwork will be installed in Fitzroy in 2023.
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NewsPavement, Bon Iver, Bikini Kill, Angel Olsen and Peaches Are All Heading to Mona Foma 2023
Girls to the front: Bikini Kill is playing their first Australian show in more than 25 years in Hobart.
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NewsSydney Festival's Sprawling 2023 Program Will Feature 748 Performances Across 54 Venues
Sydney Town Hall will be filled with 26 tonnes of sand for a Lithuanian opera, a Shinjuku-inspired magic bar will pop up at Darling Harbour, and live music will take over the 70s-era underground bar beneath Martin Place's Harry Seidler mushroom building.
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NewsGreater Sydney Will Be Filled with Rainbow Artworks and Installations During WorldPride 2023
Two huge highlights: a 50-metre-long floral rainbow wall made up of 18,000 bright plants, and adding the Progress Flag colours to Coogee's rainbow walkway.
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NewsDark Mofo Has Locked in Its 2023 Dates If You're Planning Ahead for Next Winter
The 2023 festival will also mark Creative Director Leigh Carmichael's last at the helm, making way for a new Artistic Director from 2024 onwards.
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NewsSydney Opera House Is Marking Its 50th Anniversary with 230-Plus Performances, Events and Experiences
The year-long program includes free shows on the Opera House steps, Tim Minchin and Ngaiire gigs on the forecourt, and new artworks adorning the venue's sails.
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NewsHannah Gadsby's Latest Stand-Up Show 'Body of Work' Is Being Turned Into a Netflix Special
The Aussie comedian has signed a multi-title deal with the streaming platform, which'll also include a special featuring gender-diverse performers.
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News'Serial' Is Set to Drop a New Episode Tomorrow After Adnan Syed's Conviction Was Overturned
Eight years after the first season of 'Serial' investigated the death of Hae Min Lee, the podcast is returning to Adnan Syed's story following breaking legal developments.
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NewsSydney Opera House Has Unveiled Its Stunning, Two-Years-in-the-Making Concert Hall Revamp
It's one of the world's largest and longest performing arts halls — and it has just undergone a major transformation.
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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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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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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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The Aboriginal Flag Will Fly Permanently on the Sydney Harbour Bridge by the End of 2022
The New South Wales Government will commit $25 million in the 2022–23 NSW budget to installing a third flagpole atop the bridge before the year is out.
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NewsDark Mofo Has Just Added a Heap of New Events to Its Already-Packed 2022 Lineup
Tasmania's moody and brooding winter music and arts festival just got bigger.
