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    The ABC's Beloved Music Quiz Show 'Spicks and Specks' Is Coming Back This Year

    It's coming back — with the OG crew — for four new specials.

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    The Best New True-Crime Podcasts to Binge-Listen ASAP

    Your commute to work will fly by thanks to these terrifying tales about the Zodiac Killer, unsolved murders and real life ghost hunters.

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    Eight Careers to Consider Based on Your Favourite TV Shows

    It's more than fine to use Jake Peralta as a career role model – we promise.

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    Seven Degrees to Consider Based on Your Favourite Podcasts

    Turn your podcast passion into a profession.

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    A Theatre Buff's Guide To Sydney While Hitting Up All the Musicals in August

    Line 'em up in a (chorus) line and sneak in a few cocktails and dance classes in between.

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    Ten Essential Spots To Visit in Pyrmont

    Including a New York-style jazz joint, an Egyptian bakery and the home of some of Sydney's most interesting art.

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    The Australian Museum Is Set to Close for a $57.5 Million Revamp

    It'll shut for 12 months from mid-August, adding a new touring hall and education space in time for its huge 2021 Tutankhamun exhibition.

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    This Haunting New True-Crime Podcast Follows a Sydney Security Guard Who Also Hunts Ghosts

    Aussie documentary 'Ghosthunter' has been turned into a five-part true-crime podcast, hosted by filmmaker Ben Lawrence.

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    Ten Essential Spots to Visit in Alexandria

    This former industrial area is home to OTT croissants, vegan brews and the coolest public library in the city.

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    We're Giving Away a VIP Experience at the Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival

    Enjoy Japanese snacks, anime-themed laser tag and more.

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    This New Regional Australian Museum Celebrates All Things 'Mary Poppins'

    Ride the east wind to Maryborough's new museum, which commemorates the city's status as the birthplace of 'Mary Poppins' author PL Travers.

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    How to (Finally) Experience a White Christmas in Sydney This Winter

    Make all your northern hemisphere festive dreams a reality this season.

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    Six Events You Need to Check Out During Sydney's Beachside Winter Fringe Festival

    This year's jam-packed lineup features cheeky cabaret shows, an emotionally charged circus act and an all-singing, all-dancing walking tour of Bondi.

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    Where to Celebrate NAIDOC Week 2019 in Sydney

    Celebrate the culture and history of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples with free lunchtime films, immersive exhibitions and kangaroo pies.

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    This Sprawling Tapestry Recreates the Entirety of 'Games of Thrones' Through Intricate Stitching

    You can also explore the massive artwork via an online recreation.

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    Ten Ways to Celebrate Bastille Day in Sydney

    If a trip to France isn't on the cards this year, we've got the next best thing.

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    White Night Has Just Dropped the Program for Its New-Look Three-Night Winter Celebration

    The revamped event has expanded across three key precincts, but ditched its all-nighter.

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    How to Spend a Weekend in the Heart of Melbourne on a Budget

    Take yourself on a DIY art tour, catch a gig and eat tasty multicultural fare — without breaking the bank.

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    The Sydney Opera House's Antidote Festival Will Return for Another Year of Ideas and Change

    The 2019 lineup will let you hear from Sonic Youth guitarist and vocalist Kim Gordon, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie and two Russian cyber security journalists.

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    Five Wintry Sydney Pop-Ups Where You Can Fully Embrace (or Escape) the Cold in the City

    You don't have to leave the city to make the most of winter — on any given night you can go ice skating, drink hot buttered rum by the harbour and eat cheese in a teepee.

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    Hilarious Anti-Erotica Podcast 'My Dad Wrote a Porno' Is Bringing Its New Live Show Down Under

    The hysterical podcast about "the best/worst erotica ever written" is coming back to our shores in January.

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    A Cinephile's Guide to Sydney During the Sydney Film Festival

    Go all in, and base yourself in the CBD to get the most out of the festival program and the city.

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    Ten Spots Where You Can Refresh Your Weekend Routine in Glebe

    From taste to touch, sight to sound — Glebe's got it going on.

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    The Blind Barber Is Sydney's New Series of Monthly 1920s-Inspired Parties

    The speakeasy-style parties will take place in a secret underground space near North Sydney.

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    Ten Essential Spots to Visit in the Sydney CBD

    Uncover free art, $1.50 oysters, $5 G&Ts and more.

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    A Huge Mural of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Is Now Gracing a Melbourne Silo

    The 25-metre-tall painting is a tribute to the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

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    Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp Before Seeing the AGNSW's Huge Survey of His Work

    Despite changing the course of modern art, Duchamp is one of the most unknowable figures in art history — 'The Essential Duchamp' is hoping to change that.

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    Sydney's Taronga Zoo Has Once Again Been Spectacularly Illuminated for Vivid

    Visit giant spiders, glowing tiger cubs and multi-coloured elephants by the harbour.

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    Sydney's Best Wintry Events That Will Get You Out of the House Even When It's Freezing

    Ditch your doona to do a spot of ice skating, peruse stalls at a French-style market and eat hot cheese inside a cosy bar.

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    B. Lucky & Sons Is Sydney's New Adult Arcade Bar from the Holey Moley Team

    It's hidden inside an old-school pawn shop and filled with vintage prizes, alcoholic bubble teas and old-school arcade games.

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    The City of Sydney's Plan to Help Revive Sydney's Nightlife Has Been Given the Green Light

    24-hour trading in the CBD, later opening hours for bars in local areas and a brand new cultural precinct in Alexandria have all been given the go-ahead.

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    An Interactive Neon-Lit Playground for Kidults Is Popping Up at Circular Quay During Vivid

    Samsung is letting you unleash your kidult onto illuminated dancefloors, viewing platforms and a 6.5-metre slide.

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    The Best Parties Happening Throughout Vivid Sydney 2019

    Vivid isn't all about the lights — it's also a prime time to check out a slew of international DJs and dance the night away under immersive art installations.

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    Ten Essential Spots to Visit in Newtown

    From a crowd-funded cafe serving up piping hot breakfast ramen to an ethically-minded clothes shop.

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    Alice Springs' Luminous Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up the Red Centre Again in 2020

    The festival will mark its fifth year, once again celebrating Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.

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    Ten Ways To Impress Your Mum This Mother's Day

    Treat mum to an ice cream degustation or do a Sunday morning jog together.

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    Over 200 Festivalgoers Had Their Pills Tested at Groovin the Moo This Weekend

    NSW and Queensland government representatives and Victorian politicians also inspected the pill testing trial — which identified seven potentially deadly substances.

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    The Holey Moley Team Is Opening a New Adult Arcade Bar in Sydney

    B Lucky & Sons will be hidden inside an old-school pawn shop and filled with vintage prizes, alcoholic bubble teas and bonito flake-topped pizzas.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Race Your Way Around Multiple Nintendo Theme Parks

    And yes, a real-life 'Mario Kart' experience is on the cards.

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