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NewsHow to See the Most Popular Vivid 2019 Installations Without Fighting the Masses
Less crowds, more lights.
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News
Win a Double Pass to Climb Sydney Harbour Bridge During Vivid
Bright lights, big city, unbeatable view.
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NewsOver 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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NewsThe 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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NewsYou'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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GuideAustralia's Best Winter Festivals That Will Make You Actually Want to Go Outside
From nude swims in Hobart to all-nighters in Melbourne, these arts festivals are made for winter weekenders.
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GuideMany of the Best Seats at Sydney Festival 2025's Headline Shows Are on Sale for Just $49 — Here's Why
As NSW's flagship arts fest prepares to celebrate its 49th birthday, affordability has been very much front of mind for Festival Director Olivia Ansell.
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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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NewsThis New Report Identifies the Most (and Least) Safe Spots for Women in Sydney
The Plan International project has analysed over 1000 incidents of harassment from its interactive Free To Be map.
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NewsParrtjima Festival Is Currently Lighting Up Alice Springs with Seven Epic Light Installations
The festival — now in its fourth year — celebrates Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.
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FeatureHere's How NSW's Political Parties Are Promising to Tackle Live Music and Lockouts if Elected
We've put together a rundown on the policies affecting live music, nightlife and festivals, and the parties that will be voting on them if they win a seat in this weekend's election.
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NewsSydney Has Copped Its Own Egg Boy Mural in Chippendale
It's located outside the Lord Gladstone, which is serving up Egg Boy burgers to raise money for victims of the Christchurch shooting.
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NewsAn Eerie Outback-Themed Escape Room Has Opened in Redfern
'The Forgotten Son' starts with the sounds of a child sobbing in an old tin shed, then lead players on a dangerous trek through the bush.
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NewsVivid Sydney Has Announced Its Radiant 2019 Program
FKA Twigs, Spike Lee and a field of 500 glowing fireflies.
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NewsThe US Remake of 'What We Do in the Shadows' Will Hit Australian TV Screens in April
The ten-episode American remake is coming to Foxtel.
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NewsSydney Might Be Getting Its Own Pride Centre
Located in the inner west, the community centre would highlight queer culture, provide health services and offer a safe gathering space.
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NewsOxford Street Will Once Again Go Lockout-Free for Mardi Gras
The NSW Government is relaxing the usual lockout laws for the strip's 41st Mardi Gras celebrations.
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GuideSeven Bendigo Events Worthy of a Road Trip This Autumn
Get out of the big smoke to explore all this regional city has to offer — one glass of wine and cut of wagyu at a time.
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NewsAustralia's Oxford Street Signs Have Undergone a Glorious Rainbow Makeover for Mardi Gras
Seven brightly coloured sculptures have popped up across the country, including a Kylie Minogue-themed installation.
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NewsTen Bars to Hit This Mardi Gras if You Can't Be Bothered Fighting the Parade Crowds
Trade standing on your tiptoes on a milk crate for cocktails, dancing and live streams at one of these.
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EventJulie Mehrtu: 'A Transcore of the Radical Imaginatory' at MCA Australia
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
MCA, Sydney
The first exhibition dedicated to Julie Mehretu to be shown in the Southern Hemisphere is coming to the MCA in November.
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EventThe Sydney Good Food & Wine Show Christmas Markets
Fri, 22 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
Stock up on Christmas gifts for all the foodies in your life at this massive seasonal market featuring stalls from more than 150 different local producers.
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EventMachu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru
Travel back in time with this exhibit at the Australian Museum in Sydney.
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EventCambridge Christmas Markets
Sat, 16 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Various Sydney venues, Sydney
Get your wishlists ready, Santa's coming to town thanks to markets all over Sydney.
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EventMultiple Bad Things
Wed, 8 Jan - Sun, 12 Jan 2025
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
This dynamic work of groundbreaking theatre explores the intersection between the physical and intellectual via a show that raises more questions than it answers.
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EventConverted!
Fri, 3 Jan - Sat, 25 Jan 2025
Pier 2/3, 13 Hickson Road Walsh Bay NSW 2000, Walsh Bay
Expect big feels and even bigger tunes at this soul-hugging musical about teen angst, self-discovery and the battle to live truthfully.
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EventAntigone in the Amazon
Sat, 4 Jan - Wed, 8 Jan 2025
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay
An ancient story gets an urgent and innovative update in this fascinating production by one of contemporary theatre's most dynamic mavericks.
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EventSiegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera
Wed, 8 Jan 2025 - Mon, 25 Nov 2024
Wharf 1, Wharf Theatre, Sydney
This comedic musical biopic about the infamous magical duo with a dangerous penchant for big cats is ready to cast a spell on Sydney Festival.
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EventHeaps Gay 11th Birthday Party
Sat, 23 Nov, 2024
White Bay Power Station, Rozelle
Since its birth in 2013, Heaps Gay has created inclusive, safe, gloriously queer spaces for the LGBTQIA+ community. This year, the party is getting dialled up to 11.
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EventMoonlight Cinema Sydney
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Centennial Park, Centennial Park
Catch 'The Fall Guy', 'Gladiator II', 'The Substance' and a heap of Christmas movies under the stars in Centennial Park.
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NewsSix Ways to Squeeze the Last Few Drops of Summer Out of the Season
We can't stop the seasons from changing, but we can keep prolong the end of summer with after-work swims, outdoor movies and sleeping by the beach.
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NewsEvery Mardi Gras Event to Hit at This Surry Hills Courtyard
With boozy brunches, movie nights and laneway parties, there's so much more to Mardi Gras 2019 than the parade.
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GuideNine Ways to Celebrate Mardi Gras That Aren't Just Watching the Parade
Dance with drag queens to the early morning, don a kaftan for a poolside soirée or get down with 12,000 other Sydneysiders at an epic party.
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NewsAlice Springs' Luminous Parrtjima Festival Has Unveiled Its 2019 Program
The festival — now in its fourth year — celebrates Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.
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NewsA Heap of New TAFE Courses Could Soon Be Free for Sydneysiders
If Labor is elected this March, you could complete a childcare or plumbing course without spending a cent on fees.
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NewsFive Valentine's Day Ideas Under $50 That Aren't a Set Menu Dinner
Celebrate love (or just have fun) without breaking the bank.
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NewsFree Books Will Be Scattered Across the Public Transport System for Valentine's Day
Penguin Random House will add to the 'public libraries' of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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NewsThe First Full Trailer for the US Remake of 'What We Do in the Shadows' Has Finally Dropped
Ten episodes will hit US screens in March.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do, See and Eat During Sydney Chinese New Year 2019
Celebrate the Year of the Pig with bustling night markets, free art exhibitions and a Szechuan-style buffet.
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NewsFive Ways to Be More 'Adult' Without Totally Breaking Your Bank Account
Hint: More theatre, less cask wine.
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Parrtjima Festival Is Returning to Light Up Alice Springs in 2019 with Six Epic Light Installations
The festival — now in its fourth year — celebrates Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.
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NewsHow to Capture the Hedonistic Vibes of 1920s Paris with Your Mates in Sydney
Champagne, escargot, sparkles and risqué cabaret.
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NewsMusic Festivals Must Now Follow a Strict New Licensing Regime to Operate in NSW
It's the NSW Government's latest plan to make them safer.
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Gallery: Twenty Powerful Moments from Sydney's Huge 2019 #WomensWave March
Thousands of Sydneysiders marched to protest violence against women.
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NewsYou Can Now Tour This Enormous David Bowie Exhibition Via Your Phone
The collection of more than 400 Bowie items has gone virtual.
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NewsTen Intriguing and Informative Podcasts to Listen to This Summer
From real-life tales of murdering doctors to the stories of history's trailblazing women.
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NewsThis Cycling Route Will Take You Past Six of Sydney Festival's Biggest, Free Moon-Themed Installations
It's part of the festival's city-wide homage to Apollo 11 and the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.
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GuideFive Things You Can Do for Free at Sydney Festival 2019
You don't need cash to see a symphony, dance to disco or jump on giant 'moon drops'.
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NewsA Huge Exhibition Dedicated to NASA's Space Travel Efforts Is Coming to Australia
'NASA – A Human Adventure' will display at Brisbane's Queensland Museum from March.
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NewsYou'll Be Able to Tour This Blockbuster David Bowie Exhibition Via Your Phone From Next Month
The collection of around 500 Bowie items is going virtual.
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NewsSydney Festival Is Taking Over the AGNSW Like Never Before
Immerse your senses in an after-dark audiovisual adventure combining art, space, dance and sound.
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GuideThe Best Free Things to Do in Sydney This Summer
Swallow your disdain for crowds and curb your complaints about people who only go to exhibition openings for the complimentary drinks and get amongst these events, which you can attend gloriously cash-free.
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NewsSummer Reading List 2018–19
Including a controversial memoir, this year's Man Booker winner and the latest effort from the author behind 'Call Me By Your Name'.
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NewsCali Club Is Sydney's New Live Music Venue and Nightclub in the Former World Bar Site
The Kings Cross venue's new incarnation will host regular gigs and and club nights — but without the teapot cocktails.
