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NewsA Gold Coast Hotel Is Letting You Peer Into Other People's Rooms and Lives
Because everyone's a voyeur — and a performer.
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NewsEmma Watson Has Been Hiding Feminist Books on the London Underground
She's the latest person to jump on the book ninja trend.
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NewsSydney Festival Reveals Massive 2017 Program
Expect giant ball pits, art in unexpected places and a tonne of local and international artists.
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NewsSydney Festival Announces Huge Western Sydney Program for 2017
Including an interactive 'Circus City' and the first posthumous exhibition of works by Myuran Sukumaran.
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NewsA 24-Hour Pop Culture Binge Festival Is Coming to the Sydney Opera House
Featuring Shia LeBeouf, Street Fighter and a cat video festival in the forecourt.
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NewsSBS and VICE Team Up to Launch New Free-to-Air TV Channel VICELAND Next Month
Launch date: November 15.
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GuideUnconventional Outings to Round Up the Crew for Something Different
Hands-on outings across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for the group chat that's already bored of brunch, bar-hopping and the same old dinner booking.
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GuideTheatre and Live Performances to Build a Whole Night Out Around
Theatres, cabaret rooms and live-music stages across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, from new Australian drama to West End-scale musicals — plus where to eat before curtain.
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GuideLate-Night Cocktail Bars Made for Just One More Round Before Ubers
Twelve bars built for the hour when "one more round" turns into three, spanning a Godfather-themed basement, a moon-lit Shanghai den and a bar that distills its own fernet.
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GuideKid-Friendly Spots Where the Whole Family Will Love Spending Time Together
Nine family-friendly venues where a pig named Kevin Bacon, a cubby house inside a brewery, and gluten-free doughnuts do the heavy lifting of keeping everyone happy.
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GuideJazz Bars to Settle Into and Lose Track of the Whole Night In
The jazz bars across Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney drawing crowds with world-class acts, great drinks and a distinct lack of signage out the front.
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GuideIndependent Cinemas with Interesting and Unexpected Screenings
Characterful independent cinemas across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne where the room, the bar and the backstory matter just as much as the film.
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GuideGalleries to Spend a Rainy Afternoon Wandering Around
Twelve galleries across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne that earn a proper look, not just a walk-by — made for filling a slow, rainy afternoon.
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NewsThe Best New Australian Books to Curl Up With This August
A time-travelling news agency, fables about digital dystopias, the grief of losing a best friend and more.
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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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NewsA List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked
No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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NewsSo Frenchy So Chic in the Park Returns for 2017
A whole afternoon of Champagne, cheese and French frolicking on the lawn.
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NewsHomer Simpson Takes on Evil Sydney Opera House Seagulls in This New Short
Homer meets the Sydney seal and gets attacked by seagulls.
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NewsThe NSW Government Has Released Their Lockout Review and People Aren't Super Happy with It
The lockout times could be extended by a whopping half an hour.
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NewsMelbourne's Newest Library Is Located on the City's Trains, Trams and Buses
Books on the Rail sees books travelling on the city's public transport network.
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NewsThe New York Times Might be Launching in Australia
They're "focused" on Oz as part of their global expansion.
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NewsWhere News Meets Comedy: How Australian Journalists Are Using Satire to Deliver Bad News
Finding the funny bits with 'The Feed' host Jeanette Francis and 'The Weekly with Charlie Pickering' writer James Colley.
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NewsWin Tickets to Storyology 2016
Dig into the headlines with some of the world's top journalists.
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NewsMona's Dark Mofo Just Got $10.5 Million in Funding from the Tasmanian Government
There's many more dark wintry art times in Hobart ahead.
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NewsThousands of Nude People Paint Themselves Blue for Spencer Tunick's Latest Installation
Over 3000 punters "blue" themselves in the name of art.
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NewsThe Finalists for the 2016 Archibald Prize Have Been Announced
Time for your yearly dose of prestigious portraits of prominent Aussies.
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NewsSydney's Festival of Dangerous Ideas Announces Provocative 2016 Program
From #BlackLivesMatter to teenage communists and our own Federal Government (TBC).
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EventHEIREST Trunk Show
Wed, 30 Sep, 2026
Prim Haus, Darlinghurst
This Paddington pop-up lets you play jeweller for a day.
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EventEat Spain Drink Spain
Fri, 4 Sep - Sun, 4 Oct 2026
Various
From special menus and wine pairings to tastings and workshops, more than 45 venues across four Australian cities will be serving up a taste of Spain this September.
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EventUNHOLY / DIVINE at Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 and Thu, 29 Oct 2026
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, The Rocks
This arts venue may have been evicted, but it refuses to stay dead and returns with three nights of art, drag and debauchery.
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EventBenson Boone Wanted Man Tour Australia 2026
Fri, 6 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov 2026
Various locations, Sydney
After demand prompted venue upgrades on his last Australian tour, Benson Boone is coming back for nine arena shows across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
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EventBoyz II Men Australia and New Zealand Tour
Thu, 26 Nov - Sun, 6 Dec 2026
Various locations, Sydney
Prepare for a crash course in 90s music history as Boyz II Men, Salt-N-Pepa and Bell Biv DeVoe tour Australia and New Zealand.
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EventWild Things at Sydney Opera House
Sat, 26 Sep - Sun, 11 Oct 2026
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
From towering swings to circus premieres, this inaugural international festival is set to delight kids and grown-ups alike.
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EventCassian: Day-to-Night Australia Tour 2026
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Various locations, Sydney
This Grammy Award-winning producer is headed home this spring, transforming parks and club grounds into euphoric openair dance parties.
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EventAvatar: Forms of Vishnu
Sat, 20 Jun - Mon, 5 Oct 2026
Naala Badu Building, AGNSW, Sydney
This massive exhibition explores the many forms of the Hindu deity Vishnu, as depicted in 200 works that span 1500 years.
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EventTwo Door Cinema Club at Hordern Pavilion
Sun, 22 Nov, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Having just announced a second Sydney show, this era-defining indie-dance band will perform their acclaimed debut album in full.
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EventSydney Symphony Presents Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone In Concert
Wed, 2 Dec - Sat, 5 Dec 2026
Concert Hall, Sydney
Step back in time to the beginning of an iconic franchise, brought to life by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
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NewsSydney Fringe Festival Announces New Parramatta Road Creative Precinct
It's called 'Off Broadway'. Heh.
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NewsThis New Service Texts Your Friends Game of Thrones Spoilers After Each Episode Airs
The ultimate jerk move.
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NewsHow to Dance Your Shame Away with Sydney Choreographer Amrita Hepi
If you've ever felt awkward or put in a corner, Amrita wants to help you dance through it.
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NewsHow Long Does It Take to Become an Overnight Success in Australia?
Take notes from some of Sydney's most innovative new entrepreneurs: Wine Island, PS40 and Bodypass.
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NewsTake a Walking Tour Through the Tang Empire in Sydney's Chinatown
You've probably never noticed the golden age of China hiding inside your Emperor Puffs.
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NewsSydney's Lockout Laws Will Be Debated In Parliament Today (And You Can Be There)
A genuinely good reason to chuck an afternoon sickie.
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NewsMelbourne's New Immersive Heist Game Lets You Casually Rob a Bank
Live out your Ocean's fantasies over two whole floors. Just don't get caught.
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NewsKanye Loves Kanye Street Artist Backs it Up with Ruthless New Mural of Mike Baird
It might not be so easy to get this one taken down.
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NewsWin a Unique Photoshoot with One of Australia's Best Music Photographers
You and a mate could be shot like music royalty.
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NewsThe Rewriters: How Cole Bennetts Went from Penguin Keeper to Kickass Photographer
Not every zoo worker thinks they'll end up taking the Prime Minister's portrait.
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NewsMelbourne Officially Has the Best Bookstore in the World
Readings in Lygon Street named International Bookstore of the Year.
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NewsMONA Has Announced Their Impressively Weird and Wonderful Dark Mofo 2016 Lineup
Exhibitions with entry by mirror, parties at funeral homes, ritual burnings and that winter solstice swim.
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NewsCity of Sydney Calls For Lockout Exemptions For Live Music Venues
Sydney's live music venues have lost almost half their revenue since the lockouts. Top news.
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NewsThe Rewriters: How Sid Tapia Forged a Career in Street Art Despite All the Odds
Meet the street artist who went from train tagging to skateboarding to making a living painting murals all over Sydney.
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NewsSydney Writers' Festival Reveals 2016 Program
Literary nerds, get ready for a week of talks, workshops and bibliotherapy.
