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NewsSydney's Getting an Arctic Monkeys Pop-Up Store and Mini Film Festival
The English rock band is releasing its sixth album with six pop-ups around the world — and Sydney's Golden Age Cinema is one of the hosts.
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NewsA Huge Inflatable Sydney Opera House Seal Is Currently Floating on the Harbour
The tribute to long-nosed fur seal Benny will help launch the Sydney Opera House's new chat bot.
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NewsArtist Spencer Tunick Will Stage a Mass Nude Photography Work in Melbourne
Hundreds of Melburnians will volunteer to strip off on Chapel Street this July.
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NewsThe US TV Remake of 'What We Do in the Shadows' Is Officially Happening
Ten episodes will air in early-to-mid 2019.
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NewsThe Victorian Government Is Making a Heap of TAFE Courses Free
From next year, it will be free to complete 30 TAFE courses, including nursing and accounting.
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NewsAustralia's First Pill-Testing Trial to Take Place at Groovin the Moo
After a similar trial at a different festival was scrapped last year, Groovin the Moo's Canberra leg will offer drug-checking services.
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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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NewsIt's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)
This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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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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GuideThe Best Free Events to Catch During Sydney Festival 2025
Sydney Festival is saving your wallet this summer with a cost-of-living defying program of free events throughout January.
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NewsStudio Ghibli's Magical Theme Park Will Now Open in 2022
The park will spirit visitors away into the Ghibli universe, featuring attractions from 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Kiki's Delivery Service' and 'Howl's Moving Castle'.
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NewsA Group of Handmaids Are Freaking Out Sydneysiders to Promote 'The Handmaid's Tale' Season Two
Red-clad ladies are wandering silently around Sydney ahead of the season premiere tonight.
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NewsKendrick Lamar Announces Four Australian Stadium Shows
After stopping at Splendour, Kendrick will take his DAMN. album tour to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth.
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NewsFive Pieces of Homework to Do Before 'The Handmaid's Tale' Drops Its Second Season
The second season will premiere on SBS this week — if it's been a while since you binged the first, here's what you can do to catch up.
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NewsThe NGV's Big Summer Exhibition Will Be an Escher-Filled Immersive Optical Illusion
The Melbourne gallery will match the Dutch artist with Japanese design studio Nendo in a mind-bending collection of art and design.
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NewsOne of Sydney's Most Popular Live Music Venues Is Closing — Temporarily
Hudson Ballroom is set to close while the space gets a spruce.
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NewsMeet the Artist Helping Tell All the Stories that Make Up Surry Hills
Astra Howard paints a portrait of the suburb through prose from the local community.
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NewsSydney Film Festival 2018 Will Open with New Zealand Comedy 'The Breaker Upperers'
After premiering at SXSW, this Taika Waititi-produced comedy takes pole position at this year's SFF.
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NewsNetflix Might Be Getting Into the Cinema Game With Its Own Chain of Theatres
It's the potential next step for the streaming giant, which will spend up to $8 billion on original content this year.
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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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NewsSydney Jazz Institution The Basement Will Not Be Lost Forever
The live music venue's been bought by a Melbourne entrepreneur, who plans to reopen the club at a different Sydney site.
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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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EventBeck with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Thu, 7 May - Sat, 9 May 2026
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
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EventPatricia Piccinini's 'Centrifugal Love Garden' at Passage Gallery
Fri, 6 Mar - Fri, 8 May 2026
Passage Gallery, Haymarket
On display around-the-clock, this acclaimed artist's latest work spins organoids, penguins and possibility into a vision of a symbiotic future.
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EventIngenia Holiday Parks Sydney Family Easter Show
Thu, 2 Apr - Sun, 19 Apr 2026
Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park
With affordable tickets and a huge Easter egg hunt, the Ingenia Holiday Parks Sydney Family Easter Show has your school holiday plans sorted.
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EventData Dreams: Art and AI at MCA Australia
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 - Mon, 27 Apr 2026
MCA, Sydney
Now on at MCA Australia, Data Dreams unites ten international artists in a major Sydney-only exhibition, examining how artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live, think and create.
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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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EventPOOL by Pier One and Business & Pleasure Co
Thu, 19 Feb - Thu, 30 Apr 2026
Pier One Sydney Harbour, Walsh Bay
Live it up by Sydney Harbour, as this pop-up pontoon and swimming pool evokes the sun-drenched beach clubs of Europe.
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EventPeking Duk at Hordern Pavilion
Fri, 15 May, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
This roof-raising duo are gearing up for their biggest performance in seven years, complete with a debut live show and future-forward visuals.
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EventMitski for Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House
Fri, 29 May - Mon, 1 Jun 2026
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Returning to Australia after seven long years, indie icon Mitski will take over our most legendary music venue for a run of four exclusive shows.
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EventNative Australia Menu at NEL Restaurant
Wed, 14 Jan - Sat, 25 Apr 2026
Nel Restaurant, Sydney
Discover what makes Australia's native pantry so special, with a 12-course degustation crafted by one of our most creative chefs.
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NewsCourtney Barnett Will Play a One-Off Headline Show at the Sydney Opera House
She'll perform her forthcoming album 'Tell Me How You Really Feel' when she takes the iconic stage this August.
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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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NewsFive Events That'll Help You Get More Arts and Culture in Your Life This Autumn
Let this lady and her unicorn up your arty intake this season.
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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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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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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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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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NewsSydney Film Festival Unveils the First Part of Its Ace 2018 Program
This year's 65th anniversary festival boasts Sundance winners, Oscar-nominated animation and Martin Freeman-starring chillers — plus a brand new venue.
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NewsYou Can See La Boheme on Sydney Harbour This Weekend for Just $45
Nab a bargain seat to this iconic opera in an idyllic setting.
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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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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Sydney This Easter Long Weekend
Head to a wine-fuelled birthday party, catch a movie under the moonlight or take in some art from the Middle Ages.
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News
Sydney Is Set to Farewell One of its Oldest Live Music Venues
There are reports The Basement is shutting its doors after more than four decades.
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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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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.
