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NewsMiranda July and Carrie Brownstein to Headline Sydney's All About Women Festival 2016
From Sleater Kinney to Orange Is the New Black, AAW is taking things up a notch this year.
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NewsAustralia's Got a New American Indie Film Festival
The closest you can get to a Park City/Austin vibe without actually heading overseas.
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NewsLondon's Abandoned Tunnels Will Play Host to an Immersive Goosebumps Theatre Experience
Reader beware, you're in for an actual, real life scare.
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News13 Best Book Releases to Read This October
This month's fiction haul includes Soviet nepo babies and a starving spectacle inspired by a real 20th-century sideshow act. Plus, the return of a 2010s-famous author.
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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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Secret Garden Festival Pick Their Most Memorable Music Moments
Velociraptor as Devo. Peter Combe on a birthday cake stage. Client Liason, Client Liaisoning.
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NewsSydney's Northern Outdoor Cinema Is Back for the Summer
Messina's tiramisu choc tops, VIP teepees and all the summer's biggest blockbusters.
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NewsCate Blanchett Stars in Julian Rosefeldt's Upcoming Australian-Commissioned Artwork
See the many faces of the Academy Award winner at ACMI and AGNSW.
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NewsThe National Theatre of Parramatta Is Australia's Newest Theatre Company
Featuring bold new works that set out to explore the country's rich cultural background.
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NewsOne Day Crew Gets On Their Soapbox About the Sydney Lockouts
Kings of day parties, the One Day crew has a lot to say, lockout-wise. So we let Nick Lupi and Raph let rip.
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NewsSydney's Lego Drop-Off Point for the Ai Weiwei Project Has Been Announced
Drop your blocks off.
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NewsTurnbull Government to Restructure Troubled Arts Funding Scheme
But dont start planning your celebratory interpretive dance show just yet.
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Ai Weiwei Has Started Instagramming the Portraits Lego Didn't Want to Fund
Flys in the face of fiddly little brick manufacturer.
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NewsMoonlight Cinema Reveals Huge Summer Program for 2015/16
Start designating who'll bring the hummus and who's on wine.
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NewsSix Artworks You Shouldn't Miss at The Greats
See the 1867 painting that pretty much functioned as a movie.
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EventAn Evening with Kevin McCloud and Tim Ross
Sat, 27 Feb - Sun, 14 Mar 2027
Various locations, Sydney
Kevin McCloud and Tim Ross are hitting the road again, bringing their design-fuelled banter to stages across Australia and New Zealand.
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EventTuro Cheat Codes at Campbells Cove
Sat, 14 Nov, 2026
Campbells Cove, The Rocks
Crack a code and you could spend a week in your dream car, as this free Turo gaming challenge takes over The Rocks for one day only.
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EventCarriageworks Summer
Sun, 1 Nov 2026 - Sun, 31 Jan 2027
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
An Australian premiere from David Hockney, warehouse sets from Overmono and Armand Van Helden, and a solo performance of Wake in Fright are among the highlights of Carriageworks Summer.
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EventField Day 2027
Fri, 1 Jan, 2027
The Domain, Sydney
Field Day is kicking off its 25th year with a bang, adding Australian dance export Mall Grab to its already massive NYD lineup.
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EventGolden Hour 2027, Featuring Amyl and the Sniffers
Thu, 4 Mar, 2027
Bondi Beach, Sydney
Three of Australia's most exciting acts are heading to Bondi Beach for a sun-soaked summer send-off with plenty of punk-rock bite.
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EventClub Amalfi at Watsons Bay Hotel
Multiple single dates
Watsons Bay Hotel, Watsons Bay
Make Sundays feel a little more European, as this monthly Amalfi-inspired session returns to the harbourfront.
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EventMeadow X ABSOLUT TABASCO Hottest Brunch
Sun, 1 Nov - Sun, 29 Nov 2026
Meadow Music Room, Cronulla
Meadow Music Room is hosting a 90-minute bottomless brunch throughout November, with two-course dining, spicy cocktails and live music from its resident artists.
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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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EventCassian: Day-to-Night Australia Tour 2026
Sat, 31 Oct and
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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NewsInside Sydney Chamber Opera's Dark New Show 'An Index of Metals'
Kip Williams and SCO lead you deep into Fausto Romitelli's most ambitious work.
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NewsThe Sydney Opera House Has Announced Its Big New Year's Eve Party
And for $595, you're invited.
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NewsCarriageworks Unveils Killer 2016 Program
K-pop, composed choreography and 30 colourful horses on Sydney's streets.
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NewsThe Ten Best Comedy Rooms in Sydney You Haven’t Heard of Yet
Find funny things in unexpected places.
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NewsArtist Christian Thompson Talks Art, Fashion and Getting Schooled by Marina Abramovic
"Marina was like: 'No. Get rid of music. We don't use music in the art world. No need.' "
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NewsHelp Crowdfund a Documentary About the Sydney Lockout Laws
These two local filmmakers are pulling back the curtain on Sydney's most controversial law.
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NewsAustralia's Very First Music Festival Cruise Has Been Cancelled
Looks like we're staying put, landlubbers.
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NewsPeek into Famous Sydneysiders' Private Collections in Daniel Boud's New Exhibition
And it's all happening on Instagram.
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NewsContemporaries Is Sydney's New Adventurous Behind-the-Scenes Art Club
Do poolside drinks with artists, go gallery-hopping with winemakers, and sticky beak into Sydney's private collections.
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GuideFive No-Holds-Barred New Art Exhibitions to See in November
Intergalactic travel, 700kg of foam and a serious examination into tripping — and that's just at the first venue.
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NewsNew York's Surf Lodge Is Coming to the Watsons Bay Hotel for New Year
Headlined by a top secret international act.
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NewsAustralia's First Horror Movie Campout Is Coming to a Creepy Forest Near You
Peace, serenity and the soothing sound of screaming.
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NewsMeet Ozflix, Australia's New Streaming Service Showing Only Aussie Films
Like Netflix or Stan, but only for homegrown movies.
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NewsSydney's Beautiful Mortuary Station Will Become an Exhibition Space
Once a funeral departure point, now an art space.
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NewsSydney's Art Spaces to Become Themed 'Embassies' for the 2016 Biennale of Sydney
The Biennale has announced one highly ambitious 2016 program.
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This Is How to Support Ai Weiwei and Stick it to Lego
If Lego won't supply the bricks, we will.
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NewsShake Cats Is the New Photo Series from the Creator of Shake Dogs
The logical sequel we've been waiting for. LOOK AT THEIR FACES.
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NewsConscientious Cleaners Put Artists Goldschmied & Chiari's Party Installation in the Bin
Luckily, Tracey Emin's bed isn't in the same gallery.
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NewsThe New Alien and Thor Movies Will Be Filmed in Australia
We're pretty sure the casts of both movies will be advised to leave their dogs at home.
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NewsMountain Sounds Festival Announces 2016 Lineup
The Central Coast's pretty little camping festival is back with one solid, eclectic lineup.
