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NewsThe Other Art Fair Comes to Sydney
Sydney will have two art fairs in September, but they're not doubling up.
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NewsThe Chaser Team Are Crowdfunding a New Print Magazine
Help fund the printing, distribution and "tax effective offshore corporate structure" they need.
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Eat Like James Bond with Henry Hargreaves' New Photo Series
None of Ian Fleming's fictional meals come shaken or stirred.
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NewsTame Impala Announce Huge Outdoor Australian Shows
One of 2015's biggest albums needs to be heard in an openair amphitheatre.
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NewsThe Best, Worst and Weirdest of the 2015 Melbourne International Film Festival
Separating the good from the bad from the ugly.
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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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NewsFairgrounds Is Australia's New Boutique Music Festival
Fusing local food, Father John Misty and openair movies on NSW's south coast.
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NewsThe Dos and Don'ts of Hosting a Backyard Music Festival
Choose your own bands, pick a lane or a paddock, and get your fest on.
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NewsEight Unusual Takes on Portraiture by This Year’s Archibald Finalists
Archie finalists in their own words.
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NewsFKA Twigs Drops Surprise 16-Minute Film and New EP
You'd better believe M3LL155X is trippy as blazes.
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NewsMeredith Music Festival 2015 Lineup Announced
Aunty's pulled out all the stops for her Silver Jubilee.
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NewsNYC Institution The Moth Unveils Big Plans for Australia
Australian storytellers, your time has come.
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NewsPatti Smith's 'Just Kids' Memoir Is Being Made Into a Miniseries
Step aside, Gossip Girl. This is real NYC love.
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NewsVia Napoli Is Opening a Surry Hills Eatery
The lower north shore's best kept pizza secret is headed cityward.
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GuideThe Twelve Best Things Happening in Sydney This Weekend
Fun runs, neon-coloured exhibitions and meatfests ahoy.
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NewsSydney Underground Film Festival Reveals 2015 Program
From Gaspar Noe's 3D hardcore sex film, to an undead Henry Rollins and All The Keanu.
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EventHellcat Speedracer: Forever Never Here Halloween
Sat, 31 Oct, 2026
City Recital Hall, Sydney
Hellcat Speedracer bring their Forever Never Here tour to City Recital Hall for a Halloween party in the foyer.
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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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EventHot Halloween at Meadow Music Room
Sat, 31 Oct - Sun, 1 Nov 2026
Meadow Music Room, Cronulla
Meadow Music Room is hosting a Hot Halloween party with Yolanda Be Cool, a red dress code and ABSOLUT® TABASCO™ cocktails.
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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, 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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NewsSydney Festival 2016 Reveals First Two Shows
Shakespeare and 19th century German madness, with more music than ever before.
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NewsVolunteer Your Time for Tickets to Wiz Khalifa at Optus RockCorps 2015
Give back to the community and get tickets for your effort.
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GuideFive New Art Exhibitions to Brighten Up Your August
Inject a little colour into your wintry existence with these bold new shows.
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NewsWin Tickets To See The Grates
Brisbane's favourite garage pop trio crushed it at Splendour, now they're hitting the road.
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NewsFalls Festival Announces 2015 Lineup
Plenty of British love for NYE this year at Lorne, Marion Bay and Byron.
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GuideThe Ten Best Things Happening in Sydney This Weekend
Everything that’s fit to see and do in Sydney this weekend.
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NewsSydney Art Week Reveals Epic Inaugural Program
Toast Sydney's latest art initiative with a cocktail by an Archibald Prize winner.
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NewsBehind Australian Record Label Room40 with The Necks' Chris Abrahams
Sydney's experimental genius takes us behind the legendary Aussie label ahead of their Carriageworks birthday.
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NewsPerfect Match Brings Collaborative Street Art to the Inner West
Street artists get a blank canvas, inner west residents get their very own mural. Everyone wins.
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NewsSplendour in the Grass 2015 in a Muddy, Muddy Nutshell
From Florence to Ronson, we're still chipping the sludge from our boots.
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NewsThe Onion Is Launching a New Web Series Parodying Vice Media
Throwing acid in the face of ignorance.
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NewsSeven Treasures from the State Library's Inspiration by Design Exhibition
From Blinky Bill's beginnings to art deco QANTAS ads and Beatrix Potter's early Peter Rabbit drawings.
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GuideThe Ten Best Things Happening in Sydney This Weekend
Whether it's gourmet coffee, old-school hamburgers, indie flicks or the very best Splendour in the Grass sideshows, Concrete Playground has you covered.
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NewsFive Things You're Allowed to Do at Underbelly Arts Festival This Year
Visit a bar that only serves air, stuff your face with Mary's and throw shapes at an art party.
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NewsFive Ways to Out-Bowie Everyone at ACMI's David Bowie Exhibition
Know more about Bowie than the guy wearing a Diamond Dogs tee in front of you in line.
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GuideNine Splendour Sideshows You Can Still Buy Tickets For
Not heading up to Splendour? Just bring the festival to you.
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NewsNigel Milsom's Haunting Portrait Wins the 2015 Archibald Prize
For his Edgar Allan Poe-like portrait of Australian barrister Charles Waterstreet.
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NewsFight Club as a Rock Opera? It's Actually Happening
Chuck Palahniuk, David Fincher and Trent Reznor are apparently all on board.
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NewsTake a Delicious, Delicious Tour of Nick Offerman's Pizza Farm
“If it’s on a plant, it’s good for you, who cares how it got there.”
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NewsWin Tickets to See French Baroque with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Circa
One of the most romantic date ideas we've seen all winter.
