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NewsTwelve Stellar Movies From 2020 That You Need to Catch Up On
Cinemas have been closed for months, but this year has still thrown up plenty of big-screen gems — here's what you need to see.
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NewsA Crowdfunding Campaign to Fly the Aboriginal Flag on the Harbour Bridge Has Raised $30,000
It’s the latest step in an ongoing fight to see the Aboriginal flag flying 365 days a year.
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NewsTwelve Exceptional New TV Shows From 2020 That You Need to Catch Up On
This year has served up plenty of new must-see TV so far — here's what you need to stream.
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NewsThe US Version of 'What We Do in the Shadows' Is Bringing Its Second Season to Australian TV This Month
And it has been renewed for a third season, too.
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NewsAlice Springs' Dazzling Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up the Red Centre in September
The Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling festival has been rescheduled from April.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in June 2020
Cancel your plans to get stuck into Spike Lee's stellar new film, an eerie sci-fi thriller, plenty of vampire-fuelled laughs and a whole heap of 'Fast and Furious' movies.
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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 a 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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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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NewsSydney's Cinemas Will Start Reopening from July 1
Expect a lineup of new releases, old classics and movies that were screening when cinemas closed.
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NewsFive Pocket Art Exhibitions You Can Explore Without Leaving Your Lounge
Need a little pick-me-up without having to pick yourself up from the sofa? We have just the tonic.
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NewsA New Initiative to Kick Start NSW's Live Music Scene Will See 1000 Gigs Performed This November
Great Southern Nights has already locked in 20 Aussie acts, including Paul Kelly, Thelma Plum, Jimmy Barnes and The Presets.
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NewsThese Five Documentaries About Race and Injustice Are Streaming on YouTube for Free
Australian distributor Madman has made the five powerful films available for the month of June.
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NewsWill Ferrell and Rachel McAdams Enter Eurovision in New Netflix Comedy 'The Story of Fire Saga'
It follows two Icelandic singers chasing their Europop dream.
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NewsThe Parking Lot Social Is Australia's New Drive-In Party Combining Movies, Bands and Karaoke
It's run by the same folks that brought Big Bounce Australia, the world's largest inflatable theme park, to our shores.
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NewsThe Full Trailer for HBO's Golden State Killer Docuseries 'I'll Be Gone in the Dark' Is Here
The true-crime series is based on Michelle McNamara's book of the same name.
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NewsHere's What You Can Do from July 1 Under NSW's New Eased Restrictions
You can now watch the footy IRL, catch a flick on the big screen and start planning a trip to sunny Queensland.
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NewsMass (Socially Distant) Indoor and Outdoor Gatherings Will Be Allowed in Australia from July
Big venues will be allowed gatherings of more than 100 and some stadiums will be allowed to fill to 25 percent capacity, as part of step three in the national road map.
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NewsSurry Hills Is Now Home to a Three-Storey Mural of AFL Star Adam Goodes
The mural is, fittingly, located near the home ground of his former team: Sydney Swans.
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NewsCoachella Has Completely Cancelled Its 2020 Festival
The huge Californian music festival will now return in April 2021.
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NewsTen Standout Films to Watch During the 2020 Sydney Film Festival: Virtual Edition
The festival's first national (and digital) lineup features creepy sea thrillers, tense family dramas and documentaries about age-positive pornography and a forgotten Indigenous Australian.
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EventDrake: 'Anita Max Win' Tour
Multiple single dates
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park
The 'Hotline Bling' performer 'The Degrassi: The Next Generation' star is returning Down Under for the first time in eight years.
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EventThe Play That Goes Wrong
Thu, 19 Jun - Sun, 3 Aug 2025
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
This comedic production about a chaotic play focuses on The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society's efforts to stage a murder-mystery.
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EventAll About Women
Sat, 8 Mar - Sun, 9 Mar 2025
Sydney Opera House and online, Sydney
2025's two-day lineup includes events with Kate Berlant, Gina Chick, Kara Swisher, Rachel House, Jaguar Jonze, Grace Tame and more.
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EventMardi Gras Film Festival
Thu, 13 Feb - Thu, 27 Feb 2025
Various cinemas in Sydney
Recent award-winners, beloved classics, must-see documentaries, star-studded shorts, 'Sister Act' sing-alongs: they're all on the 2025 MGFF lineup.
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EventAn Evening with David Sedaris
Mon, 10 Feb - Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
David Sedaris is bringing his latest tour to Sydney Opera House in February to delight NPR obsessives.
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EventNative Australia Degustation at NEL
Tue, 14 Jan - Sat, 14 Jun 2025
Nel Restaurant, Sydney
The Sydney fine diner is kicking off 2025 with a 12-course degustation exploring the culinary riches of the Land Down Under.
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EventDUNGEONS & DRAGONS The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 - Sat, 8 Mar 2025
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
This live 'Dungeons & Dragons' show has finally rolled into Australia for its Down Under premiere at the Sydney Opera House.
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EventWhat We Leave Behind
Sat, 4 Jan - Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, The Rocks
This evolving sculpture weaves together our collective hopes for the future of our environment.
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EventTelly Tuita: The Ta and Va of Tongpop
Sat, 4 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2025
Walsh Bay, Walsh Bay
Eye-popping colour, a bold mix of cultural and urban symbolism, and a playful irreverence are the trademarks of this Tongan artist.
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EventEnigma: Immersive Sound and Video Art
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 - Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Walsh Bay, Walsh Bay
This avant-garde revue showcasing some of Australia's most innovative artists combines video installations, sound sculptures and more.
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NewsSplendour in the Grass Has Postponed Its 20th-Anniversary Festival Until Winter 2021
It was first postponed from July until October, but now it won't go ahead in 2020 at all.
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NewsFive Lunchtime Art Breaks You Can Take at Home to Lift Your Mood
Spend some quality time with these creative, thought-provoking videos.
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NewsStudio Ghibli Is Making Its First Completely CG-Animated Film, 'Aya and the Witch'
It'll screen on Japanese TV this year — fingers crossed it makes its way Down Under then, too.
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NewsJordan Peele's New HBO Series 'Lovecraft Country' Explores Both Supernatural and Real-Life Terrors
The new drama is based on the 2016 novel of the same name — and it's set in 50s-era America.
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NewsThe Best Things to Do in Sydney If You're Staying Local This Long Weekend
From starting your day with a flaky fresh-from-the-oven pastry to ending it watching a flick on the big screen at a drive-in cinema, there's plenty to do.
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GuideSydney's Best Art Exhibitions and Events You Can Visit IRL This June
You can now head to Cockatoo Island for immersive art installations, catch White Rabbit Gallery's blockbuster exhibition and ogle the world's best wildlife photography.
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NewsThis Is What You Can and Can't Do in NSW from June 1
The state's COVID-related rules are easing again — here's what you need to know.
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NewsCharlize Theron Leads a Team of Immortal Warriors in the First Trailer for Netflix's 'The Old Guard'
The 'Atomic Blonde' and 'Mad Max: Fury Road' star is back in action mode in the new streaming film.
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NewsYou Can Now Take an Online Tour of Japan's Adorable Studio Ghibli Museum
No one can physically step inside at the moment, but you can roam through the gorgeous site virtually.
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NewsDrive-In Cinemas in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Are Reopening
Sit in your car under the stars, maintain social-distancing requirements, and watch recent releases and retro favourites.
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NewsThe 22nd Biennale of Sydney Will Reopen Its Citywide Arts Festival in June
The festival was forced to close because of COVID-19 just ten days after opening, but now it's back.
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NewsSydney Film Festival Has Unveiled Its First-Ever Virtual (and National) Lineup
It includes a ticketed program of Aussie docos, European features and local shorts, plus free access to 42 movies that screened at previous SFFs.
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NewsMovie Night Is the New Streaming Platform Run by Sydney's Golden Age Cinema
It's screening independent, arthouse and offbeat movies that've graced the venue's screens over the years, as well as others chosen by the cinema's programmers.
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NewsDrive-In Concerts Are Coming to Melbourne and Sydney This Winter
Watching concerts from our cars could be the new (temporary) norm, with plans for eight new drive-in venues.
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NewsYou and Nine Friends Can Hire Out Golden Age Cinema and Bar for a Movie and Drinks
Gather the gang, pick a movie and settle in for a night at the cinema.
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NewsBinge Is the Affordable New Foxtel Streaming Service Filled with HBO Shows
It launches next week — and it'll cost just $10 a month.
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News
Dark Comedy 'The Great' Is the Satirical Take on Russian History You Didn't Know You Needed
The acerbically funny period-set series stars Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult — and it lives up to its name.
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NewsThe New Trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' Is Here with Time-Twisting Thrills Aplenty
And it just might be the first blockbuster to hit the big screen when cinemas reopen.
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NewsRising Is Melbourne's Huge New Annual Winter Arts Festival
Replacing Melbourne International Arts Festival and White Night, the inaugural festival will start on a full moon in May 2021.
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NewsNSW Art Galleries, Museums and Libraries Will Be Allowed to Reopen from June 1
Visitors will be limited to one per four square metres and returned books will need to be quarantined for 24 hours.
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NewsThe First Trailer for Spike Lee's New Vietnam War Heist Thriller 'Da 5 Bloods' Is Here
The film stars Chadwick Boseman and follows four African American veterans who head back to Saigon decades after the conflict.
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NewsIt Looks Like Netflix Is Bringing 'Tiger King' Back for a Second Series
It won't be about Joe Exotic, though — instead, it'll focus on the 2003 mauling attack at a Siegfried and Roy show.
