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    It's the first time the song contest won't go ahead in the event's six-decade history.

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    Palace Is Closing All of Its Australian Cinemas for an Indefinite Period

    And this year's Sydney Film Festival has been cancelled, too.

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    Stand-Up Specials From Ten MICF Stars Will Hit Amazon Prime Next Month

    The physical festival has been cancelled, but you can still laugh along to Judith Lucy, Zoë Coombs Marr and Tom Gleeson from the comfort of your bed.

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    SBS's New Three-Hour Tour of a Cadbury Chocolate Factory Is the Content We Need Right Now

    It's basically 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', just without the Oompa-Loompas or everlasting gobstoppers.

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    The Sydney Opera House Has Cancelled All Public Performances Until At Least June 17

    Its restaurants, bars, retail outlets and public areas will remain open for now, though.

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    Visit a heart wrenching memorial, walk through an immersive exhibition inside a tunnel and see a sarcophagus at this citywide exhibition.

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    It's the first time in 30 years the festival will not go ahead.

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    From the Royal Easter Show to Vivid and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, here's where the industry has been hit.

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    New York's Metropolitan Opera Is Live-Streaming Performances for Free During Its Coronavirus Shutdown

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    The radiant annual festival joins a growing list of events scrapped for 2020 due to COVID-19.

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    A New Streaming Service Dedicated to British TV Is Launching in Australia This Year

    Britbox will stream retro and recent series such as 'Absolutely Fabulous', 'The Office', 'Blackadder', 'Harlots' and 'A Confession'.

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    Sydney Writers' Festival Has Announced Its Jam-Packed Doomsday-Inspired 2020 Program

    More than 400 authors, including a Booker Prize winner and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will descend on the city for 'Almost Midnight'.

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    Netflix's Wild New Docuseries 'Tiger King' Is About to Become Your Next True-Crime Binge

    In its just-dropped trailer, you'll meet Joe Exotic — and dive into his world of lions, tigers, eccentricity, polygamy and murder-for-hire.

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    Coachella 2020 Has Been Postponed Due to Coronavirus

    Set to be headlined by Travis Scott, Frank Ocean and Rage Against the Machine, the huge Californian music festival will now take place in October.

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    Patricia Piccinini's Otherworldy 'Skywhale' Took Flight Today — Without Her New Floating Companion

    'Skywhale' will make her final solo flight in Canberra tonight, before being joined by a new Skywhale friend at the National Gallery of Australia this May.

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    The Best of Berlinale 2020: Ten Films We Can't Wait to Hit Cinemas Down Under

    We hopped over to the Berlin International Film Festival to get the jump on what's coming soon to cinemas.

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    'The Eddy' Is Netflix's New Parisian Jazz Club-Set Drama Series From the Director of 'La La Land'

    The eight-episode drama follows a New York jazz pianist who now co-owns a struggling Parisian club.

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    Acclaimed West End Musical 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' Is Coming to Australia

    Based on a true story, this feel-good hit will premiere at the Sydney Opera House before touring the rest of the country.

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    Taika Waititi Is Making Two New Animated Netflix Shows Based on 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'

    They're part of the streaming platform's previously announced plans to adapt 16 of Roald Dahl's classic books.

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    SXSW 2020 Has Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

    It's the first time in 34 years that the huge annual music and film festival won't take place.

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    Five Ways to Celebrate International Women's Day 2020 in Sydney This Weekend

    Take a free self-defence class, attend a thought-provoking festival and try a charity beer brewed by women.

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    Opera Australia Is Looking for Very Good Dogs to Star in Its Upcoming 'La Traviata' Show

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    Daniel Craig's last outing as 007 won't hit the big screens until November.

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    A singing, dancing stage adaptation of Adam Sandler's classic flick is showing this June.

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    Hoyts Entertainment Quarter Has Just Unveiled a Hefty Upgrade

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    Celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community without breaking the bank.

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    R&B Singer Jill Scott Is the First Headline Act Announced for Vivid Live 2020

    Scott will perform a 20th anniversary show of her debut album 'Who is Jill Scott?' at the Sydney Opera House.

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    Check Out the First Trailer for 'Run', HBO's New Romantic-Comedy Thriller From the 'Fleabag' Team

    It's executive produced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge — and she pops up on-screen, too.

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    Netflix Just Dropped the First Russia-Set Teaser for 'Stranger Things' Season Four

    The next batch of episodes doesn't have a release date yet — but the series has revealed a very important detail.

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