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    Bluesfest Is the Latest Major Event to Be Cancelled Due to COVID-19

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

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    Concrete Playground's Statement on COVID-19: Let's Continue to Support Local Businesses

    Going out might not be at the top of your to-do list right now, but you can help small businesses without leaving your apartment.

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    Woolworths Has Launched a Dedicated Shopping Hour for the Elderly and People with Disability

    The stores will open exclusively for these communities from 7–8am.

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

    You'll be able to stream a different opera from the famous NY institution every night.

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    Deliveroo Will Now Bring Kitchen and Household Products to Your Door

    It has also implemented a 'no-contact' drop-off service, so you can request that your rider leaves your order on your doorstep.

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    Ch-Check Out the First Trailer for Apple TV+'s New Beastie Boys Live Documentary

    Like many of the hip hop group's music videos, it's directed by Spike Jonze.

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    Vivid Sydney Has Been Cancelled for 2020 Due to Coronavirus

    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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    The Sydney Royal Easter Show Has Been Cancelled for 2020 Due to Australia's Mass Gatherings Ban

    It's the first time the show has been cancelled because of a public health emergency since the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1919.

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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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    The Nine Best Canned Cocktails, Coffees and Alcohol-Free Drinks to Take to Your Next Picnic

    Say yes to the can with 80s-inspired wine spritzers, tommy's margaritas and oat milk mochas.

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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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    Tasmanian Winter Arts Festival Dark Mofo Has Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

    "We’re killing Dark Mofo for the year. I know that will murder an already massacred tourism environment, but I feel like I have no choice."

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    Sydney Burger Chain Down N' Out Is Changing Its Name — and It Wants Your Suggestions

    The name change comes after the Federal Court ruled the Aussie company passed itself off as In-N-Out.

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    Old Gold Is Sample Coffee's New Cafe in a Former Chippendale Chocolate Factory

    Step inside the historic building to try specialty coffee, single-origin Ecuadorian hot chocolates and sour cherry bagels.

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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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    NSW Will Finally Introduce a State-Wide Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban

    It's the last state or territory in Australia to commit to a ban.

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    Sydney's Same-Day Plant Delivery Service Has Opened a Bricks-and-Mortar Shop in Marrickville

    Plant Girl is the inner west's new haven for indoor greenery specialising in easy-to-keep-alive plants and brightly coloured ceramic pots.

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    Uber Is Launching a Pet-Friendly Option in Australia So You Can Finally Take Fido for a Ride

    Uber Pet is rolling out across Sydney and Brisbane from March 10.

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    This Is What the International Space Station's First Commercial Tourist Digs Will Look Like

    As part of NASA's plans to open the low-orbit facility to private astronauts — and commercial and tourism ventures — there'll also be an observatory with 360-degree views.

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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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    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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    Sydney's 200-Year-Old Hyde Park Barracks Has Reopened After Its Multimillion-Dollar Transformation

    The world heritage-listed museum is now home to interactive installations and a 2500-square-metre installation.

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    Jimmy Brings Is Delivering Toilet Paper to Your Doorstep in 30 Minutes

    It's going for $2.99 a roll, with $1 from each being donated to the UNICEF Coronavirus Appeal.

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    Harajuku Gyoza Is Now Serving Up Mac 'n' Cheese and Pepperoni Pizza Gyoza

    You'll find the untraditional dumplings in Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast — for a limited time.

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

    You can be a #proudparent when your pooch performs in front of thousands of opera-goers.

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    The Release of New Bond Film 'No Time to Die' Has Been Delayed Due to Coronavirus

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

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    'The Wedding Singer' Musical Is Bringing Its Big 80s Hair and Toe-Tapping Tunes to Melbourne

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

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    Peppe's Osteria Is Waterloo's New All-Vegan Gnocchi Bar in the Former Paperbark Space

    The team behind Bondi's Peppe's is now serving up its pillowy pasta, famed lasagne and tiramisu in the inner city.

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    Uber Is Launching Its Dockless E-Bike Service Jump in Melbourne This Week

    A fleet of electric bikes will be rolled out across three city councils for the service's Australian launch.

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    A Derailment Is Causing Major Delays Across Sydney's Train Network This Morning

    The maintenance train derailed between Circular Quay and Wynyard this morning.

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    Free Books Written by Women Will Be Scattered Across Public Transport This Week

    Pick up books by some of Australia's most famous authors around Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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    Five Pioneering Works to See at the NGV's New 'Japanese Modernism' Exhibition

    This free exhibition features a huge 190 works, many of which have never been seen in Australia before.

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    You Can Now Donate Your Empty Drink Bottles and Cans to Help Bushfire-Affected Wildlife

    Cans for Koalas will donate your ten-cent refund to WWF's Australian Wildlife and Nature Recovery Fund.

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    Hoyts Entertainment Quarter Has Just Unveiled a Hefty Upgrade

    Complete with wider seats, better sound, a luxe menu and recliners that move in sync with the movie — if that's something you're into.

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    Melbourne's World-Famous Lune Croissanterie Is Finally Opening a Sydney Store

    Prepare for queues — some of the world's best croissants are heading north.

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    David Chang Heads to Australia in the Second Season of Netflix's 'Ugly Delicious'

    The just-dropped trailer teases a visit to an Outback Steakhouse — and a 'Crocodile Dundee' gag.

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