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News'The Handmaid's Tale' Author Margaret Atwood Is Coming to Sydney
She'll speak at the Sydney Opera House and share her thoughts on today's key issues — and what sort of dystopian futures they might foretell.
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NewsYou Can Now Escape to a Luxury Dome Tent in the Middle of the NSW Bush
This two-person stay is located on a sprawling property and totally secluded, with stunning views and minimal carbon footprint.
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NewsA Huge Exhibition of Real Human Bodies Is Coming to Sydney
The world-renowned exhibition offers Australians a rare look inside the human body.
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NewsThis South Australian Distillery Has Unveiled Its Festive 2018 Christmas Gin
The new Prohibition Liquor Co. gin taps festive flavours of fig, orange and cinnamon, for a syrupy, spicy Yuletide drink.
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NewsSol Spa Is Sydney's Leafy Oasis of Ultra-Luxurious Treatments and Healthy Bento Boxes
A typical session here includes house-made aromatherapy oils, followed by farm-to-table fare in a secluded courtyard.
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NewsYou Can Now Pay for Your Copy of 'The Big Issue' Simply by Tapping Your Card
Many vendors of the charity magazine are offering cashless payment options from today.
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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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NewsA List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked
No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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NewsIt's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)
This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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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 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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NewsThe First Clips of the US TV Remake of 'What We Do in the Shadows' Are Here
Ten episodes will air in early-to-mid 2019.
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NewsHarajuku Gyoza Is Opening a 'Stadium' Dedicated to Japanese Dumplings and Beer in Darling Harbour
As well as a restaurant, the new venue will be a brewery for Japanese craft beer brand Yoyogi.
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NewsSydney Is Set to Cop Its First Heatwave of the Season This Friday
It's set to hit 37 degrees in the city.
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NewsNelly and Craig David Are Hitting a Bunch of Wineries for Another Nostalgic R&B Tour This Summer
They'll be joined by All Saints and Amerie for the Australian tour of RNB Vine Days.
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NewsNetflix's New 'Dogs' Docuseries Is All About Adorable Canines from Around the World
One episode explores life in a dog sanctuary in the Costa Rican rainforest, another relays the tale of a Siberian Husky trapped in Syria. Grab the tissues.
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NewsReunion Is the Supportive New Sydney Gym from One of the Founders of F45
The class-based Potts Point gym will pop you into a team of three so you can take work towards your fitness goals together.
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NewsThe 13 Scariest, Spookiest and Most Unsettling Horror Movies of 2018
Start planning a Halloween movie marathon — these are the best horror films of the year so far.
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NewsChildish Gambino Has Cancelled His Upcoming Australian Tour
Promoter Live Nation is working to reschedule the US hip hop star's Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Canberra dates.
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NewsYou Can Now Take a Flight on the World's First Craft Beer Airline
Yes, it's all about drinking craft brews at 30,000 feet.
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NewsWes Anderson Has Curated His First Art Exhibition, and It Opens Next Month
Along with partner Juman Malouf, the 'Isle of Dogs' director is overseeing an art exhibition for Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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NewsEurope Is Set to Do the World's Oceans a Solid By Banning Several Single-Use Plastic Items
The EU is planning to phase out plastic cutlery, plates, stirrers and straws, as well as cotton buds and balloon sticks, by 2021.
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NewsFour Pillars Is About to Release Its 2018 Christmas Gin So You Can Get Drunk on Pudding with Nan
The annual release sees Christmas puddings distilled with spicy botanicals to create a truly festive tipple.
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EventTwo Door Cinema Club at Hordern Pavilion
Sun, 22 Nov, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Having just announced a second Sydney show, this era-defining indie-dance band will perform their acclaimed debut album in full.
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EventBeck with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Thu, 7 May - Sat, 9 May 2026
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
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EventPatricia Piccinini's 'Centrifugal Love Garden' at Passage Gallery
Fri, 6 Mar - Fri, 8 May 2026
Passage Gallery, Haymarket
On display around-the-clock, this acclaimed artist's latest work spins organoids, penguins and possibility into a vision of a symbiotic future.
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EventIngenia Holiday Parks Sydney Family Easter Show
Thu, 2 Apr - Sun, 19 Apr 2026
Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park
With affordable tickets and a huge Easter egg hunt, the Ingenia Holiday Parks Sydney Family Easter Show has your school holiday plans sorted.
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EventData Dreams: Art and AI at MCA Australia
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 - Mon, 27 Apr 2026
MCA, Sydney
Now on at MCA Australia, Data Dreams unites ten international artists in a major Sydney-only exhibition, examining how artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live, think and create.
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EventSydney Symphony Presents Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone In Concert
Wed, 2 Dec - Sat, 5 Dec 2026
Concert Hall, Sydney
Step back in time to the beginning of an iconic franchise, brought to life by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
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EventPOOL by Pier One and Business & Pleasure Co
Thu, 19 Feb - Thu, 30 Apr 2026
Pier One Sydney Harbour, Walsh Bay
Live it up by Sydney Harbour, as this pop-up pontoon and swimming pool evokes the sun-drenched beach clubs of Europe.
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EventPeking Duk at Hordern Pavilion
Fri, 15 May, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
This roof-raising duo are gearing up for their biggest performance in seven years, complete with a debut live show and future-forward visuals.
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EventMitski for Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House
Fri, 29 May - Mon, 1 Jun 2026
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Returning to Australia after seven long years, indie icon Mitski will take over our most legendary music venue for a run of four exclusive shows.
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EventNative Australia Menu at NEL Restaurant
Wed, 14 Jan - Sat, 25 Apr 2026
Nel Restaurant, Sydney
Discover what makes Australia's native pantry so special, with a 12-course degustation crafted by one of our most creative chefs.
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NewsSix Alternative Ideas to Help You Get Out of Town Over New Year's Eve
If you don't feel like joining the crowds in the city or sweating it out at a festival this year, ring in 2019 from Tassie, a yoga treehouse or a secluded west coast beach.
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NewsChophouse Is Parramatta's Opulent New Steakhouse by Matt Moran's Solotel Group
It's serving up nine cuts of steaks, oozy raclette and crab doughnuts in the former Jamie's Italian site.
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NewsA Bill to Scrap the Lockout Laws Is Going Before Parliament on Thursday
If it's passed, it could mean good things for Sydney's ailing nightlife.
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NewsHere's How the NSW Government Plans to Make Music Festivals 'Safer'
It will introduce on-the-spot fines for drug possession and new liquor licences for festivals, but it won't consider pill testing
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NewsThe Calile Is Fortitude Valley's New Resort-Style Hotel with Cabanas, Poolside Dining and an All-Day Bar
The new 175-room spot is calling itself 'Australia's first urban resort'.
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NewsNutie Is Opening an Entirely Gluten-Free (and Mostly Vegan) Cafe and Bakery in Surry Hills
After slinging GF baked goods in Balmain for over a year, Nutie will launch a full service kitchen — and 500 free doughnuts.
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NewsBondi's Blanca Bar Is Opening a Pop-Up Izakaya for the Summer
Serving up a rotating cocktail list, plenty of sake and everything from black pudding hot dogs to salt and pepper soft shell crab with truffle wasabi dashi.
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NewsAustralia's Huge National R&B Tour Is Getting a Star-Studded After Party
Lil Jon, Estelle, Fatman Scoop and Ginuwine will all do double duty after the main shows.
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NewsParramatta's Opulent New 26th Floor Rooftop Bar Nick and Nora's Is Finally Open
First announced 18 months ago, the latest space from the Eau de Vie team features sky-high drinks, a luxe 30s-inspired fit-out and five liquid nitrogen stations.
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NewsBanksy's New Video Takes You Behind the Scenes During the 'Girl with Balloon' Shredding Stunt
"In rehearsals it worked every time."
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NewsAustralia's Shiny New $50 Notes Are On Their Way to Your Wallet
The pineapple has had a makeover.
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NewsNigella Lawson Is Coming Back to Australia to Talk All Things Food
The celebrity chef will return in early 2019 for her new interactive conversation series, An Evening with Nigella Lawson.
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NewsTwo New Streaming Services Are About to Launch Down Under — and One Is Dedicated to Horror
Shudder and Sundance Now are expected to launch in Australia and New Zealand by the end of the year.
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NewsNick Cave Is Heading on an Intimate Solo Tour of Australia
This new show will see the Aussie music legend blend candid conversation, storytelling and piano solos.
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NewsIzy Is the New Izakaya with Natural Wines Hidden in the Eastern Suburbs
It's serving up non-traditional Japanese food out the back of a poke place.
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NewsWoodford Folk Festival Has Announced Its 2018–19 Lineup
Southeast Queensland's annual end-of-year festival returns for its whopping 33rd year.
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NewsSBS Is Opening Up Australia's 2019 Eurovision Entry to a Public Vote
There'll be a national song contest to decide who'll represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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NewsAn Amy Winehouse Hologram Is Set to Tour Worldwide in 2019
It'll feature a holographic version of the late songstress crooning her hits, accompanied by a live band and on-stage singers.
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NewsThis Seaside Cafe on Victoria's Phillip Island Is Being Raffled Off
Buy a $15 chocolate bar, and you could own your own cafe — and the winner will receive $10,000 as well.
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NewsA Massive Rolling Stones Exhibition Is Coming to Australia
'Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones Exhibit' will bring more than 500 of the band's rare items — and some satisfaction — to Sydney.
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NewsVictoria Bitter Has Just Dropped a Heap of Retro Clothing and Merch
That much-loved logo is now splashed on t-shirts, jumpers, caps and stubby coolers.
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NewsCaper Property Group Is Set to Open Two New 'Co-Living' Properties in Sydney's Inner West
The concept — which has been successful overseas — could be an alternative to renting.
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NewsHistoric Buildings in North Parramatta Could Soon Be Transformed into a Carriageworks-Like Creative Hub
It would work in with the NSW Government's $310 million Parramatta North urban renewal project.
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NewsLaunceston's First Mona Foma Has Revealed Its Impressive and Eclectic 2019 Lineup
It has everything from real human body parts to onesie exhibitions to Courtney Barnett — and free tickets for the local Amish community.
