57 m. ago It was Australia’s worst engineering disaster. Next year, the story is being told in a new way

A play about the worst industrial accident in Australian history is one of the main attractions in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2026 program.

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80 m. ago From queer woodchopping to Samoan satire, meet the performers pushing boundaries

This year’s Liveworks Festival is a broad showcase of alternative arts, including dance, digital, theatre, talks and photographic works.

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9 h. ago How William Barton’s yidaki meets Stephen Page’s vision in new dance work

The musician and the choreographer have collaborated on a new work for Sydney Dance Company’s triple bill Continuum.

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14 h. ago Thieves steal priceless jewels from Louvre in brazen daylight heist

France’s Interior Minister said that three or four thieves broke into the museum from outside using a crane that was positioned on a truck.

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17 h. ago Louvre museum closed after robbery, says France’s culture minister

France’s iconic Louvre museum was closed on Sunday due to a robbery, the country’s culture minister says.

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21 h. ago Move over Hollywood’s Walk of Fame: Tribute to Sydney’s storytellers gets new chapter

Sydney’s Writers’ Walk is to be extended, and a founder says the door could be left open to celebrate songwriters, as well as playwrights and authors.

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22 h. ago This play is a disaster – and the MTC hopes it will be a huge success

A play about the worst industrial accident in Australian history is one of the main attractions in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2026 program.

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24 h. ago ‘Don’t kiss the Muppets’: Life lessons from Broadway great Bernadette Peters

Peters performs the work of Stephen Sondheim and other classic show tunes in her one-off performance during Brisbane’s queer culture festival, Melt.

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26 h. ago Humour and depth in story about faith, family, and finding your beat

Two very different young men are at the centre of Daytime Deewane, which unfolds amid a daytime rave in late 1990s London.

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43 h. ago This Channing Tatum movie is crazy. The story it’s based on is even crazier

A super courteous robber who hid in a toy store for months after escaping from prison? Roofman seems stranger than fiction – but it’s not.

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49 h. ago Rats torn apart for sport and no loos for ladies: welcome to Melbourne, 1859

In 1859, a CBD hotel held ratting nights, where you’d bet on how many rats a dog could kill.

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52 h. ago Everywhere you look this weekend, women will be wearing bald caps. If you know, you know

A sea of “baldies” is sweeping through Australia’s east and west coasts for a black-tie affair they’ve been waiting 13 years for. The hottest accessory for an event of such magnitude? Not their aviator sunglasses.

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56 h. ago Why former Block contestants sold their house to fund a ‘ridgey didge’ renovation show

Jess Eva and Norm Hogan are championing ‘Aussie battlers’, as they find deserving families in need of a helping hand.

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57 h. ago Democracy not guaranteed in Australia, republican advocate warns

When Australia Became A Republic is inspired by the many times Australians have done things their own way, from the introduction of the secret ballot to the Sydney Olympics.

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57 h. ago From The Beatles to Taylor Swift: How music marketing became a beast

Remember when artists used to simply play on the radio and tour after releasing a new album? Oh, how times have changed.

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57 h. ago Democracy not guaranteed in Australia, republic advocate warns

When Australia Became A Republic is inspired by the many times Australians have done things their own way, from the introduction of the secret ballot to the Sydney Olympics.

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69 h. ago The clock doesn’t stop ticking as Netflix nuclear thriller takes you to the brink

With gripping efficiency, Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow moves the film towards destruction repeatedly.

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3 d. ago In a rare solo performance, he saved his confession until the end of the show

The 2025 Melbourne International Jazz festival is in full swing and runs until Sunday.

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3 d. ago Even surrounded by an orchestra, Lime Cordiale’s charisma shines through

The collaboration was unexpected but hearing a new take on the band’s beloved songs was an illuminating experience.

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3 d. ago It was time for a purge. I had no idea how much those trinkets would be worth

The price of gold has gone through the roof. But when friends told me to take my old jewellery to a gold guy in a Collins Street office, I did not expect to walk out with this much cash.

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