14 h. 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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21 h. ago The Wallabies’ complicated – and comedic – reunion with ‘uncle Eddie’

The Wallabies’ memories are still fresh of the chaotic 2023 season under Eddie Jones. But a high player turnover, injuries and Spring Tour selection strategy may take some heat out of a spicy reunion in Tokyo.

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36 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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38 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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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 Does the new EU entry system affect how long I can spend there?

Will the new EU entry/exit system affect people like me who wish to spend more than 90 days in the Schengen zone?

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4 d. ago Chef Hugh Allen’s next venue is nothing like what he’s done at Vue de Monde

At Yiaga, in a lush city-fringe park, the ambitious young chef has created a restaurant that’s defiantly his own: a celebration of Australia’s natural riches, from the ingredients down to the bricks.

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5 d. ago Dangerous drug alert issued after second Queensland death in a week

As Schoolies and festival season approach, experts fear the proliferation of synthetic opioids will claim more lives.

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5 d. ago Victoria’s bottom line improves, but state still dipping into the credit card

There’s been a surprise improvement to Victoria’s bottom line, but Treasurer Jaclyn Symes is still dipping into a discretionary fund she has promised to review. 

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5 d. ago Cosy crime, Gaza’s history and an audacious wildlife feat: 10 new books

Our reviewers’ picks of new fiction and non-fiction releases

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5 d. ago Inspired by unrequited love, this rarely performed show is ingenious and daring

A new staging of Katya Kabanova tells the story of a young wife who endures a bullying mother-in-law and a weak husband under the thumb of his mother.

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5 d. ago The ultimate island stay leaves nothing to be desired – except more time

The whole point of this remote Tasmanian destination is that you don’t leave. I happily followed that memo.

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5 d. ago There’s a rude awakening (and no dining) on board this sleeper train

A ride on the comfortable Sofia-Istanbul Express includes a dramatic border crossing in the middle of the night.

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6 d. ago We loved this show in the ’90s. The reboot is a sad reflection of TV in 2025

Chrissie Swan is cheerful and chatty, but not even she can save this new version of Healthy, Wealthy & Wise.

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6 d. ago The Good Food app is home of the Good Food Guide, and it’s like having a reviewer on speed dial

Search more than 1200 trusted, independent reviews of restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs, including one, two and three hatted venues.

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6 d. ago Childhood friends were kidnapped together, separated and reunited

For part of their captivity, Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Evyatar David were together after they were kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival, they were then separated and reunited on their release.

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6 d. ago The best, the weirdest and the most risky of the final week of Fringe

From awe-inspiring acrobatics to a show that is exceedingly weird yet somehow sharply relatable, here are our latest reviews of the Fringe.

Sport

6 d. ago Video captures moment couple are reunited after being wrenched from each other at music festival

Gaza hostages have at last embraced their relatives and partners, many of whom had feared they would never see their loved ones again.

Culture

7 d. ago GFG26 NSW Oceania Cruises Service Excellence Winner: Ecca Zhang

We are proud to announce the winner of this year’s Good Food Guide Awards 2026 NSW Oceania Cruises Service Excellence is Ecca Zhang.

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8 d. ago ‘Festival vibe’ for Flemington with turf turning into dance party after last race

Chief executive Kylie Rogers wants to enhance the party atmosphere at Flemington for the Melbourne Cup carnival and intends to turn the hallowed turf into a dance floor after the last race on Champions Stakes Day.

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