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‘In Sydney this is a rarity’: The hidden music haven caught in a bitter council spat
12+ hour, 16+ min ago (875+ words) September 14, 2026 — 11:00am From the outside the Red House is an unassuming, orange-bricked former Korean Christian church. But take one step inside the structure in Sydney’s south-west suburb of Earlwood and you’ll be immersed in an art space fitted with soft Persian…...
Superquiz, Monday, September 14
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (14+ words) Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. September 13, 2026 — 11:59pm...
Night opening hours set to be cut at new Powerhouse museum
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (733+ words) September 13, 2026 — 10:00am Extended night opening hours and a three-week launch festival for the $1 billion Powerhouse Parramatta are under intense scrutiny and likely to be rolled back as NSW Treasury scrambles for cost savings just weeks ahead of the museum’s ribbon-cutting. The…...
Superquiz, Sunday, September 13
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (321+ words) September 12, 2026 — 11:59pm Welcome to the new-look Superquiz! Easier to play on your mobile, the new quiz features a fresh design and more interactive features. Why has the quiz changed? Our new quiz format is faster, smoother and easier to play on…...
Melbourne’s newest cabaret venue used to be toilet paper storage
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (539+ words) September 12, 2026 — 7:00pm Filled with boxes of toilet paper, Christmas decorations and filing cabinets, the room on the top floor of the Melbourne Recital Centre sat neglected for 17 years. But philanthropists Peter and Ruth McMullin saw the potential in the hidden storage…...
Rock ‘n’ roll’s most famous traffic crossing is about to become even more ‘bonkers’
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (590+ words) Meanwhile, a strolling local in a Rolling Stones T-shirt pulls a face when I gesture towards the Abbey Road crossing. “That’s a very posh area,” she scoffs, displaying a gritty partisanship that Keith Richards would be proud of. Bus drivers…...
‘Did that just happen?’: Tony Abbott takes on Elvis in pub
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (830+ words) September 8, 2026 — 5:00am Locals enjoying a beer and doing post-mortems on the footy results as last drinks were called at the Portarlington pub on Saturday got more than they bargained for when former PM Tony Abbott walked into the back room of…...
Tony Abbott caught in a trap
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (27+ words) The Age Tony Abbott surprises locals at a pub in Portarlington with Elvis Presley karaoke tune. September 8, 2026 — 5:00am...
A two-word email ended a marriage, but started a romance between former housemates
1+ week, 4+ day ago (515+ words) September 3, 2026 — 11:00am Jacqui Hunt, 60, former lead singer of ’90s band Single Gun Theory, first met fellow muso Brian Conolly, 62, when they were teenagers. Decades later, they’d reunite in a collaboration that would be more than musical. After a year, Brian left the…...
A ‘viral magic tree’ brought unwanted fame. Locals are fighting back with a gruesome tactic
1+ week, 4+ day ago (698+ words) September 3, 2026 — 5:30am A scenic lookout north of Melbourne has gone so viral that locals have resorted to dumping roadkill to deter influencers from littering and trespassing on private land. The Milky Way Point lookout, which sits on top of a hill…...