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Get 2-for-1 tickets* to Melbourne International Comedy Festival
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (105+ words) From March 25 to April 19, 2026, the city will ignite with laughter as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival returns for a monumental 40th anniversary. Boasting a massive program featuring ... Dive into the fun and celebrate four decades of world-class wit at MCIF from…...
Daylight saving pitched as part of fix for Brisvegas nightlife
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (90+ words) A full economy doesn't finish at 6pm," say a chorus of industry leaders who want Brisvegas" to shake off its sleepy country town vibe. Most supermarkets are forced to close at 6pm on Sundays, putting up a sign outside a pub spruiking…...
Sky News rebrands to News24 with PMs and CEOs in attendance
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (91+ words) Three prime ministers and a flurry of business leaders were present as Murdoch-owned Sky News launched a name change to News24. Sky News has launched a rebrand with a new name and logo at an event attended by media stars, business…...
Australian Fashion Week has a new (familiar) home
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (130+ words) After 13 years amid the concrete jungle of Carriageworks in Sydney, Australian Fashion Week has a fresh face and home. After 13 years amid the concrete jungle of Carriageworks in Sydney, Australian Fashion Week has a fresh face and home. The Carla…...
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis EPiC lives up to its name
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (86+ words) The Australian director's second crack at telling the King of Rock and Roll's Las Vegas story neatly corrects some of the failures of his first. The Australian director's second crack at telling the King of Rock and Roll's Las Vegas…...
Sydney Writers’ Festival says no sponsor exodus after KPMG exit
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (112+ words) The professional services firm, which had one staff member injured in the Bondi massacre, made the decision in protest at the platforming of Randa Abdel-Fattah's anti-Zionist rhetoric. KPMG Australia demanded its logo be removed from Sydney Writers' Festival's website and…...
The world’s best new airports are designed to make you calmer
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (140+ words) Greener, smarter and more soothing, these new-generation terminals put visitors at ease. Will they be on your travel itinerary? Greener, smarter and more soothing, these new-generation terminals put visitors at ease. From the upcoming Highflyer magazine, out on February 27. A…...
The perfume that smells like the most streamed classical artist of all time
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (132+ words) Composer Max Richter has collaborated with Comme des Garcons on a fragrance. Cue notes of violin bow rosin, pencil graphite and cedarwood. Composer Max Richter has collaborated with Comme des Garcons on a fragrance. Cue notes of violin bow rosin,…...
Adviser to the rich Tim Eustace offloads art from historic mansion Iona
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (230+ words) Adviser to the rich Tim Eustace offloads art from historic mansion Iona'AFR Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Fresh from offloading one of Sydney's iconic mansions to Stokes family scion Bryant Stokes and his wife…...
A Hymn to Life: Gisèle Pelicot’s story of survival, courage and grace
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (74+ words) A Hymn to Life: Gis'le Pelicot's story of survival, courage and grace'AFR An extraordinary memoir documents Pelicot's struggle to keep her identity alive in the aftermath of her husband's monstrous crimes. Gis'le Pelicot arrives at court in N'mes, southern France....