Peter Lynch 
Handa Opera on the Harbour’s Phantom of the Opera has sold more tickets than any other production.
And on opening night, we found out why.
It’s stunning, spectacular and wildly entertaining.
Hollywood’s biggest stars. But they hated each other. Then they were cast to play in the same movie. That’s when the fireworks…
The website says: French soul. New York edge. London polish.… a dash of Sydney mischief. The Darling Glebe is all of those.
As the latest edition of the Biennale unfolds, an uncomfortable question is beginning to surface: is the Sydney Biennale still worth the cost and trouble?
Opera loves a romance gone wrong. And Eugene Onegin, on at the Sydney Opera House, is one of the genre’s most melancholy works.
Red Mill Rum is being revived by founder George Fesq’s great-grandson, David Fesq. Inside a historic White Bay warehouse, visitors can now tour the distillery, hear the family story and taste a new generation of this once-iconic Sydney spirit.
In a twist that has left plenty of Sydneysiders doing a double take, Western Sydney’s second city has been named among the world’s best places to eat in 2026 by the influential travel bible Condé Nast Traveller.
Chef Sunny Lai shares his favourite dishes to enjoy during Lunar New Year.
Some artists don’t just perform the work of others – they live it. Ursula Yovich Sings Nina Simone, presented as part of the Sydney Festival in its dying hours, is one of those rare performances where the line between tribute and personal testimony is drawn. What emerges is something richer, deeper and far more affecting
Shark attacks have given Sydney a reputation as a dangerous swimming city.
So it may surprise you to learn that Sydney remains one of the safest cities in the world to enjoy ocean swimming, provided you follow local advice and understand where shark nets are in place.
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