Sydney Indigenous Culture
How to celebrate Indigenous culture in Sydney this Australia Day
When celebrating Australia Day, it’s important to acknowledge that the date holds profound and complex significance for First Nations Australians. For the traditional custodians of the land, Australia Day marks the beginning of British colonisation, a date of trauma for ...
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Review: Hansel and Gretel is a deliciously dark welcome to opera
Read our review of Opera Australia's deliciously dark production of Hansel and Gretel.
I’m proud of Sydney’s museums and galleries – these are my favourites
One thing I love about a museum, especially one hinged on history, is that feeling you get when you exit back into the city and see it through fresh eyes. I felt it recently after exiting Hyde Park Barracks for the first time in a long time, walking out onto Macquarie Street and turning back ...
Best Hatted Restaurants in Sydney – SMH Good Food Guide 2026
This year, Sydney boasts a smorgasbord of hatted restaurants, between the one, two and three hat awards . Which means 2026 is going to be a gastronomer’s year to party. The Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Guide has done all the ground work in dining, defining, discerning and deliberating all the top gongs, but now ...
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Vivid Sydney: Vincent Namatjira turns the MCA into a subversive rock concert
There are many moments of pure, tongue-in-cheek brilliance during King Dingo, a large-scale projection conceived by one of this country’s most important artists, Vincent Namatjira, for Vivid Sydney. This year’s…
30 best Sydney Mardi Gras events & parties 2025
Welcome to our Sydney Mardi Gras guide, where we’ve given you the the low down on all the best events, parties and performances that will pepper Sydney’s streets with pride…
The best experiences in NSW, as rated by the experts
The NSW Tourism Awards 2024 have come and gone, celebrating the state’s top-performing tour operators, hotels, attractions with gold, silver and bronze medals across a comprehensive set of categories. From…
Sydney’s Top Aboriginal Tours for Cultural Insight
We found the Aboriginal guided tours, experiences and performances that offer a doorway to understanding and experiencing the connection between the land and its custodians.
Over 100 First Nations dancers will be reclaiming the Opera House Forecourt
DanceRites, the nation’s only properly recognised national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance competition, is happening today and tomorrow at the steps of the Sydney Opera House.
SXSW Sydney adds a big First Nations showcase to its free program
With SXSW Sydney fast approaching, the festival has locked in a major showcase of First Nations talent, playing right into the heart of the event’s overarching purpose. Much like the…
30 of Sydney’s Greatest School Holiday hits for Spring
The spring NSW school holidays are here, beginning Monday, September 30 and ending on Friday, October 11. And as always, some of Sydney’s best experiences will be front and centre…
Best free things to do in Sydney this October
Our round-up of all the best free things to do in Sydney this October. Every month Sydney puts on a roster of festivals, shows, events and experiences to enjoy without…
