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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 ...
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10 Must-Visit Luxury Shopping Destinations in Sydney
Whether you’re happy browsing or ready to shop ‘til you drop, Sydney is brimming with deluxe shopping hotspots. Find the best luxury shopping in the city.
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 ...
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Sydney Festival Review: Ursula Yovich Sings Nina Simone
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…
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…
Hottest 100 parties Sydney: top spots for the triple j countdown
Sydney comes alive every January with the much-anticipated triple j Hottest 100 countdown, and this year’s lineup of listening parties promises something for everyone. It’s now been a few years…
Our guide to the new Sydney Fish Market: tips, prices and reactions
We went to the opening of the new Sydney Fish Market: here are our thoughts.
Travellers’ Guide: Sydney’s safest beaches with protection from sharks
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…
Review: Wake up call – how the Irish love to celebrate life after death
What do you get when you cross Riverdance, the phenomenon which brought Irish dance to the global stage, with Cirque du Soleil?The answer: Wake, a heady mix of dance, camp…
The 21 best things to do when it rains in Sydney
It’s not always blue skies and sunshine in the Harbour City. If you find yourself at a loose end on a rainy day in Sydney, these are the top things…
Review: I must have seen Turandot a dozen times, but this is the first time I got the story
Opera Australia has opened a nine-week season of Turandot with a brand new production. Director Ann Yee has boldly broken the mould and gone for an almost-black and white set…
