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Australia Day Live 2025 lineup confirmed for Sydney Opera House

Australia Day Live 2025 lineup confirmed for Sydney Opera House

With Australia Day coming up, thousands of Sydneysiders and visitors are expected to turn up at the Sydney Opera House for the annual Australia Day Live concert. Happening each year,…
A Model Murder – the best show in the Sydney Festival so far

A Model Murder – the best show in the Sydney Festival so far

It’s the story of a blonde mattress model who shot her cheating boyfriend at a Sydney King’s Cross nightclub in 1954. It made headlines every day and captivated a city.…
Review: Lord of the Rings musical has singing hobbits, giant spiders – but even they can’t save this show

Review: Lord of the Rings musical has singing hobbits, giant spiders – but even they can’t save this show

You’ve read the books. You’ve seen the movies. Do you know how Middle-earth and the world of Hobbits is a complex tale of fantasy. But setting all of this to…
Cirque du Soliel’s Luzia is a grand spectacle of Mexican folklore

Cirque du Soliel’s Luzia is a grand spectacle of Mexican folklore

There’s one point in Cirque du Soliel’s new production, Luzia, where a staggering mountain of water cascading from the ceiling begins to hiss and stutter. The stream breaks and the…
10 Sydney Festival highlights to help start 2025 in style

10 Sydney Festival highlights to help start 2025 in style

As the first major event of 2025, Sydney Festival once again kicks off the new year by filling the city with music, theatre, pop-up art exhibitions and lifestyle activations from…
“Panly”: Sydney’s new Putney Beach opens to swimmers this week

“Panly”: Sydney’s new Putney Beach opens to swimmers this week

Sydney got its first new beach in years just over a year ago when Penrith Beach opened at the tail end of 2023. Now, there’s a new one on the…
Transit, Seafood & Luxury: Sydney’s best bits, according to The New York Times

Transit, Seafood & Luxury: Sydney’s best bits, according to The New York Times

The ranking may be questionable—do you honestly know anyone who’d rather visit Greenland than The Dolomites?—but The New York Times has just released a very interesting “what’s hot” list regarding…
End of an era: Taronga Zoo says goodbye to its two Asian Elephants

End of an era: Taronga Zoo says goodbye to its two Asian Elephants

Although they were fan favourites for 100 years, Taronga Zoo will now be saying farewell to its Asian Elephants as the final two, Tang Mo (26) and Pak Boon (33),…