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Cities across the globe prepare to welcome the new year

Cities across the globe prepare to welcome the new year

Cities around the world are getting ready to ring in the new year with celebrations highlighting local cultures and traditions.

Festival drug arrests as pill testing trial starts

Festival drug arrests as pill testing trial starts

Festival drug arrests as pill testing trial starts

Festival drug arrests as pill testing trial starts

One person has suffered a drug overdose at a festival hosting the start of a pill testing trial, while two men have been charged for trafficking.

Australia set to go off with a colourful bang on NYE

Australia set to go off with a colourful bang on NYE

Australia set to go off with a colourful bang on NYE

Australia set to go off with a colourful bang on NYE

Preparations are under way for a fireworks extravaganza across the nation with Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne all set to sparkle with skyline light shows.

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Work bans dropped after premier knocks back free fares

Work bans dropped after premier knocks back free fares

A long-running stand-off between a transport union and state Labor government over pay appears a long way from resolution as a peace deal is rejected.

Train pain ahead of New Year's Eve fireworks threat

Train pain ahead of New Year's Eve fireworks threat

Cancelling Australia's biggest New Year's Eve fireworks display could send businesses to the wall, but the impacts of rail network chaos are already in play.

Through dagwood dogs or hot wings, country shows unite

Through dagwood dogs or hot wings, country shows unite

The man behind one of the biggest agricultural fairs in the US is set to visit Australia, sharing wisdom on everything from Pluto pups, to pigs and parking.

Mardi Gras votes to let police march in 2025 parade

Mardi Gras votes to let police march in 2025 parade

A proposal to stop police from marching at the 2025 Mardi Gras parade has been narrowly voted down by organisers.

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Mardi Gras battles tragedy, costs to launch new program

Mardi Gras battles tragedy, costs to launch new program

Mardi Gras battles tragedy, costs to launch new program

Mardi Gras battles tragedy, costs to launch new program

The 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival has been launched with a renewed focus on diversity and inclusion.

Defunct power plant electrified as arts festival venue

Defunct power plant electrified as arts festival venue

Defunct power plant electrified as arts festival venue

Defunct power plant electrified as arts festival venue

A Perth-born artistic director heralds a new direction for the city's arts festival with a takeover of its long-neglected power station for outdoor concerts.

'We're back': Dark Mofo to return at full steam in 2025

'We're back': Dark Mofo to return at full steam in 2025

'We're back': Dark Mofo to return at full steam in 2025

'We're back': Dark Mofo to return at full steam in 2025

Dark Mofo has announced it will make a fully fledged comeback in 2025 after the winter festival ran a reduced event amid financial headwinds.

Retail eyes frightfully good Halloween spending splurge

Retail eyes frightfully good Halloween spending splurge

Retail eyes frightfully good Halloween spending splurge

Retail eyes frightfully good Halloween spending splurge

Australian retailers are expecting a $450 million spend on Halloween before an even bigger splurge during the black Friday and cyber Monday sales.

Sydney Festival bucks cost of living with $49 tickets

Sydney Festival bucks cost of living with $49 tickets

Sydney Festival bucks cost of living with $49 tickets

Sydney Festival bucks cost of living with $49 tickets

Director Olivia Ansell's final Sydney Festival presents a slate of 130 shows, with free events and cheap early-bird tickets.

Tree by the sea takes out $100k sculpture prize

Tree by the sea takes out $100k sculpture prize

Tree by the sea takes out $100k sculpture prize

Tree by the sea takes out $100k sculpture prize

The annual Sculpture by the Sea competition has kicked off at Bondi after a few logistical hiccups.

'Deep concerns' about tunnel Christmas party gone wrong

'Deep concerns' about tunnel Christmas party gone wrong

'Deep concerns' about tunnel Christmas party gone wrong

'Deep concerns' about tunnel Christmas party gone wrong

Senior NSW ministers have condemned a bespoke party that resulted in a woman suffering spinal injuries inside a Sydney tunnelling project.

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Queer wizards re-imagine sport through artistic lens

A creative performance photo series aims to give members of the LGBTQI+ community who felt excluded from sports a chance to live out their dreams with pride.

Deni Ute Muster trucks on as music festivals stall

In a landscape of cancelled music festivals, one iconic Aussie event for hoons, revheads and music lovers is going strong by sticking to its regional roots.

Lions fans roar as Swans fly high at grand final parade

Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans fans have had a pre-game glimpse of their teams as the players paraded through Melbourne's streets ahead of the AFL Grand Final.

'Coming out': artist puts a modern spin on the deb ball

A deb ball creating a safe space for young queer people in regional Australia is part of a four-day arts festival enlivening a post-industrial country town.

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Artists bypass gallery system at affordable art fair

While the Affordable Art Fair presents more than 60 galleries, it also showcases artists who've left the gallery system behind to succeed on their own.

Moving opera Innocence to headline Adelaide Festival

The contemporary opera Innocence, directed by Australian Simon Stone, will headline the 2025 Adelaide Festival.

Consultation on police involvement in Sydney Mardi Gras

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras board is consulting on the participation of NSW Police at future events.

It's Now or Never - for a Massive Attack on the system

An artwork that tracks an overwhelming amount of real-time information, such as daily heartbeats, kicks off the Now or Never technology-arts festival.

Don't Dream it's Over: Crowded House at final Bluesfest

Organisers of the the final Bluesfest are promising it will be 'one for the ages', featuring Crowded House, Vance Joy, Ocean Alley, and Tones and I.

Live music 'extinction event' as Bluesfest tunes out

A long-running blues and roots festival is the latest live music show to call time, with its organiser pleading for help to save an industry "on its knees".

Bollywood celebrates as Australia embraces Indian film

Melbourne is set to host the biggest annual Bollywood festival outside of India and some of the nation's biggest film stars.

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