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Top kid-friendly activities in and around Melbourne next month
From nature walks to music and festivals, there are plenty of activities and events to captivate children
- Sonia Nair
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Top kid-friendly activities in and around Sydney this month
From science to magic and music, keep the family entertained with these activities and events.
- Nicole Elphick
By 13, she was bored with acting. Then this young Kiwi found her spark
Being shy, clueless about clothes and saying no to life in LA hasn’t stopped the rise of Thomasin McKenzie.
- Stephanie Bunbury
Ralph Fiennes’ 28 Years Later sequel – a mess worth watching
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple swings from hectic carnage to contemplative interludes.
- Jake Wilson
The big, big shows hitting Melbourne and Sydney this year
With Australian adaptations, whodunnits and toe-tapping big budget musicals, there’s something for everyone in 2026.
- Lenny Ann Low
Feeling festive? Your guide to Sydney’s Christmas events, big and small
The city is full of seasonal festivities including concerts, markets, carolling sessions and plenty of opportunities to meet Saint Nick.
- Nicole Elphick
Russell Crowe shines as a disarming Goering in Nazi drama Nuremberg
In the film, also starring Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, Crowe’s perpetrator of atrocities projects an air of affability and common sense.
- Sandra Hall
Emma Thompson a credible, touching heroine in snowbound thriller
In Dead of Winter, the English star plays a woman menaced by armed kidnappers in a remote cabin.
- Sandra Hall
Elizabeth Olsen’s new film got her thinking about the afterlife. Brace yourself
Starring in Eternity left the Hollywood star with some unusual ideas about where she’ll end up.
- Richard Jinman
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Knives Out goes Gothic in latest Daniel Craig whodunnit parody
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery also stars Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington and Josh O’Connor.
- Jake Wilson