Most people assume a good album takes years. Long stretches in the studio, songs written and rewritten, a release date that keeps slipping. Dan Sultan wrote and recorded his new one in under three weeks. Little Miracles came out on Friday 23 October through Mushroom Music, and Sultan is calling it his greatest work to date. He co-wrote and produced it in London with Guy Chambers, the British songwriter behind a long list of Robbie Williams hits who has also worked with Kylie Minogue and Tina Turner. It was mastered at Abbey Road. Sultan has described his partnership with Chambers [...]

Ask anyone over 40 about Halloween in Melbourne and you’ll probably hear the same thing. It was something you saw on American TV. Knock on a door back then and you’d get a puzzled look, maybe a muesli bar if the neighbours felt sorry for you. Try that now and you’ll come home with a bag full of lollies. Whole streets are getting into it Somewhere around the late 2010s, Melbourne decided it was in. Now there are plastic skeletons propped against letterboxes and inflatable pumpkins on front lawns, plus that stretchy fake cobweb stuff draped over hedges until they [...]

For almost three decades, Christian O'Connell has made a living without a script. No autocue, no safety net, just a microphone and whatever happened to walk through the studio door that morning. Now the voice behind Gold FM's national breakfast show is putting that same instinct into print — and the result is called, fittingly, Unscript. The book launches on 29 July 2026, and it's a departure for a man whose entire career has been built on live, unscripted radio. Writing a book means sitting with a sentence long enough to get it right, rather than riffing past it in [...]

Crowds had been gathering since early morning outside the MCG precinct, which says something about the pull these two still have, whatever anyone thinks of the circumstances that brought them here. Harry got on the field. That part actually happened — not a ceremonial wave from the boundary but a real attempt at handballing, which is harder than it looks and makes most people look slightly ridiculous the first time. He looked like someone who'd been briefed but not over-rehearsed, which is probably the right balance for that kind of thing. Meghan watched from the side. The crowd was loud. [...]

There's a certain kind of electricity that descends on Melbourne every autumn, when the city transforms into the southern hemisphere's undisputed capital of laughter. From 25 March to 19 April, comedy fills every corner of the city as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival — and in 2026, they're celebrating 40 years of funny. Arts Centre Melbourne For those who haven't yet made it to a show, there are only a few days left, and the energy in those darkened rooms is worth every minute. Get ready for a star-studded month of longtime festival favourites, rising stars, international icons, [...]

A successful event isn’t just about how it looks, it’s about how it feels to move through space. When guests can easily grab a drink, find a place to stand, and move around without congestion, the entire experience feels more relaxed and enjoyable. One of the simplest ways to achieve this is by incorporating portable bars into your event layout. Unlike fixed bar setups, portable options give you the flexibility to place service areas exactly where they’re needed. This allows you to design your event around guest behaviour, rather than forcing guests to adapt to the space. Whether it’s a [...]