Vivid Sydney is back with over 60 light shows displayed across the city
Vivid Sydney is back after a two-year hiatus with some amazing new light exhibitions, reports arts and entertainment editor Tahli Blackman.
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Sydney Pride 2022 features a packed season of events
With Pride Month beginning and the Sydney Pride Festival kicking off, queer editor Brandon Bear highlights the exciting events of the season.
Aurora Group prepares for Metamorphosis LGBTQI+ charity ball
After having to cancel two of their annual balls due to Covid-19, this year’s Aurora Ball is going ahead, with the theme being ‘Metamorphosis’.
Mardi Gras still relevant to young people
While it’s been a Sydney touchstone since 1978, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is still seen by many young people as a relevant and necessary celebration of LGBTQI+ pride.
50 years since the first Green Bans saved Sydney’s heritage
June 2021 marks 50 years since Green Bans were introduced by Jack Mundey and the Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) to save Sydney’s historic buildings from demolition.
1979 Luna Park fire: NSW Police resist fresh inquiry despite new evidence
NSW Police have declined to conduct a new inquiry into the 1979 Luna Park Ghost Train fire, despite strong new evidence of criminality behind the tragedy.
Fitzsimmons mural vandalism provokes debate on graffiti art
Controversial mural painter Scott Marsh slams fellow artist Sid Tapia for participating in Graffiti Removal Day, as Tapia’s commissioned mural of Shane Fitzsimmons is vandalised.
The lowdown on tinseltown
The Sentinel highlights some of Sydney’s best and brightest Christmas events, to help you get into the festive spirit.
‘Big Dipper’ to return in Luna Park refurbishment
The controversial ‘Big Dipper’ will return to Sydney’s Luna Park after a 24-year absence.
Clinton, Trump and water under a bridge
Fran Chauncy, a Sydneysider who worked on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, has more insight than most Australians into US politics. Here’s what she thinks of Donald Trump’s chances this time around.