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Valentine’s Day Shopping

This year, Australia Post expects more than 20 million parcels (up 6.7% year-on-year) to have been delivered across the country in the lead up to Valentine’s Day, as loved-up shoppers turn to online gifting for their special someone. From timeless gestures to modern favourites, Australians are predicted to send a flood of flowers, wine, jewellery…

AIDC Award Nominees

2026 AWARD NOMINEES: BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY  The Colleano Heart 2025 | WildBear Entertainment  | Director/Writer: Pauline Clague | Co-Writer: Ljudan Michaelis-Thorpe | Producer: Kate Pappas  | Executive Producer: Bettina Dalton  Deeper 2025 | Stranger Than Fiction | Director: Jennifer Peedom | Producers: Blayke Hoffman, Jennifer Peedom, Paul Ryan  The Golden Spurtle 2025 | Hytra Films,…

AIDC Announces Award Nominations

In the lead-up to the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) 2026, taking place 2–5 March at ACMI, Melbourne / Naarm, AIDC is proud and thrilled to reveal the nominees for the 6th Annual AIDC Awards – Australia’s only dedicated awards for documentary and factual storytelling. The conference also celebrates the announcement of its first-ever dual…

Sydney Comedy Festival Announces Lineup

The Sydney Comedy Festival announces the latest round of homegrown and international talent joining its extraordinary 21st birthday festivities, as it gears up to spread laughter across the city from 13th April to 17th May. Adding to the bevy of local icons hitting Sydney’s stages in 2026 is multi-award-winning Australian stand-up comic, host of Network…

Australian National Maritime Museum 125th anniversary of the Australian Navy in 2026

The Australian National Maritime Museum is proud to present a year-long program of Navy‑focused public activities as Australia marks the 125th anniversary of the Australian Navy in 2026. The Navy 125 program offers a powerful national moment to recognise the service and sacrifice of Navy personnel, showcase stories from Australia’s maritime defence history, and connect…

2026 Winter Olympics stamps

Australia Post is supporting our team competing at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games with the release of a dedicated instant stamp program, honouring the Australians who strike gold in the 35th Winter Olympic Games. Each stamp is specially created following our Aussie athlete’s gold medal ceremony, featuring their official Winter Olympic medal ceremony…

Have you considered a Bagel Bro-Quet?

This Valentine’s Day, Einstein Bros. Bagels is flipping the script on traditional gift-giving with the launch of build-your-own “Bro-quets,” edible bouquets made from Heart Bagels designed to celebrate everyone on Feb. 14. To bring the concept to life, Einstein Bros. has created a step-by-step Bro-quet tutorial showing customers how to transform their Baker’s Dozen into…

Red Poppy Film Festival Program Announced

The 2026 Red Poppy Film Festival, presented by the Veterans Film Foundation (VFF), returns to Sydney in 2026 as a landmark international celebration of storytelling, creativity, and remembrance, with the prestigious Red Poppy Awards to be held at the Art Gallery of NSW on March 6 and a program of international and Australian films over…

Pamela Anderson to tour Australia

Australian audiences will be the first in the world to experience Pamela Anderson live in conversation when the iconic actor, author, and activist visits Australia in April 2026 as part of Wanderlust’s acclaimed True North event series.Appearing in Sydney and Melbourne, Anderson will step onto the stage for two intimate, deeply human conversations exploring reinvention,…

AIDC 2026 FULL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

Presented by Principal Partner VicScreen, Presenting Partners ACMI and Screen Australia, and Major Partners ABC and SBS, the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has announced the full program for its 2026 event – including over 50 sessions, screenings and events, more than 100 speakers and 80+ industry decision makers – taking place in-person at ACMI…