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Young man and woman in garbage dump finding materials for design projects. Pit Projects.
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Conscious Craft is a growing movement with a powerful impact

Australian artists and designers tackle the sustainability crisis through material applications with commercial viability.

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Comedy review: Han Arbuthnott: They/Hehe, Storyville, MICF 2025

Not short of dad jokes, Han Arbuthnott is one of a few trans comics in this year's MICF program.

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Funny Tonne – part one, MICF 2025

The first batch of top reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for 2025.

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Comedy review: Anisa Nandaula: You Can't Say That, The Victoria Hotel

What's it like being a black girl in Australia?

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Comedy review: Ting Lim: What I Really Think, QT, MICF 2025

Cheerful comedy from a stand-up on the rise.

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VR immersive review: Titanic: A Voyage Through Time, 206 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Glitches need to be ironed out, but this VR experience will transport you back to 1912, to the majesty and…

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Exhibitions review: Akishi Ueda, Mark Seabrook, Creatures: Art Toys & Sculptures group show, Beinart Gallery

A smorgasbord of surrealism lies quietly in Brunswick.

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Soon to tour Australia: Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance

After 10 years, Flatley's Irish dance extravaganza returns Down Under.

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Comedy review: Elf Lyons: Horses, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2025

Elf Lyons is definitely horsing around.

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Comedy review: Lewis Garnham: Stream of Contentedness, Spleen Bar, MICF 2025

Lewis Garnham shows why the world really is a strange place.

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