The hostel Perth travellers keep coming back to
Spin Off Hostel on Fitzgerald Street in West Perth holds a 9.4 on Booking.com and earns the kind of reviews most hostels never see. It was built for the guest, not the operator.
Entertainment
Page 2 of 2Sydney Film Festival wraps record-breaking 73rd edition with Zvyagintsev's Minotaur taking top prize
Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev accepted the Sydney Film Prize in person for Minotaur at the 73rd Sydney Film Festival, which screened 248 films from 81 countries and recorded one of the strongest international lineups in its history, including 19 films direct from Cannes.
Melbourne's RISING festival closes after 13 nights with Lil' Kim, 376 artists, and a reopened ballroom
RISING 2026 ran from May 27 to June 8, transforming Melbourne landmark venues across 13 nights with 100-plus events, seven world premieres, and a program that included the reopening of the Flinders Street Ballroom as a public dance venue for the first time in years.
Launceston's Albert Hall hosts 40-plus events as Australian Musical Theatre Festival cements its home
The 2026 Australian Musical Theatre Festival ran May 20 to 24 at Launceston's recently refurbished Albert Hall, with a program spanning a new work by composer Carmel Dean, a Sondheim centrepiece, and an intimate evening tracing the career of director Delia Hannah.
