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& Juliet review – queer joy and pop delirium as Shakespeare gets a Max Martin makeover
Featuring the songs of Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and beyond, the Australian premiere of the global hit drew multiple ovations (and a few singalongs)

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

09, Mar, 2023 @11:43 PM

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Tia Gostelow, RVG and Daine: Australia’s best new music for March
Each month our critics pick 20 new songs for our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

Andrew Stafford, Shaad D'Souza, Michael Sun, Isabella Trimboli and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

03, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Nosferatu review – camp take on vampire classic is good fun
This self-aware and often genuinely thrilling play puts the beloved bloodsucker in a Tasmania town, but it is let down by uneven pacing

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

17, Feb, 2023 @12:57 AM

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‘I broke out in a cold sweat’: could you stomach seeing your memories of bullying play out on TV?
Bad Behaviour author Rebecca Starford and the team behind a dramatisation of her memoir reflect on how they recreated her frightening account of her elite boarding school

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

14, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Higher Education by Kira McPherson review – post-millennial malaise novel falls flat
A coming of age campus novel tackling class, sex and power, McPherson’s debut promises a lot to chew on – but it’s all a little too dry

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

09, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Big Thick Energy: the party taking body positivity beyond ‘big tits, small waist, fat ass’
Burlesque star Demon Derriere is behind a queer celebration of bodies of all sizes. She talks about fatphobia and the quest for self-love

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

08, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Cub Sport, Mo’Ju and Huntly: Australia’s best new music for February
Each month our critics pick 20 new songs for our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Andrew Stafford, Shaad D'Souza, Michael Sun and Isabella Trimboli

02, Feb, 2023 @12:50 AM

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Ziggy Ramo: Sugar Coated Lies review – bold, uncompromising hip-hop that takes a new path
Released independently on 26 January, the artist’s second album has more mainstream appeal than his first – but is as unapologetically political as ever

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

27, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Gena Rose Bruce: Deep is the Way review – compelling and complex with moments of brilliance
With a feature from Bill Callahan, the Melbourne artist’s second album showcases her evolution as a sharp, honest songwriter

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

26, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Jen Cloher, DMA’s and Marcus Whale: Australia’s best new music for January
Each month our critics pick 20 new songs for our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

Isabella Trimboli, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Andrew Stafford, Shaad D'Souza and Michael Sun

09, Jan, 2023 @12:52 AM

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Flume, Body Type, Midnight Oil and more: the 21 best Australian albums of 2022
From globe-trotting glitch-pop to Aria-winning Yolŋu surf-rock, here are Guardian Australia’s favourite releases of the year

Andrew Stafford, Nathan Jolly, Shaad D'Souza, Sian Cain, Michael Sun, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Nick Buckley, Janine Israel , Walter Marsh and Jared Richards

27, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM

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The 25 best Australian books of 2022: Chloe Hooper, Alex Miller, Jessica Au and more
Just in time for your Christmas shopping: Guardian Australia’s critics and staff pick out the best of the best

Steph Harmon, Sian Cain, Lucy Clark, Beejay Silcox, Susan Wyndham, Michael Sun, Imogen Dewey, Paul Daley, Declan Fry, Bridie Jabour, Bec Kavanagh, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Fiona Wright and Donna Lu

19, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM

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