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Jingle Lane: A Chinatown Christmas Festival

December 11th, 2023 - Sean Car

Step into a Winter Wonderland like no other at Jingle Lane, a harmonious blend of cultures and a feast for all senses.

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New-look Koorie Heritage Trust

December 1st, 2023 - Sean Car

The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) will reopen on December 9 across all three floors of the newly renovated Birrarung Building (formerly Yarra Building) at Federation Square.

Has the urban art movement finished?

November 21st, 2023 - Adrian Doyle

There is a variety of complexities involved in any attempt to define street art.

A state of colonial confusion

November 21st, 2023 - Brendan Rees

A new thought-provoking and powerful art exhibition recently launched at Town Hall’s City Gallery invites visitors to confront the complexities and legacies of Australia’s colonial past.

A Christmas Carol’s second Melbourne season set to “thrill audiences” at Comedy Theatre

November 21st, 2023 - Georgie Atkins

Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, has returned to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre for a second season following its hit run in 2022, with the show’s new season extended to January 7, 2024 ahead of opening night on November 23.

Read all about it! The Argus office makes news

November 21st, 2023 - Dr Cheryl Griffin

Seventy people arrested in Lisbon for taking part in anti-English protests. The attempted poisoning of the Russian Tsar proves to be untrue. Australian and New Zealand mail believed to have been destroyed when a train caught fire in Nebraska is found and rescued.

The Lamb Inn, a “roystering place for shepherds with cheques”, c. 1840

October 25th, 2023 - Dr Cheryl Griffin

Tucked away in the bottom right-hand corner of this watercolour by W F E Liardet are two small windblown figures battling Melbourne’s notorious north-westerly winds.