Culture A Giant Pink Duck Leads Brisbane's Biggest Ever Melt Festival Florentijn Hofman's famous duck, Courtney Barnett and Melanie C headline Melt 2026, Brisbane's queer arts and culture festival, with more than 100 events.
Gear The OM System PEN Revives a Cult Classic for $1,499 OM System's new PEN brings back the much-loved rangefinder-style compact, now with a built-in viewfinder, film modes and weather resistance.
Culture Tame Impala, Foo Fighters, Robbie and Harry: Your Spring and Summer Gig Guide From Kevin Parker's homecoming arena run to Foo Fighters in stadiums and Harry Styles' residency, these are the big tours landing in Australia between October and December.
Gear Sony's New 400mm and 600mm G Master Lenses Weigh Less Than a Kilo Sony's FE 400mm F4.5 GM and FE 600mm F6.3 GM bring super-telephoto reach to wildlife and sports shooters at a fraction of the weight and cost of pro lenses.
Gear Panasonic's 142g Lumix S 20mm F2.5 Is a Tiny Wide-Angle for Travel and Vlogging Panasonic's new compact L-mount prime pairs neatly with the Lumix S9 for landscapes, street and self-filming. It lands in October for $849.
Gear Fujifilm's Instax Pal 2 Swaps Cute for a Retro Film Camera Look Fujifilm's tiny digital Instax camera has been completely redesigned with an optical viewfinder and flipbook animations, alongside a new Link Wide 2 printer.
Culture Electro Merveilles Brings France's 360-Degree Dance Party to Melbourne and Sydney French DJs Tchami and Tigerlily headline three nights of music, light and projection, finishing with an open-air party at the University of Sydney.
Culture Last Chance: NGV's Blockbuster Cartier Exhibition Closes on 4 October Nearly 400 jewels, timepieces and objects worn by royalty and Hollywood stars. Melbourne's winter blockbuster enters its final days with extended hours.
Culture Kylie's Gold Hot Pants Lead a New Exhibition of Australian Stage Treasures Kylie's gold hot pants, Midnight Oil's drum kit and Nellie Melba's opera cloak headline a new Melbourne exhibition marking 50 years of the Australian Performing Arts Collection.
Tech Apple's First Foldable, iPhone Duo, Lands in Australia From $3,499 Apple's long-rumoured foldable is official. Here's what the iPhone Duo does, what it costs locally and when you can get one.
Fashion Celine's First Sneaker Collab Turns Reebok's Aerobics Icon Into a Luxury Staple Michael Rider's Celine has reworked the 1982 Reebok Freestyle Lo in soft lambskin and eight colourways. Here's the story behind the house's first sneaker collaboration.
Tech Apple's New Mac mini and Mac Studio Are Built for Local AI, and They Cost More The M6 Mac mini and M5 Ultra Mac Studio promise huge AI speed-ups for desktop users, but Australian prices have jumped. Here's what you get.