2025 HURTIGRUTEN SCANDINAVIAN FILM FESTIVAL (17 July – 10 August)

Written by: Athésia HURTIGRUTEN SCANDINAVIAN FILM FESTIVAL The 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival, is back in town presenting the best new cinema from the Nordic region this July 17th until the 10th of August at Palace Cinemas. Festival goers are invited to plunge into a unique cultural journey through Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland with this year’s brilliant and diverse line […]

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Sydney’s Crime History

Max McRuvie-Burns Sydney’s crime history is endlessly fascinating, not least because it was dominated by women. Hence the nickname, Pussytown. Where were the brothels, speakeasies and hideouts, exactly – and how many were right here in Paddington? On this episode of The Sydneyist podcast Sydney historian and tour guide Max Burns-McRuvie joins Elizabeth Farrelly to […]

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