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9 October 2026

Australia’s first transmission loop between three states set to “fundamentally change” flow of electricity

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Australia’s first transmission loop between three states set to “fundamentally change” flow of electricity

Australia's first major transmission loop is now operating, and will be at full capacity by the end of the year, bringing a major change in the way the grid operates.

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9 October 2026

Sydney festival 2027: 11 international dance works to headline ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ program

Making its southern hemisphere debut, Dance Reflections will feature collaborators of Rosalía, Madonna and Beyoncé – and a high-wire takeover of the Cutaway Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email A “once-in-a-lifetime” program of dance works of scale will be coming to Sydney in January, including 11 international works from France, Belgium, South Africa and beyond making their Australian premiere. The program, which triples the scale of the dance offering at the last Sydney festival, will bring 174 performers and crew to Sydney, with the crowning jewel being the acclaimed French choreographer Rachid Ouramdane’s Outsider. The 2024 work features 21 dancers from the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and four elite athletes, navigating a “cat’s cradle” of high wires and slack lines, to the mesmerising, minimalist music of the avant garde composer Julius Eastman.

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