The Shift Bar

85-91 Oxford Street
Darlinghurst, NSW 2010

Phone: 02 9358 3848
External URL: The Midnight Shift

Partygoers enjoy a night out at The Midnight Shift

Sydney loses another licensed venue on Oxford Street as The Shift Bar closes its doors

The Shift Bar & Kitchen on Oxford Street in Darlinghurst has closed its doors. The news was announced on Facebook over the weekend, marking the...

The BRAG Best of the Fest

The hottest tickets on the Fringe… [COMEDY] Jacques Barrett:Is Particularly Good At This Where:Factory Theatre When:Tuesday September 20, Thursday September 22, Saturday September 24 Confidence...

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

Across its 38 years of history, Sydney’s Mardi Gras celebration has grown far beyond the famous Parade that attracts the television cameras and crowds. Now,...

Brenda Trolloppe

I first became familiar with Brent Thorpe, Sydney’s leading expert on all things Brenda Trolloppe, back in 2013 with his solo show,Too Old For TV....

The BRAG’s guide to Australia Day 2016

Australia Day is upon us once again this Tuesday January 26. The day means many different things to many different people, but one of the...

A crowd enjoying electronic music beneath laser light

Out & About: Straight People In Gay And Lesbian Spaces, And Why We All Need To Be More Respectful

If Sydney’s lockout laws have taught me anything at all, it’s that people (men) who go out in the CBD are all vulgar people who...

Out & About: Don’t Knock It Till You Try It, And Other Ways To Fight Homophobia With Fire

As we move onward into the 21st century, the LGB community (much more so than the T and the I of the LGBTI umbrella) is...

Out & About: Lesbian Representation On Television, And Why Orange Is The New Black Is No The L Word

This year, the US media monitoring group GLAAD announced it would no longer conduct its survey into representations of LGBT people in television, stating that...

Out & About: Privilege, Ignorance and Transphobia In A Divided World

Privilege is often a form of ignorance. Ignorance towards how hard some other people have it. Last week, some trans students at the University of...