In the parallel universe where coronavirus didn’t happen, thousands of us are taking our seats at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival right now. Thousands more are immersing ourselves in epic installations at the Biennale of Sydney or experiencing a sensory overload at QAGOMA’s Water exhibition in Brisbane.
Check out our weekly arts online guideInstead, these venues and festivals — alongside hundreds more, nationwide — have shut up shop, many for the first time in …

